Lyrics
Shakespeare, Mr. 305
Introduction, referencing Pitbull's alias "Mr. 305" and a nod to Shakespeare.
This is to them boys that be in the club
Addressing guys in the club.
That talk a whole lot of nothin'
Critique of people who talk without substance.
Shh, be quiet
Encouraging silence and calm to avoid trouble.
Keep it cool, you don't wanna start a riot
-Shh, be quiet
-Keep it cool, you don't wanna start a riot
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
Repetition of a call to action, encouraging movement to the beat.
Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
Reiteration of letting the beat play.
Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
-I'm rollin' through the back streets
Describing cruising in the streets, low-profile and laid-back.
Them boys don't applaud but they clap
-I'm in that seven forty fizzle with them dark boys on it
-Low key, blowin' that ooh-eee
-Jump out, they like, ?Who's he??
People noticing Pitbull, and a reference to dealing drugs ("chi chi get the y***").
I'ma snatch 'bout two or three
-It's a Dade thing when you speak
-Slash perico, chi chi get the y***, man
-I'm statin' facts, this where we from
Highlighting the origins and struggles, suggesting a connection to drug trade ("Hit 95 South").
The bottom, dawg, this where you come
-When you need it, want it, don't got it, in the drought
-Lookin' for a good price? Hit 95 South
-K's as in, P's as in
Emphasizing availability and respect for the drug trade in Dade County.
E as in, we got it on deck
-So show some respect
-To the *** capital, Dade County
-Shh, be quiet
Repeat of the call for quietness and keeping cool.
Keep it cool, you don't wanna start a riot
-Shh, be quiet
-Keep it cool, you don't wanna start a riot
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
Repetition of the call to action for movement to the beat.
Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
Reiteration of letting the beat ride.
Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
-Shh, be quiet
Staying cool but warning against provocation, with a reference to shots.
Keep it cool, you don't wanna start a riot
-I'm cool, I'm quiet
-A couple shots will put your a*** on a diet
-This is for them big boys doin' them big things
Celebrating those making big moves and noise, referencing drug production ("big beakers").
In them big Chevys with them big rims
-Makin' big noise with them big speakers
-And anytime they cook y***, it's some big beakers
-Listen buddy, we off the chain
Claiming independence and warning against interference.
Now what they do, what it is or what it ain't
-Listen buddy, we off the chain
-I suggest you hand over them thangs
-I got my game from Jose Antonio Armando Perez Torrez
Referencing Pitbull's roots and his late father.
Ese si era mi consorte
-And I miss ya Dad but I know you watchin' me
-With you in Heaven, I know ain't nothin' stoppin' me
-The game is mine now, I'm buildin' clientèle
Expressing control over the game, with a reference to accumulating wealth ("get paper like Seinfeld").
I'm just tryna get paper like Seinfeld
-Sign, seal, deliver, it's done
-Ready or not, here I come, dale
-Shh, be quiet
Repeat of the call for quietness and keeping cool.
Keep it cool, you don't wanna start a riot
-Shh, be quiet
-Keep it cool, you don't wanna start a riot
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
Repetition of the call to action for movement to the beat.
Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let's go
-Let's ride, let's ride, let's go, let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
Reiteration of letting the beat ride with a closing "shh".
Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride
-Hey, hey, now let the beat ride, shh
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