Listen to This Is America by Childish Gambino

This Is America

Childish Gambino

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino

Lead Vocals

Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson

Ukulele

Young Thug

Background Vocals

21 Savage

Background Vocals

Quavo

Background Vocals

Slim Jxmmi

Background Vocals

BlocBoy JB

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Donald Glover

Songwriter

Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson

Composer

Jeffery Williams

Jeffery Williams

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Donald Glover

Producer

Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson

Producer

Riley Mackin

Recording Engineer

Alex Tumay

Recording Engineer

Kesha "K.Lee" Lee

Kesha "K.Lee" Lee

Recording Engineer

Derek "MixedByAli" Ali

Derek "MixedByAli" Ali

Mixing Engineer

Mike Bozzi

Mastering Engineer

ENGR SHAAN SINGH

ENGR SHAAN SINGH

Vocal Recording Engineer

Andrew "Dru" Castro

Andrew "Dru" Castro

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

(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)

[Verse 2]

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 me

Girl, you got me dancing (Girl, you got me dancing)

Dance and shake the frame

[Verse 3]

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 me

Girl, you got me dancing (Girl, you got me dancing)

Dance and shake the frame

[Verse 4]

This is America

Don't catch you slipping now (Whoa)

Don't catch you slipping now (Whoa)

Look what I'm whipping up

This is America (Woo)

Don't catch you slipping now (Yeah)

Don't catch you slipping now

Look what I'm whipping up

[Verse 5]

This is America (Woo)

Don't catch you slipping now (Ay)

Look how I'm living now

Police be tripping now (Woo)

Yeah, this is America (Woo, woo)

Guns in my area (My area)

I got the strap (Hey)

I gotta carry 'em

[Verse 6]

Yeah-yeah, I'ma go into this (Uh)

Yeah-yeah, this is guerrilla (Woo)

Yeah-yeah, I'ma go get the bag

Yeah-yeah, or I'ma get the pad (Woo)

Yeah-yeah, I'm so cold like, yeah (Yeah)

I'm so dope like, yeah (Woo)

We gon' blow like, yeah (Straight up)

(Uh)

[Verse 7]

Ooh, tell somebody

You go tell somebody

Grandma told me, get your money, black man (Get your money)

Get your money, black man (Get your money)

Get your money, black man (Get your money)

Get your money, black man (Get yo-, black man)

Black man

[Verse 8]

(Woo)This is America (Woo)

Don't catch you slipping now (Don't catch you slipping now)

Don't catch you slipping now (Whoa)

Look what I'm whipping up! (Aah)

This is America (Yeah, yeah)

Don't catch you slipping now (Yeah, ay)

Don't catch you slipping now (Ay, woo)

Look what I'm whipping up

[Verse 9]

Look how I'm geeking out (Hey)

I'm so fitted (Woo)

I'm on Gucci

I'm so pretty (Yeah, yeah)

I'm gon' get it (Get it)

Watch me move (Ah, blaow)

This a celly

That's a tool, yeah (Woo)

On my Kodak (Woo)

Black

Ooh, know that (Yeah, yeah)

Ooh, ooh get it (Ooh)

Get it, get it, work it

Yeah (Woo)

[Verse 10]

Hunnid bands, hunnid bands, hunnid bands (Hunnid bands)

Contraband, contraband, contraband (Contraband)

I got the plug in Oaxaca (Whoa)

They gonna find you like Bucka (Blaow)

[Verse 11]

Ooh, tell somebody (America I just checked my following list and)

You go tell somebody (You motherfuckers owe me)

Grandma told me, get your money, black man (Black man)

Get your money, black man (Black man)

Get your money, black man (Black man)

Get your money, black man (Black man)

(1-2-3- get down)

[Verse 12]

Ooh, tell somebody

You go tell somebody

Grandma told me, get your money, black man (Black man)

Get your money, black man (Black man)

Get your money, black man (Black man)

Get your money, black man (Black man)

Black man

[Verse 13]

You just a black man in this world

You just a barcode, ay

You just a black man in this world

Drivin' expensive foreigns, ay

You just a big dawg, yeah

I kenneled him in the backyard

No probably ain't life to a dog

For a big dog

Written by: Donald Glover, Jeffery Williams, Ludwig Göransson

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