Bad Girl
usher Lyrics


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Sho' 'nuff, shorty
What it do? Yeah
Ooh
Sho' 'nuff, pimping
Oh boy, uh

What y'all know about a supermodel?
Fresh out of Elle magazine
Buy her own bottles
Look, pimp juice, I keep me one
Bad than a mother
Oh, now (I hear you saying, I need a bad girl)
Let me hear you (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, players, when you see me
Act like you know me
I keep a dollar worth of dimes
You know pimping ain't easy
For all my chicks in the club
Who knows how to cut a rug
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl

Ooh, work me, baby
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (oh oh)

Now, I've seen a lot of broads (sugar)
All on one accord
Everyone looked the same
But take a look at my dame (my dame)
For sure, she take that Hypnotic or Alizé
There ain't much more I can say
But I need a (I need a bad girl)
Bad girl, yeah (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, got one thou' on the bar, now
Chick need a drink on the floor, now
Look at them bad girls moving it
Making faces while they doing it
Ah, I want to take one to the restroom
So close, I'm smelling like your perfume
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl

Ooh, work me, baby (yeah)
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (ah oh)

I'ma get me one of them (oh oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them), get me one of them
Get me one of them (oh oh), oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them (maybe two or three)
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh (that's cool with me, shorty)
Get at me, bad girl (ooh, I need a bad girl, oh)

If you wanna party
I got what you're looking for
Come see me in the V.I.P. (for bad company)
It's very necessary
To be that kind of girl for me
If you are, then, baby girl, let's leave

Ah oh

Ooh, work me, baby (ah, boogie, baby)
Shaking it the way I like (ooh shake it, baby)
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl (oh, what sexy lady)
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad (I'm ready to be bad)
I need a bad girl (I need to be bad) super bad, baby
Get at me, bad girl (ooh bad girl, oh)

I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them) get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (calling all girls, around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, get bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl (get at me, bad girls)
I'ma get me one of them (around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, stay bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)




Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl

Overall Meaning

The song "Bad Girl" by Usher is a classic hip-hop track about his desire for a bad girl. The lyrics describe his attraction to a supermodel who can buy her own bottles and is bad than a mother. Usher admits that he has seen a lot of girls, but none of them stands out like his dame, who takes Hypnotic or Alizé, and he can't resist the temptation when she moves her body on the dance floor. Usher celebrates the bad girls in the club who know how to cut a rug as he affirms that pimping is not easy.


The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "I need a bad girl" and encourages any bad girls in the clubs to reach out to him. He promises to get one or two of them back to his VIP suite and subsequently requests that they get ready to shake their bodies the way he likes it. The song is an anthem that glorifies bad girls and celebrates their beauty and power as they control the club scene. Through the song, Usher illustrates how the bad girl persona represents a significant part of the hip-hop culture, and it's not only rebellion but beauty and power.


Line by Line Meaning

Sho' 'nuff, shorty
Greetings, my dear friend.


What it do? Yeah
How are you doing? Yes.


Ooh
Expressing excitement or approval.


Sho' 'nuff, pimping
Greetings, my fellow pimp.


Oh boy, uh
Oh man, well.


What y'all know about a supermodel?
What do you all know about a very attractive fashion model?


Fresh out of Elle magazine
Recently featured in Elle magazine.


Buy her own bottles
Purchasing her own alcoholic drinks at the bar.


Look, pimp juice, I keep me one
I always have a powerful and attractive partner to help me pimp.


Bad than a mother
Extremely attractive.


Oh, now (I hear you saying, I need a bad girl)
I understand what you're saying, that you want a very attractive and exciting partner.


Let me hear you (if you're a bad girl)
Tell me if you consider yourself a very attractive and exciting partner.


Oh, players, when you see me
Hey fellow players, when you see me in the club.


Act like you know me
Act as if we're already friends or associates.


I keep a dollar worth of dimes
I always have a collection of attractive women around me.


You know pimping ain't easy
Being successful at pimping is challenging.


For all my chicks in the club
For all the attractive women in the club.


Who knows how to cut a rug
Who are skilled at dancing.


If you're a bad girl
If you consider yourself very attractive and exciting.


Get at me, bad girl
Let's connect, attractive partner.


Ooh, work me, baby
Excite and entice me, darling.


Shaking it the way I like
Dancing in a way that pleases me.


I'm ready to be bad
I'm ready to misbehave and have some fun.


What sexy lady's
Which very attractive lady is.


Coming home with me tonight?
Spending the night with me tonight?


Super bad, baby
Extremely attractive and exciting, darling.


Now, I've seen a lot of broads (sugar)
I have encountered many women.


All on one to call
All looking the same to me.


Everyone looked the same
All had a similar appearance and personality.


But take a look at my dame (my dame)
But see my attractive partner.


For sure, she take that Hypnotic or Alizé
She definitely enjoys drinking Hypnotic or Alizé.


There ain't much more I can say
There's not much else I can say about her.


But I need a (I need a bad girl)
However, I still desire an extremely attractive and exciting partner.


Good girl, yeah (if you're a bad girl)
If you consider yourself an extremely attractive partner, then that's what I want.


Oh, got one thou' on the bar, now
I now have one thousand dollars to spend at the bar.


Chick need a drink on the floor, now
An attractive woman is in need of a drink on the dance floor.


Look at them bad girls moving it
Observe the very attractive women dancing and having fun.


Making faces while they doing it
Making sensual and playful expressions while dancing and having fun.


Ah, I want to take one to the restroom
I want to take one of these very attractive women to a private location.


So close, I'm smelling like your perfume
I'm so close that I can smell your attractive partner's perfume.


I'ma get me one of them
I will find myself an extremely attractive partner.


Maybe two or three
Perhaps even multiple very attractive partners.


Calling all girls, around the world
Inviting all very attractive women from around the world.


Yeah, get bad
Let's be naughty and have some fun.




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bobby Ross Jr. Avila, Izzy Avila, Dante Barton, Will Guice, Terry Lewis, Usher Raymond, James Harris Iii

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@tarikfcp4371

Who's here after Superbowl half-time show ?✌️

@user-fx7zf8vc3m

Me and my husband dance to this song and I’m 71 years young and my husband is 69 years young. This was at my granddaughter 30th Birthday party 🎉. We started off the party. My granddaughter her friends said we was smooth.🔥🔥🔥🔥

@lifewithzinnah

Beautiful

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🎉🎉👏🏽👏🏽👊🏽👊🏽

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🙌🏾

@blackprince7474

And who’s listening 2024?

@ItsMykiaBaby

Me only cause it randomly came up when I was doing something lol

@blackprince7474

@@ItsMykiaBaby Sounds like something baaaad😉👍🏽

@MaliseWilliams-fn2yc

Me and I am 10

@michaeljackson6613

He better perform this at the Superbowl

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