Gilberto Gil
Easy Skankin’ lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:51
Easy skanking, easy skanking
Easy skanking, easy skanking
Easy skanking, easy skanking
Easy skanking, easy skanking
Excuse me while I light my spliff
Excuse me while I light my spliff
Good God I gotta take a lift
Good God I gotta take a lift
From reality I just can't drift
From reality I just can't drift
That's why I am staying with this riff
That's why I am staying with this riff
Take it easy, easy skanking
Take it easy, easy skanking
Got to take it easy, easy skanking
Got to take it easy, easy skanking
Take it easy, easy skanking
Take it easy, easy skanking
Brother, take easy, easy skanking
Brother, take easy, easy skanking
We're taking it easy
We're taking it easy
We taking it slow,
We taking it slow,
Taking it easy, taking it slow
Taking it easy, taking it slow
Take it easy, easy skanking
Take it easy, easy skanking
Got to take it easy, easy skanking
Got to take it easy, easy skanking
Take it easy, easy skanking
Take it easy, easy skanking
Skanking take it easy
Skanking take it easy
Excuse me while I light my spliff
Excuse me while I light my spliff
Oh God I gotta take a lift
Oh God I gotta take a lift
From reality I just can't drift
From reality I just can't drift
That's why I am staying with this riff
That's why I am staying with this riff
Take it easy, taking it easy
Take it easy, taking it easy
Got to take it easy, taking it slow
Got to take it easy, taking it slow
Take it easy, taking it easy
Take it easy, taking it easy
Skanking take it easy, taking it slow
Skanking take it easy, taking it slow
Some herb for my wine
Some herb for my wine
Some honey for my strong drink
Some honey for my strong drink
Herb for my wine, honey for my strong drink
Herb for my wine, honey for my strong drink
Take it easy, taking it easy
Take it easy, taking it easy
Got to take it easy, skanking it slow
Got to take it easy, skanking it slow
Take it easy, taking it easy
Take it easy, taking it easy
Brother, take it easy, skanking it slow
Brother, take it easy, skanking it slow
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Key vocabulary
- skanking
- skank
- i
- and
- gotta
- must
- can't
- can’t
- that's
- that is
- am
- be
- staying
- stay
- to
- am
- we're
- we are
- taking
- take
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About this song
Gilberto Gil was a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter associated with Tropicália and other innovative trends in Brazilian music. He is known for expanding Brazilian musical language through late-1960s and 1970s recordings and for combining an active political career, including serving as Brazil’s minister of culture, with ongoing work as a recording artist.