Temperature Lyrics

[Intro]
Di gyaldem Schillaci, Chanderpaul
Suh mi give it to, suh mi give it to
Suh mi give it to, to all girls
Five million and forty naughty shorty
Baby girl, all my girls
All my girls, Chanderpaul seh

[Chorus]
Well, woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm
I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm
Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on
And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh

[Refrain]
Make I see di gyal dem breakout 'pon di floor
From you don't want no worthless performer (Oh-oh)
From you don't want no man weh can't turn you on
Gyal, make I see your hand dem up on ya (Oh-oh)
Can't tan 'pon it long, nah eat no yam
No steam fish, nor no green banana (Oh-oh)
But down in Jamaica, we give it to you hot like a sauna

[Chorus]
Well, woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm
I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm
Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on
And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh
[Verse 1]
Bumper exposed and gyal, ya got your chest out
But you no wasters 'cause gyal, ya impress out (Oh-oh)
And if ya diss out a me, ya fi test out
'Cause I got the remedy fi make ya de-stress out (Oh-oh)
Mi haffi flaunt it, become a God bless out
And girl, if you want it, you haffi confess out (Oh-oh)
I no lie, weh we need, set speed
Haffi test the mattress out

[Chorus]
Well woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm
I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm
Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on
And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh

[Verse 2]
Gyal, don't say me crazy now
This strange love it a no Brigitte and Flavor show (Oh-oh)
Time fi we make baby now
So stop, gwaan like you a actin' shady, yo (Oh-oh)
Woman, don't play me now
'Cause I no Fred Sanford, not Grady, yo (Oh-oh)
My lovin' is the way to go
My lovin' is the way to go
[Chorus]
Well, woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm
I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm
Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on
And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh

[Verse 3]
When you roll with a player like me
With a bredda like me, gyal, there is no other (Oh-oh)
No need to talk it right here
Just park it right here, keep it undercover (Oh-oh)
From me love how you fit inna your blouse
And you fat inna your jeans and mi wan' discover (Oh-oh)
Everything 'bout you, baby girl
Can't you hear when me utter?

[Chorus]
Well, woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm
I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm
Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on
And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh

[Refrain]
Make I see di gyal dem breakout 'pon di floor
From you don't want no worthless performer (Oh-oh)
From you don't want no man weh can't turn you on
Gyal, make I see your hand dem up on ya (Oh-oh)
Can't tan 'pon it long, nah eat no yam
No steam fish, nor no green banana (Oh-oh)
But down in Jamaica, we give it to you hot like a sauna
[Chorus]
Well, woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm
I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm
Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on
And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh!

[Outro]
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh

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Genius Annotation

A classic, Temperature rocked 2005 by peaking at number one in multiple countries and went platinum twice. Sean Paul fuses his Jamaican dancehall roots with a pop smash to create an epic club single.

Due to the style and genre of the song, along with Sean Paul being a reggae and hip hop performer who primarily uses ‘Jamaican Patois’ in his music, many listeners have admitted to being confused by his lyrics.

Jamaican Patois is a language endemic to Jamaica and popularised by various artists like Bob Marley. The language is a mixture of Western African creole based languages and colloquial English.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What's the RIAA certification for this song?
Genius Answer

“Temperature” has been certified 2X platinum in the U.S and gold in other countries.

Was there any controversy surrounding the song?
Genius Answer

Yes—in 2006, Stacey Gayle, a fan of Sean Paul’s music suffered an epileptic seizure as a result of hearing the song.

It was terrible, it didn’t even have to be that loud.

The occasion occurred twice, first at a cookout and then a restaurant. The seizures got so bad that Gayle had part of her brain surgically removed in an effort to control her problem.

How did "Temperature" perform on the charts?
Genius Answer

The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Paul’s third number one single.

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