I think this is about a girl who is pressured into having sex with a lot of people at a party to fit in and then regrets it, told from the point of view of one of the lads who had sex with her
Whistle for the boys now don't be shy
Give us all a song and a reason why
Clearly this is some sort of pressure from "the boys" for her to "whistle" or to entertain them, the plural of "boys" sounds to me like they're catcalling her and having a laugh about her
Baby got the bones and a hand me down
Says her heart is black but her eyes are brown
I'm not quite sure about the first line either, I think "hand me down" suggests childlike as well, you don't get hand me downs when you're an adult. I think use of the word "baby" is a double-meaning word, signifying the slight sexual connotations but also the literal meaning of "baby" and innocence.
I disagree with the other comment on the brown eyes thing. I think brown eyes tend to signify innocence or naivity because they tend to look bigger than blue. I think she's saying her "heart it black", pretending to be cool and "bad" when really "her eyes are brown", she's innocent.
Give the boys a flash and they'll love you so
Give the girl some cash cause your mother said so
Clearly this is the girl being desperate to fit in, and ending up being used for her body or her money
And take em out to look at the queen
And any old girl who's in between
I think this might be a tease about her being rich or posh. The idea of all the fancy people in England sounding like the Queen is common, so perhaps this girl is being teased and having jokes made at her expense which is what leads her to do whatever to get people to like her
Lay yourself down by the side of the bed
Oh you naughty girl you know you tickle me red
Clearly she's had sex with him. I'm not sure what "tickle me red" means, perhaps the other answer is right with the mix of anger and amusment. Perhaps he is angry and having sex with her aggresively, which leads to his amusment and entertainment
You look so dumb and you sound so twee
And you can only wish that you was married to me
After they've had sex he's immediately insulting her again. She might be sounding "twee" because she's suggesting their should be a romance, which is where he responds she "can only wish". Perhaps this is her desperation to be accepted or loved and he's telling her she never will be.
Well, that's what you get
Oh don't get upset
Ridiculous you
He's blaming her for her upset, it's her fault now for sleeping with people. And it's "ridiculous" of her to be upset
Waiting in the queue oh whoopee doo
"Whoopee doo" is a dismissive thing to say to a girl who's upset, I think the chorus sounds like a few people, perhaps a group of people she knows making fun of her. She's upset, and regrets what happened but none of them care
You could have been
The best that I've seen
Under the red light
They're now teasing her, implying she's a prostitute,
Everybody knows you cried last night
And this is the line which leads to my interpretation. This clearly sounds like a schoolfriend thing to say, "everybody" would be a big crowd of people, who find it funny that she's been upset
Give us all a go till your face turns red
Little Greg said you went home instead
Clearly all the boys she's slept with want another go, her facing turning "red" suggests pain, embarassment, fear. Perhaps she's crying or regretting the act whilst it's still happening. This is a very bullying thing to say. "Little Greg" has told them she's gone home, she doesn't want to be there in that sort of enviroment anymore
If you stick around you'll get an alibi
And we'll try and keep your pretty face bone dry
I'm not sure what her "alibi" would be. But them trying to not have her cry means that she's in a situation where she could be crying. "Pretty face" is also dismissive and condescending, they're not really that fussed about her crying
Rent a honey rent a honey one two three
Chasing all the boys from your door can't be easy
This is again teasing her about what happened, again suggesting that she's a prostitute, or easy enough for a lot of people to want a "go".
Well Ruby said you was wrecked
But you was never well behaved the last time I checked
"Ruby" has told people that she was upset, perhaps trying to fix her reputation but they dismiss this and respond that the things she did has already tarnished her reputation. This again sounds like a school environment thing to be said. Passing messages, the use of "Ruby said" "Little Greg said" it sounds like gossip and messages being passed
Everybody knows you cried last night
Everybody knows you cried last night
This is the final words and is chanted almost, sounding like playground gossip, bullying. The girl has made a mistake and they're not going to let her forget it.
I think this is about a girl who is pressured into having sex with a lot of people at a party to fit in and then regrets it, told from the point of view of one of the lads who had sex with her
Whistle for the boys now don't be shy Give us all a song and a reason why Clearly this is some sort of pressure from "the boys" for her to "whistle" or to entertain them, the plural of "boys" sounds to me like they're catcalling her and having a laugh about her
Baby got the bones and a hand me down Says her heart is black but her eyes are brown I'm not quite sure about the first line either, I think "hand me down" suggests childlike as well, you don't get hand me downs when you're an adult. I think use of the word "baby" is a double-meaning word, signifying the slight sexual connotations but also the literal meaning of "baby" and innocence. I disagree with the other comment on the brown eyes thing. I think brown eyes tend to signify innocence or naivity because they tend to look bigger than blue. I think she's saying her "heart it black", pretending to be cool and "bad" when really "her eyes are brown", she's innocent.
Give the boys a flash and they'll love you so Give the girl some cash cause your mother said so Clearly this is the girl being desperate to fit in, and ending up being used for her body or her money And take em out to look at the queen And any old girl who's in between I think this might be a tease about her being rich or posh. The idea of all the fancy people in England sounding like the Queen is common, so perhaps this girl is being teased and having jokes made at her expense which is what leads her to do whatever to get people to like her
Lay yourself down by the side of the bed Oh you naughty girl you know you tickle me red Clearly she's had sex with him. I'm not sure what "tickle me red" means, perhaps the other answer is right with the mix of anger and amusment. Perhaps he is angry and having sex with her aggresively, which leads to his amusment and entertainment
You look so dumb and you sound so twee And you can only wish that you was married to me After they've had sex he's immediately insulting her again. She might be sounding "twee" because she's suggesting their should be a romance, which is where he responds she "can only wish". Perhaps this is her desperation to be accepted or loved and he's telling her she never will be.
Well, that's what you get Oh don't get upset Ridiculous you He's blaming her for her upset, it's her fault now for sleeping with people. And it's "ridiculous" of her to be upset
Waiting in the queue oh whoopee doo "Whoopee doo" is a dismissive thing to say to a girl who's upset, I think the chorus sounds like a few people, perhaps a group of people she knows making fun of her. She's upset, and regrets what happened but none of them care
You could have been The best that I've seen Under the red light They're now teasing her, implying she's a prostitute, Everybody knows you cried last night And this is the line which leads to my interpretation. This clearly sounds like a schoolfriend thing to say, "everybody" would be a big crowd of people, who find it funny that she's been upset
Give us all a go till your face turns red Little Greg said you went home instead Clearly all the boys she's slept with want another go, her facing turning "red" suggests pain, embarassment, fear. Perhaps she's crying or regretting the act whilst it's still happening. This is a very bullying thing to say. "Little Greg" has told them she's gone home, she doesn't want to be there in that sort of enviroment anymore
If you stick around you'll get an alibi And we'll try and keep your pretty face bone dry I'm not sure what her "alibi" would be. But them trying to not have her cry means that she's in a situation where she could be crying. "Pretty face" is also dismissive and condescending, they're not really that fussed about her crying
Rent a honey rent a honey one two three Chasing all the boys from your door can't be easy This is again teasing her about what happened, again suggesting that she's a prostitute, or easy enough for a lot of people to want a "go".
Well Ruby said you was wrecked But you was never well behaved the last time I checked "Ruby" has told people that she was upset, perhaps trying to fix her reputation but they dismiss this and respond that the things she did has already tarnished her reputation. This again sounds like a school environment thing to be said. Passing messages, the use of "Ruby said" "Little Greg said" it sounds like gossip and messages being passed
Everybody knows you cried last night Everybody knows you cried last night This is the final words and is chanted almost, sounding like playground gossip, bullying. The girl has made a mistake and they're not going to let her forget it.