Rimshot (Intro) Lyrics

[Chorus]
I want a rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon
I want a rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon

I want a rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon
I want a rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon

[Verse]
I came to hear the band today
I ain't thinkin' 'bout you
I came to hear my drummer play
Boom-klat-boom-klat

I am in love with you
'Cause of the things you do to me
When you boom-klat-boom-klat

[Chorus]
I want a rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon
I want a rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon

I want a rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon
I want a rim shot, hey, digi, digi
A rim shot, hey, c'mon
[Refrain]
Give it to me (Boom-klat-boom-klat), give it to me (Boom-klat-boom-klat), ayy, c'mon
Give it to me (Boom-klat-boom-klat), oh, give it to me (Boom-klat-boom-klat), oh, c'mon
Give it to me (Boom-klat-boom-klat), oh, hit your stick up 'gainst that drum (Boom-klat-boom-klat)

[Outro]
I wanna do it, oh
(Boom-klat-boom-klat, boom-klat-boom-klat)
I want my rim
(Boom-klat-boom-klat, boom-klat-boom-klat)
I want a rim shot, mhm

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Genius Annotation

The intro track to Erykah Badu’s acclaimed debut album revolves around a sexual innuendo about drumming.

For those who don’t know, a rimshot is when a drummer hits the center and the rim of the snare at once. Of course the drumming in this song features rimshots.

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