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    The lyrics to “The Giver” by Chappell Roan are a naughty invitation

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    On Saturday, November 3, Chappell Roan gave an electric rendition of his hit song “Pink Pony Club” on Saturday evening live before debuting a brand new country club song.

    The new track, titled “The Giver,” continues to touch on some of Roan’s favorite themes: girls liking girls. She took the stage with her all-female band wearing a denim and gingham print top and shorts with cowboy boots, along with her signature drag-inspired makeup. Her red wig for the evening was adorned with a silver curl, evoking visions of country star Bonnie Raitt.

    It’s no surprise that Roan shares something special on the sketch comedy show. Before her appearance, she shared a screenshot of an old post she made under her old stage name in which she vowed to perform on Saturday evening live.

    In the song’s chorus, Roan sings “I do the work” and it’s no mystery what work she’s singing about.

    “All you country boys say you know how to threaten a woman,” Roan said playfully during the musical number. “Well, only a woman knows how to treat a woman well. She gets the job done.

    In the lyrics of the new song’s verses, Roan references hunting lodges, dive bars, and country boys who don’t know what they’re doing, probably in the bedroom. But she does, of course. Here are the full lyrics:

    Verse one
    There is no wood on the walls
    But I certainly know the mating calls
    The stalls in the bars on a Friday evening
    I know the boys might need a map
    But I can close my eyes
    And are you wrapped around my fingers like this

    Pre-chorus
    So baby
    When you need the job done
    Call me “Baby”

    Choir
    Because you don’t need to tell me
    It’s just in my nature
    So take it as a taker, ’cause, baby, I’m a giver
    I don’t need help, ’cause, baby, I’m giving birth
    There’s no country boy who gives up
    I do the work
    I do the work

    Verse two
    Girl, I don’t need a van
    Revvin’ strong to come get you
    Cause the way I love is the way I touch
    And in the mall, the city of dreams
    Good luck finding a man who can afford it.
    To a cowgirl in rhinestones all night long

    Pre-chorus
    So baby
    If you’ve never had one
    Call me “Baby”

    Choir
    Because you don’t need to tell me
    It’s just in my nature
    So take it as a taker, ’cause, baby, I’m a giver
    I don’t need help, ’cause, baby, I’m giving birth
    There’s no country boy who gives up
    I do the work
    I do the work

    Bridge
    Na-na na-na na-na-na-na
    Na-na na-na na-na-na-na
    Na-na na-na na-na-na-na
    Na-na-na (She does the job)
    All you country boys say you know how to treat a woman, don’t you?

    Choir
    Because you don’t need to tell me
    It’s just in my nature
    So take it as a taker, ’cause, baby, I’m a giver
    I don’t need help, ’cause, baby, I’m giving birth
    There’s no future for a quitter
    I do the work
    I do the work

    Exit
    I do the work
    I do the work
    Well I do the work
    Yes ma’am, yes I do
    You are welcome

    Leading to her SNL Appearing, Roan insinuated that a new album was on the way. The star posted a photo of herself with the LP cover of The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princesswriting in the caption: “The album is a bit out in my opinion, but it’s time to welcome a new bombshell into the villa.”

    In an interview with the New York Timesits producer and co-writer, Dan Nigro, described one of the new tracks they worked on as a “fun, upbeat country song” with “a fiddle”, saying it would offer “a new take on Chappell” . .”

    Looks like she’s there and getting the job done.

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