Oops (Oh My) Lyrics
Tell you what I did last night
I came home, say, around a quarter to three
Still so high, hypnotized
In a trance
From his body, so buttery brown and tantalizing
You woulda thought I needed help from this feeling that I felt
So shook, I had to catch my breath
[Chorus: Tweet]
Oops, there goes my shirt up over my head
Oh my
Oops, there goes my skirt droppin' to my feet
Oh my
Ooh, some kinda touch caressing my legs
Oh my
Ooh, I'm turning red
Who could this be?
[Verse 2: Tweet]
I tried and I tried to avoid
But this thing was happening
Swallowed my pride
Let it ride and partied
But this body felt just like mines
I got worried
I looked over to the left; a reflection of myself
That's why I couldn't catch my breath
Oops, there goes my shirt up over my head
Oh my (Oh my)
Oops, there goes my skirt droppin' to my feet
Oh my (Oh my)
Ooh, some kinda touch caressing my legs
Oh my (Oh my)
Ooh, I'm turning red
Who could this be?
[Bridge: Missy Elliott & (Tweet)]
(I looked over to the left)
Mmm, I was looking so good, I couldn't reject myself
(I looked over to the left)
Mmm, I was feeling so good, I had to touch myself
(I looked over to the left)
Mmm, I was eyeing my thighs, butter pecan brown
(I looked over to the left)
Mmm, comin' outta my shirt and then my skirt came down
[Chorus: Tweet]
Oops, there goes my shirt up over my head
Oh my (Oh my)
Oops, there goes my skirt droppin' to my feet
Oh my (Oh my)
Ooh, some kinda touch caressing my legs
Oh my (Oh my)
Ooh, I'm turning red
Who could this be?
Oops, there goes my shirt up over my head
Oh my (Oh my)
Oops, there goes my skirt droppin' to my feet
Oh my (Oh my)
Ooh, some kinda touch caressing my legs
Oh my (Oh my)
Ooh, I'm turning red
Who could this be?
About
“Oops (Oh My)” is the lead single from Tweet’s 2002 debut studio album Southern Hummingbird. The song peaked at No. 7 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the United States for 20 weeks and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart for 10 weeks, making it her biggest hit. The song is about female self-love and being taken aback by one’s beauty, as emphasized by song’s chorus.
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In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #165 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
‘People can take their definition of what any song means to them, but for me, the song wasn’t about masturbation — it was about self-love,’ Tweet told Bustle in 2016. Alright. Tweet, along with the iconic Missy Elliott-Timbaland duo, made sure a record about a woman who couldn’t resist herself was ubiquitous that year and for years to follow. It was a service, and a reminder that the black feminist pop innovations of the ‘90s would indeed carry on through the aughts.
- 2.My Place
- 4.Best Friend
- 5.Always Will
- 6.Boogie 2Nite
- 7.Oops (Oh My)
- 8.Make Ur Move
- 9.Motel
- 10.Beautiful
- 11.Complain
- 12.Heaven
- 13.Call Me
- 14.Drunk
- 17.Big Spender
