Tag: R&B

‘Hoe That Row’ — #Lyrics To Hip-Hop / R&B Song

This is an allusion to something I once saw Erykah       Badu once mention about the type of guy she likes. Anyway, this would be a hip-hop R&B song that had a beat and you could dance to. At least, it would be if I had any beats to go with it. I’m just screwing around. No one cares about any of these lyrics, though I may be annoying a few people by writing so many of them. These lyrics are from a female point of view because it’s more amusing that way. I like this one. It’s fun. Still a first draft, but it was fun to write.

Hoe That Row
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

don’t care what kind of guy you are
you can be short or tall
smart or dumb
all I care is when the time is right
late at night
you know how to

hoe that row
how that row
how that row

some people may complain
say I’m insane
that I don’t demand enough
from the men in my life
but what’s the point
if I don’t quibble with how I get delight

love is hard to come by
difficult as can be
the right kind of guy is apt to flee
leaving you alone to be
but all I know if
you can hoe that row
you’re the man for me

hoe that row
how that row
how that row

[bridge]
if you hoe that row
hard enough who knows
love may bloom
and my heart may spring forth
with the glow of the sun

it’s ok to get dirty
that’s why I believe
so if you hoe that row
just right you won’t mind the mud

‘Overtime’ — #Lyrics To An R&B Song

This is my homage to the great song “Primetime.” This song is about a couple who both work overtime so much they’re too tired to fool around. This is meant to be them talking about their struggle to get romantic. That may end up being too difficult to write, but we’ll see.

Overtime
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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[her]
have to work hard to pay the bills
too tired for any thrills
we’ve got two babies to feed
sometimes it’s difficult to make ends meet
but you still put me in heat

[him]
break my back that’s a fact
trying to put food on the table
sometimes wanna take you on the table
as you walk on by
you still make me hot as can be

[both]
overtime we have to work
every day it seems
overtime is where the money is made
but it gets in the way
of our love

[her]
we’ve been together for years
we’ll be together till the end
our love will always burn bright
no matter how many times we work overnight

[him]
my love is strong
I know you’ll always long for me
just as I want you late at night
when I need to sleep
we’ll make our ends meet

[both]
overtime we have to work
every day it seems
overtime is where the money is made
but it gets in the way
of our love

‘Shithole Country’ — #Lyrics To A Woke Hip-Hop – R&B Song

These lyrics are supposed to be kind of a murky mixture of Prince’s Sign O’ The Times and a Public Enemy song. No one cares what I write, so I’m just doing this for fun, though I am kind of pissed off.

Shithole Country
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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the black man works with a broken back
trying the best he can
but just walking the streets is a danger
especially when the president is a racist fool
so let me tell you about a shithole country
at least for me
the one I have to deal with
as long as Trump’s name is in the land

shithole country
land of the free
shithole country
the one I live with in
as long as Trump is POTUS
shithole country

why can’t we all just get along
why does POTUS have to divide us along lines
the lines found on our face

what a disgrace
what a disgrace
what a disgrace

shithole country
land of the free
shithole country
the one I live with in
as long as Trump is POTUS
shithole country

[bridge]
we still have hope
maybe we’ll awake
and find that this was all a dream
but I’m afraid
the answer is nope, nope, nope

but we’re going to have to fight
fight for our freedom again
we’re going to have to unite
unite this shithole country

unite
unite
unite
unite

‘Nasty Woman’ — #Lyrics To Woke Pop-Rock-R&B Fusion Song

I’ve written this one for no other reason than I see an opportunity for lyrics. The mayor of San Juan wore a “Nasty” shirt. So, here you go.

Nasty Woman
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
Hook by whoever wrote Nasty for Janet Jackson a long time ago
@bumgarls
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It’s Jackson if you’re nasty
It’s Jackson if you’re nasty
It’s Jackson if you’re nasty

the president is tweeting
all during the week
and it’s pretty weak
but there’s nothing more we seek
than a little leadership
from the people in D.C.

It’s Jackson if you’re nasty
It’s Jackson if you’re nasty
It’s Jackson if you’re nasty

nasty woman is in control
nasty woman is telling us the truth
nasty woman what will the president do

nothing is going to change
unless the nasty women do something true
it’s true that the nasty women have to move
they have to move the earth and moon too
because men just won’t do anything at all

we just want someone to pull us through
during this time of crisis
but we ain’t got shit
people aren’t listening to anything
that we say
so we have to be nasty

It’s Jackson if you’re nasty
It’s Jackson if you’re nasty
It’s Jackson if you’re nasty

nasty woman is in control
nasty woman is telling us the truth
nasty woman what will the president do

[bridge]
bring me some empathy
bring me something to believe in
something that is true
’cause we got nothing in the White House
it’s true

It’s Jackson if you’re nasty
It’s Jackson if you’re nasty
It’s Jackson if you’re nasty

nasty woman is in control
nasty woman is telling us the truth
nasty woman what will the president do

‘Cheap Cracker’ — #Lyrics To A Woke R&B Song

These lyrics are meant to have the same vibe as a Marvin Gaye Song. I don’t really have a beat in mind. And, really, I’m just writing this because I feel like it.

Cheap Cracker
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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you have all the money in the world
you have a golden apartment in the sky
and a hot woman who’ll let you rub her thigh
you’d think you’d be willing to give a little to the people
as you sit in Trump Tower
thinking of how much cake we’re supposed to eat

but you’re a cheap cracker
it’s true
you’re a cheap cracker I’m afraid
someone who won’t give money to
the needy
cheap cracker
cheap cracker
cheap cracker

I wish there was something I could say
that would persuade you
to stop your evil ways
but you’re determined to tweet your way
into infamy

but what can I say
but observe that you have
all the power in the world
but no dignity
you’re your own worst enemy
but you’re not listening to me

but you’re a cheap cracker
it’s true
you’re a cheap cracker I’m afraid
someone who won’t give money to
the needy
cheap cracker
cheap cracker
cheap cracker

[bridge]
wish you’d listen to my words
but you don’t care
you’re too busy tweeting
to heed my call
for civility

sometimes I feel the end is near
but no one listens to me
so I scream into the void
hoping something will change
but it never does
it never does
it never does

‘Programmable’ — #Lyrics To A Slow Pop R&B Song

Again, these are found lyrics by Erykah Badu. She  tweeted the hook. Whatever. I’m just enjoying the day writing. No one cares about any of the lyrics. This is relaxing.

Programmable
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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[hook]
I am not programmable
I am not programmable
I am not programmable

if you try to input your code
into my node
I will tell you what to go
because I know for sho
I am not programmable
I am not programmable
I am not programmable

you think you got
my mind mapped out
all the words in my head
and what is about to come out
but I know for sure
I am not programmable
I am not programmable
I am not programmable

[bridge]
the information that you feed me
makes this machine confused
because you’re all wet
and nothing you say is set

we’re all in this alone
even when we’re in the zone
this isn’t Westworld
at least not yet
let me tell you again
I am not programmable
I am not programmable
I am not programmable

‘Your Man’ — #Lyrics To A Slow Pop R&B Song

I really get a lot of inspiration from Jhene Aiko, so in my imagination, the music to this song would be much like the beats associated with her music. But, as usual, this is just me telling a story in verse. Make of it what you will. The lyrics of this song kind of went a little bonkers, but I am just doing free verse off the top of my head.

Your Man
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

your man has your head
but I want your heart
your man has his head in the sand
he thinks he’s got you forever I understand
but he doesn’t know the love I could bring
if you would just swing by my way

your man is younger and cutier
your man is in a band
but your man won’t treat as well as me
I wanna be your man
your man
your man

your man seems so content
who knows who he’s running with
your man may be perfect
but we all know nothing’s perfect
and your man ain’t shit

your man holds you tight
late, late at night
your man may have it all
but before it’s over with
your man won’t have you

your man is younger and cutier
your man is in a band
but your man won’t treat as well as me
I wanna be your man
your man
your man

[bridge]
I can see when you get near me
the spring in your step
indicating that it’s just a matter of time
before you change your rhyme

nothing is as it seams
your relationship may be weak
and I’ll cruise right in
before spring

Why Trump Blocked Me — #Lyrics To A Slow Woke R&B Song

I’m listening to Jhene Aiko and she inspires me, and the hashtag “#WhyTrumpBlockedMe” is trending, so you get this. I’m just screwing around. I like to tell stories in verse and so you get this. This, as always, is a poem meant to be sung.

Why Trump Blocked Me
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

was it something I wrote
that the president gave time to note
my otherwise obscure existance
I didn’t even say
anything that would cause dismay
but Trump obvious is showing
he’s trifling even to this day

why Trump blocked me
is a mystery to me
why Trump blocked me
it’s got my scratching my head baby

the most powerful man in the world
is so insecure he can’t handle me tweeting
to him a few hurled insults
he is good at rhetoric it’s true
but, really, dude

there’s so much I could say
so much for me to ponder
but it’s not worth it at this point
just wish Twitter would block Trump
from Twitter if he is so easily out of joint

why Trump blocked me
is a mystery to me
why Trump blocked me
it’s got my scratching my head baby

[bridge]
I can see that you’re just
as perplexed as me
about what’s going through
Trump’s head

but one day this nightmare will be over
one day soon
we’ll have a new president
after the Senate gives it view