This Is America (Demo) Lyrics

[Intro: Choir]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away

[Bridge: Childish Gambino]
We just wanna party
Party just for you
We just want the money
Money just for you
I know you wanna party
Party just for free
Girl, you got me dancin' (Girl, you got me dancin')
Dance and shake the frame
We just wanna party
Party just for you
We just want the money
Money just for you
I know you wanna party
Party just for free
Girl, you got me dancin' (Girl, you got me dancin', yeah)
Dance and shake the frame (Shake the frame)
[Chorus: Childish Gambino]
This is America
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah)
Bitches, I'm pimpin' now
This is America
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Ah, ah)
Bitches, I'm pimpin' now (Ayy)

[Verse 1: Childish Gambino]
This is America
Don't catch you slippin' now
Live by that .45
Look what I'm grippin' now
This is America
All that we make is Gs
I don't know where I'm at
This what they said to me
This is America (This is America)
That's how I made it in (That's how I made it in)
Guns in my neighborhood (Ah, ah)
I ain't Canadian (I ain't Canadian)
This is America (Woo)
I can do anything
I got that fire now
[Refrain: Childish Gambino]
We goin' up, are you comin' up now?
We blowin' up, are you comin' or nah?

[Chorus: Childish Gambino & Slim Jxmmi]
(Ayy) This is America (Woo, woo)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah, woo, woo)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah, woo, woo)
Bitches, I'm pimpin' now (Uh)
This is America (Yeah, yeah)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah, ayy, ayy)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Ah, ah, ooh, uh, ayy)
Bitches, I'm pimpin' now (Ayy, yeah)

[Verse 2: Slim Jxmmi]
This is America (Woo)
Passed me a bean, now I'm trippin' now (Skrt)
Gettin' green, ain't gon' never go outta style
I'm that nigga, that nigga with all the dial
To be real, I was lit 'fore I came here (Yeah)
Hennessy in my cup, I don't drink beer
I got gas, all I need is a Swisher
Drugs and bitches, what a mixture
You can tell I'm throwed, I ain't pretendin'
Stumblin' through the club, I'm kinda dizzy (Woah, woah)
VIP flooded with women (Ooh, ooh)
We know we winnin'
And I'm so, so Mississippi (Mississippi)
I like bad bitches, I'm so picky
I might treat a model like she basic (Yeah)
Filmore Slim my inspiration (Uncle Jxm)
[Refrain: Slim Jxmmi (with Childish Gambino)]
We goin' up, are you comin' or nah?
We pourin' up, are you drinkin' or nah?
This is America, you gotta go hard (Skrt)
Ask yourself if you up to par (Skrt)
All that flexin', who you actin' for? (Skrt)
New money and we stackin' more (Skrt)
Levelled up, we international (International)
And everythin' we say is factual (Uncle Jxm)

[Chorus: Childish Gambino & Slim Jxmmi]
(Ayy) This is America (Ayy)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah)
Bitches, I'm pimpin' now
This is America (Yeah)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Woah, ayy, ayy)
Don't catch you slippin' now (Ah, ah, ooh)
Bitches, I'm pimpin' now (Ayy)

[Outro: Childish Gambino]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away

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Genius Annotation

“This Is America” is a 2018 multiple Grammy award-winning single released by Childish Gambino, offering commentary on American culture and the place of black lives within it. This is an early version of the song featuring one half of Rae Sremmurd, Slim Jxmmi, that leaked online on July 15, 2019.

The final version of the track features ad-libs and additional vocals from a range of artists, Jxmmi included. It seems, however, that Jxmmi originally played more of a part in the song, having an entire verse that was cut from the final release with a focus on partying, drugs and money. Gambino’s verse is also quite different, taking more of a relaxed and less politically-charged tone.

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