How I Roll

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“How I Roll” is a song recorded by Britney Spears for her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale. Spears “pirouettes from a gulping in-and-out breath effect,” described as a… Read More

Mar. 25, 20111 viewer16.2K views

How I Roll Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Burn it all down, wanna buy another round
Gonna light up in the sound of the speaker
Knee socks, drink tequila on the rocks
'Til you make your body pops to the speaker
Burn it all down, wanna buy another round
Gonna light up in the sound of the speaker
Show your knee socks, drink tequila on the rocks
'Til you make your body pops to the speaker

[Chorus]
I wanna go downtown where my posse's at
Because I got nine lives like a kitty cat
Uh, you wanna roll
That's how I roll
I wanna go "bling-bling" when I hear that bass
I'm gonna do my thing if you wanna taste
Uh, you better know
Uh, that's how I roll

[Post-Chorus]
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum

[Verse 2]
Feel the earth quake, gonna make your body shake
'Til the circuits start to break in the speaker
Can we get fly? Helicopter in the sky
'Cause we turn it up high in the speaker

[Pre-Chorus]
If you know what it takes to be my man
We can go make love together
You can be my thug tonight
We can tear it up tonight

[Chorus]
I wanna go downtown where my posse's at
Because I got nine lives like a kitty cat
Uh, you wanna roll
That's how I roll
I wanna go "bling-bling" when I hear that bass
I'm gonna do my thing if you wanna taste
Uh, you better know
Uh, that's how I roll

[Post-Chorus]
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum

[Bridge]
Shimmy, shimmy-ya, shimmy-yo, shimmy-yay
We could give them what they want or we could take it away
Try luck tonight
We can tear it up tonight

[Pre-Chorus]
If you know what it takes to be my man
We can go make love together
You can be my thug tonight
We can tear it up tonight

[Chorus]
I wanna go downtown where my posse's at
Because I got nine lives like a kitty cat
Uh, you wanna roll
That's how I roll
I wanna go "bling-bling" when I hear that bass
I'm gonna do my thing if you wanna taste
Uh, you better know
Uh, that's how I roll

[Post-Chorus]
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-ba-da-dee-dum-bum-bum

About

“How I Roll” is a song recorded by Britney Spears for her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.

Spears “pirouettes from a gulping in-and-out breath effect,” described as a “bubbly, playful pop song.” Her voice is heavily altered, with her voice being put through many distorters, filters, and blenders. The song uses constant rushed handclaps, with elements comparable to Janet Jackson’s “Strawberry Bounce.”