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"City Boys" details Burna Boy's desire for a pleasure-seeking life in a city which prioritizes ostentatiousness and carefreeness.
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Intro: J Hus
Ayo, Iām not even gonna lie, I used to call myself a ugly yout, but Iām not even a ugly yout
Iām a sexy yout, you understand?
Gyal all over the globe wanna uck me, you understand?
Girls ina my crib
Zero Snapchat, zero Instagram posting (Yeah)
Zero Snapchat, zero Instagram posting (Yeah)
Zero Snapchat, zero Instagram posting (Yeah)
Fuck up the vibe
My dick start fallinā like London Bridge
I donāt care if I saw you in a magazine (Ah, ah), or if youāre on T.V
That donāt mean nothinā to me
Donāt need a shy ho, baby, I need a freak
Lick it like ice cream, as if you mean to be disgusting (Ah, ah)
This nothinā
Chop my banana
Once i allow them no stoppinā, no (Ah, ah)
This nothinā
Chop my banana
Once i allow them no stoppinā, no (Ah, ah)
Once i allow them no stoppinā, no (Ah, ah)
Go shoppinā, o
Fuck that, shi (Yeah)
Mi o fa Colorado o
BRKFST ni mo fa o
BRKFST ni mo fa o
BRKFST ni mo fa o
Mi o de ni mu Jekonmo
Azul and Champagne ni ma mu
Azul and Champagne ni ma mu
Azul and Champagne ni ma mu
As i get girls from the Ghetto
Gat girls from uptown
Gat girls from uptown
Gat girls from uptown
Thatās the life of a city boy
Ah, ah, ah
O ye ke, da mo
O ye ke, je lo
O ye ke (Yeah), jowo o
O ye ke, ah
O ye ke, eh
O ye ke, ah
O ye ke, eh
O ye ke, eh
O ye ke
Maama shey bakan bakan
Make me dey start to dey para gan
Start to dey hala gan
Start to dey hala gan
Start to dey hala gan
āCause you know say my people dey kala gan
Ogun lo ma pa won (Ah, ah)
As theyāre hatinā on us
Make we mayan more
Know I be my father son (Ah, ah)
āCause you know say I come from Port Harcourt (Yeah)
āCause you know say I come from Port Harcourt (Yeah)
āCause you know say I come from Port Harcourt (Yeah)
Dance Rahman Jago
Start to dey dance, Iām beside you
Ko ni tan lapo
I go show you say Pounds and Dolapo (Dollar por)
āCause I be city boy (Ah, ah)
And as I dey for the streets e dey give me joy
Lamborghini boy (Ah, ah)
āCause I be city boy (Ah, ah)
And as I dey for the streets e dey give me joy
Lamborghini boy (Ah, ah)
Lamborghini boy (Ah, ah)
Put diamonds on Jesus and Iām not religious, o da na
Mi o fa Colorado o
Breakfast ni mo fa o
Mi o de ni mu Jekomo
Azul and Champagne ni ma mu
As i get girls from the Ghetto
Gat girls from uptown
Thatās the life of a city boy
Ah, ah, ah
O ye ke, da mo
O ye ke, je lo
O ye ke (Yeah), jowo o
O ye ke, ah
O ye ke, eh
O ye ke
Outro: J Hus
Ayo (Ah, ah),
Iām not even gonna lie,
I used to call myself a ugly yout,
but Iām not even a ugly yout (Ah, ah)
Iām a sexy yout, you understand?
Gyal all over the globe wanna uck me, you understand? (Ah, ah)
Listen hereCredits
Produced by
Mds, Ruuben
Written by
Jeremy Felton, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Keith Eric James, Michael Abram Schultz, Robert Laukkanen, Santeri Kauppinen
Release date
August 24, 2023
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