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Cry Baby Lyrics – Megan Thee Stallion Ft. Dababy Cry Baby Lyrics – Megan Thee Stallion Ft. DaBaby [No.1 The Lyrics King] Cry Baby Lyrics – Megan Thee Stallion : On “Cry Baby” Megan Thee Stallion recruits frequent collaborator DaBaby for another quality banger. On the track, Meg and DaBaby talk about their active sex lives, claiming that both of their body counts are sky-rocket high that even their friends and parents are being a “cry baby” about it. The track’s ominous instrumental is built around a crying sample and features a heavy-hitting beat. Song : Cry Baby Artist : Megan Thee Stallion Featuring : DaBaby Produced by : D.A. Got that dope Album : Good News Cry Baby Lyrics Megan Thee Stallion [Intro: Megan Thee Stallion] Real hot girl shit (d.a. got that dope) Cry Baby Lyrics Megan Thee Stallion [Chorus: DaBaby] Cry Baby Lyrics Megan Thee Stallion That ain’t DaBaby, that’s my baby Her friends and mom hate me (Go) Lay down on the bed, do the crybaby (Mmm) She ain’t gave me none of that pussy in a while She had the boy waitin’, I don’t mind waitin’ (Come here) Oh, you ain’t gon’ respond to my texts? (Oh, yeah?) Want me keep on my diamonds, we sex? (What’s your name?) [Verse 1: DaBaby] Keisha? (Kei), Jasmine? (Jas), Kiera? Megan? (Go) Lisa? Ashley? (Ashley), Sierra? Sarah? She got her hands on her knees with her ass in the air, ooh, that lil’ bitch a player If her friends ain’t around to record it, she bend over, shake that lil’ ass in the mirror Cry Baby Lyrics Megan Thee Stallion Like goddamn, what a nigga gotta do for your number? Shawty came through with that head so good, I said fuck it, I ain’t usin’ no rubber Way she make that ass bounce, think I love her Got that ass and that mouth from her mother Type to make your bae mad, you in trouble NBA playoffs that ass, it’s a bubble Uh-uh, uh-uh, come here, come here, uh-uh Throw that ass back, come here, come here [Chorus: DaBaby] Cry Baby Lyrics Megan Thee Stallion That ain’t DaBaby, that’s my baby Her friends and mom hate me (Go) Lay down on the bed, do the crybaby (Go) She ain’t gave me none of that pussy in a while She had the boy waitin’, I don’t mind waitin’ Oh, you ain’t gon’ respond to my texts? (Oh, yeah?) Want me keep on my diamonds, we sex? (What’s your name?) [Verse 2: Megan Thee Stallion] (Wah, wah, wah, wah) Real hot girl shit (Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy) Lay on my stomach, toot it up, do the crybaby (Crybaby) Look back, hold it open, now he annihilated (Yeah) Moaning like a bitch when he hit this pussy Damn, he probably wanna wear my hoodie (Ah) Choke me, spank me, look at me, thank me (Thank me) If I give it to another nigga, he’ll hate me (He’ll hate me) Spit, slurp, give him that work Cry Baby Lyrics Megan Thee Stallion Fell too fast for me, now the nigga hurt Deeper, deeper, I need a reaper Thought I was in trouble how he tearin’ them cheeks up Keep me a freak, who the flavor of the week? If I make up the rules, then I don’t think it’s cheatin’ Jordan, Tommy, Timothy, Daniel (Which one?) Might let Jonathan bring in Sarah (Come here, Sarah) Bitch tryna brag about taking my man (Huh?) Hah, I needed me a nigga off my hands (Hahahaha) Uh-uh, don’t fuck me like that, fuck me like this, yeah, ayy [Chorus: Megan Thee Stallion] Cry Baby Lyrics Megan Thee Stallion His friends and his dad hate me (Yeah) I broke his lil’ heart, he a crybaby (Wah-wah-wah) If I ain’t let him hit the pussy by now Then that nigga lame if he still waitin’ (Ah, ah, ah) I ain’t even save your number (Nope) So no, I can’t reply to no text (No text) I make him cry ’bout the pussy, hmm Probably why my shit so wet (Ah, ah, ah, ah, wah, wah, wah) Cry Baby Lyrics Megan Thee Stallion Video Album : Good News (2020) Megan Thee Stallion 1. Shots Fired 2. Circles 3. Cry Baby 4. Do It On The Tip 5. Sugar Baby 6. Movie 7. Freaky Girls 8. Body 9. What’s New 10. Work That 11. Intercourse 12. Go Crazy 13. Don’t Rock Me to Sleep 14. Outside 15. Savage Remix 16. Girls in the Hood 17. Don’t Stop.
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