Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

Beyoncé Knowles
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

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Original		Translation of Slang
All the single ladies (repeated 7 times) Now put your hands up Up in the club, we just broke up I’m doing my own little thing You decided to dip, but now you wanna trip 'Cuz another brother noticed me I’m up on him, he up on me Don’t pay him any attention 'Cuz I cried my tears, three good years Ya can’t be mad at me		All the single ladies (repeated 7 times) Now put your hands up-- up in the club! We just ended our relationship. I’m here on my own. You decided to leave me, but now you are getting upset Because another man noticed me. He and I are very interested in each other. Don’t pay any attention to him, because I cried my tears. I spent three years with you. You have no right to be angry at me.
CHORUS (repeated two times) 'Cuz if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it Don’t be mad once you see that he want it If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it		CHORUS (repeated two times) Because if you liked our relationship, then you should have given me a wedding ring. If you liked our relationship, then you should have given me a wedding ring. Don’t be angry because someone else likes me. If you liked our relationship, then you should have given me a wedding ring.
I got gloss on my lips, a man on my hips Got me tighter than my Dereon jeans Acting up, drink in my cup I could care less what you think I need no permission, did I mention Don’t pay him any attention 'Cuz you had your turn But now you gonna learn What it really feels like to miss me		I'm wearing lip gloss, and I am dancing with a man who is holding me as tight as the tight Deréon brand jeans I'm wearing. I am having a great time and drinking alcohol. I don't care what you think, and I need no permission from you to dance with someone else. I already said, "Don’t pay him any attention." Because you had your turn to be with me, But now you are going to learn What it really feels like to miss me.
CHORUS (repeated two times) Don’t treat me to these things of the world I’m not that kind of girl Your love is what I prefer, what I deserve He’s a man that makes me and takes me And delivers me to a destiny, to infinity and beyond Pull me into your arms Say I’m the one you own If you don’t, you’ll be alone And like a ghost, I’ll be gone		CHORUS (repeated two times) Don’t treat me to expensive and luxurious things. I’m not that kind of girl. Your love is what I prefer and what I deserve. He’s a man who makes me and takes me And delivers me to a destiny, to infinity and beyond Pull me into your arms Say I’m the one you own. If you don’t, you’ll be alone, And like a ghost, I’ll be gone.
All the single ladies (repeated 7 times) Now put your hands up! CHORUS		All the single ladies (repeated 7 times) Now put your hands up! CHORUS

Deréon
The House of Deréon is Beyoncé Knowles' clothing company.

to infinity and beyond
It seems an unlikely reference, but this was a famous quote from the 1995 animated children's film Toy Story, in which it was spoken by an astronaut doll called Buzz Lightyear.

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