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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Comments From A YouTube Discussion Thread About Lil Uzi Vert's 2026 hit song "What You Saying"



Vibe Music, January 26, 2026
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Statistics as of April 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM EDT
Total # of views- 6,628,817
Total # of comments - 2,281

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about Lil Uzi's 2026 hit song "What You Saying".

This post 
showcases a YouTube audio file of Lil Uzi Vert's 2026 hit song "What You Saying" and includes the written lyrics for that song.

This pancocojams post also documents a few selected comments about Lil Uzi and his song from that video's discussion thread.

These comments document not only what was said but how they were said, with particular focus on the use of African American Vernacular English (AAVE). 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/lil-uzi-vert-what-you-saying-youtube.html __ for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases Lil Uzi's performance of that song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. This post also presents information about Lil Uzi Vert along with the lyrics for "What You Saying".

In addition, this pancocojams post presents information about the song "Love Story" by Indila  and a translation of the lyrics from that French song that are sampled in Lil Uzi's song "What You Saying".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/three-videos-of-people-dancing-to-lil.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases three YouTube videos of people dancing to Lil Uzi's 2026 hit song "What You Saying" and includes selected comments from one of those videos' discussion threads.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lil Uzi Vert for his music legacy and thanks to French singer Indila who is sampled in that song. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.

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LYRICS FROM THIS YOUTUBE AUDIO FILE
(Lyrics): [Intro] (MC, make another hit) [Chorus: Lil Uzi Vert] I don't even know what she said 'cause she foreign (Let's go) Yeah, she foreign And she got endurance Like the way she 'forms And she gon' perform it Look the same in morning (Woah) She don't stop, keep going (Keep going) I don't even know what she said, but this what I hear in my head [Refrain: Lil Uzi Vert & Indila] Il, il n'est pas fou (Huh?), il l'aime c'est tout (What?) Il la voit partout (Wait), il l'attend debout (What she say?) Debout une rose à la main (Yes), non, non plus rien ne le retient (Oh, and she start breathin' like) Dans sa love story (Woah) Dans sa love story (Let's go) Dans sa love story Sa love story (Then she switch the pace up) [Verse: Lil Uzi Vert] Okay, I really do get you What I make in a day, what they make in a life Is it 'cause that I'm paid, you tryna stay the night? You keep rubbing all on my face, make me feel I'm your type I guess that we on the same page 'cause I'm just tryna strike (Okay, I really do get you, woah) What I make in a day, what they make in a life Is it 'cause that I'm paid, you tryna stay the night? You keep rubbing all on my face, make me feel I'm your type I guess that we on the same page 'cause I'm just tryna strike (Woah) [Refrain: Lil Uzi Vert & Indila] Il, il n'est pas fou (Huh?), il l'aime c'est tout (Keep goin') Il la voit partout (Woah), il l'attend debout (What she say?) Debout une rose à la main (Go), non, non plus rien ne le retient (Ah, ah, ah) Dans sa love story Dans sa love story Dans sa love story Sa love story [Chorus: Lil Uzi Vert] I don't even know what she said 'cause she foreign (Let's go) Yeah, she foreign And she got endurance Like the way she 'forms And she gon' perform it Look the same in morning (Woah) She don't stop, keep going (Keep going) I don't even know what she said but this what I hear in my head [...] #WhatYouSaying #LilUziVert #Lyrics
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Read information about and translation of the French words in this song that are given in the  Part I of this pancocojams series.
  
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS VIDEO
These comments are presented in relative chronological order except for replies.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSpazjVFm6k

February 2026

1. @hollywoodroux9154
"ten years in the game and he’s still going !"

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2. @reginacouncil698
"Bro, this song is so fire. I cannot stop singing this."

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3. @ILikeIceeCareem
"We all know we finna listen to this on valentines day bc it has 'love story' and also this banger🔥"

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4. @Hali-zv3gx, April 2026
"W song it is good the beat is good w song lol it is so good 
❤️"


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5. 
 @valenciajoneskarma
"Needs remix extended version......yes plz. I bet in da car bumping this vibe😅"

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6. @rootsmore-fire3061
"The calab is fire. The female vocals really mad ethe song pop"

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7.@qobikwezi656, March 2026
"The female vocals are Indila the actual singer of the actual song. Uzi vert added an urban autotune verse and his signature pop beat. He did a Puff Daddy and it’s interesting how his fans don’t know this song. Shoes her really young you are."

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8. @KEVIN.Kurusaki
"Them TIKTOK edits Make it more FIRE🎉"

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9. 
@rachiepoo369
"
Awwww im glad he came out w a remix to this tiktok classic"

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10. 
@ttluvstmnt
"
Indila is an OG 😭"

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11. 
@Mr.Jones_2192
"
Indiia-love story is the sample"

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12. 
@lynne10tin. March 2026
"
Yup. I knew it sounded familiar"

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13. 
 @YoSoyGatoYT230
"
Love Story from Indila in this song?"

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14. 
@deejohnson-tucker800
"
Yes it’s sampled from a beautiful French song
❤️"


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15. 
@omaraissaoui4259
"
Original song Indila love story. Another song from the same artist call "derniere danse" is a beautiful song. LOVE FROM FRANCE 

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16. @VioletKabo
"
This song is fire🔥🔥👅😫🔥🔥🔥🔥" 

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17. @fastboi788
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so fire🔥🔥"

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18. 
@5ilentPartner
"
Reminds me of "Golden Brown" some would remember it from 'Snatch' "

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March 2026

19. @ixryn
"lil uzi vert is actually COOKIN’ WITH THIS MUSIC BRO 🔥🗣️💯"

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20. @HyacinthClayton-su7yg, April 2026
"Yea"

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21. @kentovlogs
"I'm honestly not a Lil Uzi Vert fan, tbh, but this song has been on repeat for the past couple days. I vibe so hard to this"

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22. @rayvontetoliver9357
"I never leave comments. But this just be said. Real music lovers can appreciate this song. For me it is something I can vibe to wherever I go, a song that educates me cause now I know a little French, and makes me look forward to another Uzi song. So much negativity in the world right now and this song finds a way to bring multiple countries together through music. Ok I'm finna go play it again 🏿 what he say .... "Boy I make in a day, what they make in a life......." "

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23. @ColbyKinmanTn
"
Song went hard af and I can’t even understand what she saying lol 😂"

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24. 
@DanielMuchenje-e1c1n
"
Fire fire  fire  fire❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥"

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25. 
@zaireparker4126
"
This is a banger fr W uzi  that's why he is the goat now"

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26. @Dark-Dare-2763
"
cause she foreign🌹"

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27. 
@abertgcharles
"
I love how people mix songs together ❤️ 💕"

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28. 
@joeandreone4850, April 2026
"
At least it has a good beat and song be happy it's a song 👌perfecto"

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29. 
@Victoria34554
"
Ever one was like singing it at school came home type the song I am like omg it’s really good the boys were dancing and then it really got me I was like dammm it bad you fret "

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30. 
@utwboogie8718
"
I lokey wish uzi made this song when Naruto was being made because to me it sounds like an anime movie intro or outro"

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31. 
@miss.sweetteejackson1228
"
First time hearing this now is on my playlist on repeat 🔥"

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32. 
@apellesmorales3346
"
Bro uzi is actually cooking in 2026 bro we’re so back"

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33. 
@Vortexni-vids
"
Lil Uzi cooked"

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34. 
@Gymfreakmomma
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Love this BEAT!!"

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35. 
@Wizzyb76
"
This song will be carrying our summer (YES OURS)"

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36. 
@joechilufya6472
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Okay Uzi is a genius 💯no cap 🧢"

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37. 
@RUD3_1
"
Bro this song is a bangerrr"

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38. 
@TheJohnsonsDuo
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Ayyyyyyyy 
❤️ 


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39. 
@HamidCi
"
Bro this song is lit i go crazy in school when this hits"

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40. 
@VercettiG
"
I love this song. Here from Instagram"

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41. 
@kukuaaddo297
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This song is fire y'all 👌"

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42. 
@tamarawilliams3098
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Yo, this is actually lit"

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43. 
@skyemichael4527
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That "oh oui" before she starts the hook is crazy"

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44. 
@asevelatemba5440
"
you are cooking brah"

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45. 
@simmssherry176
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This is my favorite 🤩"

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46. 
@leigali8494
"
Damn this song is good 
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"


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47. 
@magnus-b3n
"
the violin is peak"

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48. 
@tiffanyhardin865
"
This should be in GTA six in the car radio"

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49. 
@TristanHolmes-c5g
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Lil uzi bring rap back"

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50. 
 @Queennn1-y1x
"
This song is ADDICTIVE
❤️❤️❤️"

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51. 
@alicewaithaka6125
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Yes I hear it again and again"

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52. 
@nawnaw3121
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Voice woman is Indila french singer. Her song it is Love story"

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53. 
@AzariaNjinu
"
This song hits hard man Uzi you are the best and og"

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54. 
@jymyhot8975
"
Funky beat😂
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"


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55. 
@PercysTv
"
Uzi stop playing with us and give us the full version 😤 ik the track was longer"

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56. 
@SpidermanJ1
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Bro just rebooted 2016 : )"

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57. 
@zanewells5611
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I love the positive vibes in this one, love him or hate him, Uzi started this whole positive happy rap trend, amazing song"

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58. 
 @satona8334
"
Okay I was wondering why I didn't understand what she was saying it's in French how cute
❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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April 2026

59. @mariofigueroa6776
"I normally don’t like his music but the melody and beat is fire"

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60. @DeportesMiPana16
"0:29 IS THAT INDILA?! Indila and Lil Uzi on a track is just beautiful"

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61. @El_J-_-efe
"I think he just sampled “love story” and added his vocals and beats to it but idk"

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62. @Lena-f9z6k
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Dude he made this song 10 Times better !!!"

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63. @therealnyctroller2275
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Love when i hear this beat over one piece shorts🥳💪🏾"

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64. 
@Maryminaj1990
"This song goes so hard 
❤️"


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65. 
@zusathedemigod2575
"
Uzi still don't cease to amaze...this is creative and definitely artistic growth.
❤️"


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66. 
@blh2290
"
Okay, this is creative af"

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67. 
@paile_M27
"
yall dis song such a vibeeee"

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68. 
@KimberlyChitumbe
"
yes everyone is watching this song I love it 
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"


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69. 
@magicville4188
"
French girl for me 
❤️❤️❤️"


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70. 
@euneyb
"
I can’t get this song out of my head"

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71. 
@danayiapettaway849 
"He ate down !!!!"

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72. 
@daeveonbrown5644
"
This song is fire I got a dance every time I hear it. And I don’t even know what she saying. 😂"

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73. 
@emaonyeka8126
"
W I’m listening 24/7"

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74. 
@chandrawaduge
"
Damn dude this song 
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"


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75. 
@adrianalcantara8969
"I
 DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT SHE SAID SHE FOREIGN LETS GO"

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This concludes Part III of this three part pancocojams series.

Thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.

Monday, April 13, 2026

Three Videos Of People Dancing To Lil Uzi Vert's 2026 Hit Song "What You Saying"



Lil Uzi Vert’s What you saying trend #shorts #liluzi #song #trend #2026 #viralshorts #mhw #dance#kai

https://youtube.com/shorts/4wT_b0t85dI?si=gCf-DUysGVobO58U

@Rank-King3, Jan 7, 2026

"Lil Uzi Vert’s What you saying’ earned its biggest Streaming Day of all-time on Spotify with 1.46Million Streams on Dec31st 🔥🤯 

It was fourteen most streamed rap song Globally 🔥"

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series about Lil Uzi's 2026 hit song "What You Saying".

This post 
showcases three YouTube videos of people dancing to Lil Uzi's 2026 hit song "What You Saying" and includes selected comments from one of those videos' discussion threads. 

These videos are presented in no particular order and are assigned numbers for referencing purposes only. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/lil-uzi-vert-what-you-saying-youtube.html __ for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases Lil Uzi's performance of that song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. This post also presents information about Lil Uzi Vert along with the lyrics for "What You Saying".

In addition, this pancocojams post presents information about the song "Love Story" by Indila  and a translation of the lyrics from that French song that are sampled in Lil Uzi's song "What You Saying".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/comments-from-youtube-discussion-thread.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube audio file of Lil Uzi's 2026 hit song "What You Saying" and includes the written lyrics for this song that are given in that video summary. In addition, this pancocojams post documents a few selected comments about Lil Uzi and his song from that video's discussion thread.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lil Uzi Vert:for his music legacy and thanks to French singer Indila who is sampled in that song. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - now uzi vert what u saying #dance #dancerlife #dancecraze #dancechallege



@SlimChaser-0, Jan 15, 2026

https://youtube.com/shorts/J0wL63124xM?si=4d_b_gvXHDoEg4RW

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 -Cute Dancing Baby👶🏾🎶 | What u Saying| #liluzivert #aishorts


@TinyTalkNetwork, Feb 5, 2026

https://youtube.com/shorts/qyv0K9USEzg?si=Sm5UKQ8TAnGD4oZ4

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR SHOWCASE VIDEO #3

All of these comments are from February -April 2026. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

 1. 
@ashleypannell4561
"Good I love these AI babies❤❤ they make my day"

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2. @TinyTalkNetwork
"I'm glad!"

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3. @montessiacaradine7492
"Fr he cute"

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4. @DakotaGranger-f5o
"This is so cool😂"

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5. 
@Shadowkid-YOUTUBE
"That is soo crazy I learned the dance from this"

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6. @destanymendez8131
"This is good ai"

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7. @Aubrey-o1z
"How a AI baby got more moves then me😂😊"

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8. @Toca_alley123
"He has drip team he has drip like for to be on my team"

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9. @Richika-q6q
"Ai is getting to real🎉"

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10. @llexli-oive
"It’s ai not real"

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11. @RochelleBennett-324
"Ai going to  far but ain  gon lye he dancing  better than the  people who  made  the dance  damn😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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12. 
@SandraMedlock-v8b
"AWESOME  GREATEST OF ALL TIMES AMEN"

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13. @shannajohnson9970
"Ai but hit it"

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14. @AdamJuma-l2n
"Hitting hard"

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15. @thedomkianeshow
"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮. Ai is crazy man"

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16. 
@lamonicajohnson8135
"he killed it 🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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17. 
@nerlinepierre7152
"Stop being so AI generated"

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This concludes Part II of this three part pancocojams series.

Thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.

Lil Uzi Vert -"What You Saying" (YouTube Video, Information, & Lyrics, Including The English Translation Of The Lyrics In French)


 

Lil Uzi Vert: What You Saying | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Feb 7, 2026

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision - April 14, 2026

This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about Lil Uzi's 2026 hit song "What You Saying".

This post showcases Lil Uzi's performance of that song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. This post also presents information about Lil Uzi Vert along with the lyrics for "What You Saying"

In addition, this pancocojams post presents information about the song "Love Story" by Indila  and a translation of the lyrics from that French song that are sampled in Lil Uzi's song "What You Saying".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/three-videos-of-people-dancing-to-lil.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases three YouTube videos of people dancing to Lil Uzi's 2026 hit song "What You Saying" and includes selected comments from one of those videos' discussion threads.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/comments-from-youtube-discussion-thread.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube audio file of Lil Uzi's 2026 hit song "What You Saying" and includes the written lyrics for this song that are given in that video summary. In addition, this pancocojams post documents a few selected comments about Lil Uzi and his song from that video's discussion thread.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lil Uzi Vert for his music legacy and thanks to French singer Indila whose 2014 song "Love Story" is sampled in Lil Uzi Vert's song "What You Saying". Thanks to the Jabbawockeez dance crew for performing as back up dancers for Lil Uzi Vert's rendition of "What You Saying" on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT LIL UZI VERT
From https://rapandhiphop.fandom.com/wiki/Lil_Uzi_Vert
"Symere Bysil Woods (born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Characterized by their face tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and their bold fashion, their music is defined by often dark subject matters and imagery built on a melodic emo approach to trap. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Lil Uzi gained initial recognition following the release of the commercial mixtape Luv Is Rage (2015), which led to a recording contract with Atlantic Records, to whom they signed to under DJ Drama's Generation Now imprint. Uzi Vert attracted mainstream attention following the release of their debut single "Money Longer" in 2016. The song would act as the lead single for the subsequent mixtape Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World (2016), which also contained the song "You Was Right". After releasing two additional mixtapes in 2016 and 2017, including one in collaboration with Gucci Mane, Lil Uzi Vert was featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping Migos' single "Bad and Boujee". They later secured their first top ten single with "XO Tour Llif3", which won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer.

"XO Tour Llif3" acted as the lead single to Lil Uzi Vert's debut studio album Luv Is Rage 2 (2017), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Lil Uzi Vert was nominated for Best New Artist. Their second studio album, Eternal Atake (2020), was among the most anticipated albums in hip hop and peaked at number one on the Billboard 200."...

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LYRICS - "WHAT YOU SAYING"

(songwriters: Symere Woods, Mohamed Camara, Pascal Koeu, Karim Deneyer, Adila Sedraïa, and Larry Gold)

[Intro] (MC, make another hit) [Chorus: Lil Uzi Vert] I don't even know what she said 'cause she foreign (Let's go) Yeah, she foreign And she got endurance Like the way she 'forms And she gon' perform it Look the same in morning (Woah) She don't stop, keep going (Keep going) I don't even know what she said, but this what I hear in my head [Refrain: Lil Uzi Vert & Indila] Il, il n'est pas fou (Huh?), il l'aime c'est tout (What?) Il la voit partout (Wait), il l'attend debout (What she say?) Debout une rose à la main (Yes), non, non plus rien ne le retient (Oh, and she start breathin' like) Dans sa love story (Woah) Dans sa love story (Let's go) Dans sa love story Sa love story (Then she switch the pace up) [Verse: Lil Uzi Vert] Okay, I really do get you What I make in a day, what they make in a life Is it 'cause that I'm paid, you tryna stay the night? You keep rubbing all on my face, make me feel I'm your type I guess that we on the same page 'cause I'm just tryna strike (Okay, I really do get you, woah) What I make in a day, what they make in a life Is it 'cause that I'm paid, you tryna stay the night? You keep rubbing all on my face, make me feel I'm your type I guess that we on the same page 'cause I'm just tryna strike (Woah) [Refrain: Lil Uzi Vert & Indila] Il, il n'est pas fou (Huh?), il l'aime c'est tout (Keep goin') Il la voit partout (Woah), il l'attend debout (What she say?) Debout une rose à la main (Go), non, non plus rien ne le retient (Ah, ah, ah) Dans sa love story Dans sa love story Dans sa love story Sa love story [Chorus: Lil Uzi Vert] I don't even know what she said 'cause she foreign (Let's go) Yeah, she foreign And she got endurance Like the way she 'forms And she gon' perform it Look the same in morning (Woah) She don't stop, keep going (Keep going) I don't even know what she said but this what I hear in my head" source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSpazjVFm6k Lil Uzi Vert -"What You Saying" Lyrics published by Vibe Music, January 26, 2026

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TRANSLATION OF THE LYRICS IN FRENCH THAT ARE PART OF LIL UZI VERT'S SONG "WHAT YOU SAYING"

[from Google translate French to English]

French

"Il, il n'est pas fou (Huh?), il l'aime c'est tout 

Il la voit partout , il l'attend debout 

Debout une rose à la main  non, non plus rien ne le retient 

Dans sa love story 

Dans sa love story 

Dans sa love story

Sa love story"

English
"He's not crazy, he just loves her

He sees her everywhere , he's waiting for her standing there 

Standing with a rose in his hand , no, nothing's holding him back anymore 

In his love story 

In his love story 

In his love story

His love story"

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INFORMATION ABOUT "LOVE STORY" BY INDILA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Story_(Indila_song)
" "Love Story" is a song by French singer-songwriter Indila. It was released on 27 October 2014 via Capitol Records and AZ as the fifth and last single from her debut studio album, Mini World (2014). The song speaks of a love story.

Commercial performance
"Love Story" failed to reproduce the success of the singles from her album Mini World (2014); it has entered Belgium and her native country France, at number 48 and 57, respectively.[2][3] However, the song became popularised several years later, particularly on TikTok.[4] The YouTube clip of "Love Story" has accumulated more than 483 million views as of April 2026.[5]

In 2025, the song was sampled in "What You Saying" by Lil Uzi Vert.[6]"...
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF3XjEhJ40Y for a YouTube video of Indila's song "Love Story"

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
-Lil Uzi Vert's song "What You Saying" was released in the United States on December 22, 2025.

-According to its genius.com page, Lil Uzi Vert's song "What You Saying" is part of the Jersey Shore music genre. That page doesn't categorize that song as Hip Hop/Rap. However, the internet comments and website statements that I've come across, Lil Uzi Vert's "What You Saying" categorize that song as Hip Hop. 

Read some information about the Jersey Shore music genre in the comment section below for this pancocojams post. 

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"Who Dare"- The 19th Century Black American Source For The 20th Century United States Hand Clap Rhymes "Bobo Ski Otten Totten" (Complete Reprint)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post is a complete reprint of a 2023 pancocojams post with the same title. that post is still available on this blog at https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-19th-century-source-for-20th-century.html

This post presents a 19th century Black American song entitled "Who Dare" that is the early source for the 20th century hand clap rhyme "Bobo Ski Otten Totten" (and similar titles).

This post also includes my editorial notes about that 19th century song.

The Addendum to this post presents two comments that I wrote and published in the original 2023 version of this post*

The content of this post is given for historical, folkloric, socio-cultural, and educational purposes.

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WARNING - This pancocojams post includes forms of what is commonly called "the n word".

That word is usually given with amended spelling in this blog. However, I decided to retain the original spelling because this song appears to be difficult to find and I want to preserve it as it is originally written in that 19th century book.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unknown composer of the song "Who Dare". Thanks also to Ben Zimmer whose comment in Donna Richoux's 2005 post about this rhyme led me to a 1845 book on Google books that includes an African American song with the words "otten totten". [Update: April 13, 2026: The link to that post now has a warning about malware when visiting that site.] 

Thanks also to all the publisher of that 1845 book and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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*This pancocojams post is a complete reprint of a 2023 pancocojams post with the same title. that post is still available on this blog at https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-19th-century-source-for-20th-century.html . As of April 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM EDT the discussion thread for that 2023 post only has two comments that I wrote. Those comments are given in the Addendum to this 2026 post. 

Addition comments may be published in that 2023 discussion thread.

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/05/examples-of-hand-clap-hand-slap-game-bo.html for the 2019 pancocojams post "
Examples Of The Hand Clap Rhyme & Hand Slap Game "Bo Bo Ski Watten Totten".

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THE 2005 ONLINE COMMENT THAT LEADS TO A 1845 BLACK AMERICAN SONG WHICH INCLUDES THE WORDS 'OTTEN TOTTEN"

Update April 13, 2026- The link to narkive:English.com "What is this thing" has a Warning message that visiting that site leads to malware.

Quote from 2023
"Ben Zimmer- 2023

For a "negro melody" using "otten dotten" from the _Knickerbocker_

magazine of 1845, see Google Book Search:

http://books.google.com/books?q=otten-dotten

And <http://books.google.com/books?q=oaten-doaten> turns up a chant
appearing in _The Magic Journey_ by John Nichols (1978):

"Ish biddley oaten doten, sis boom bah;
boomalaka booomalaka, rah rah rah!"

This of course is highly reminiscent of the cheer in "Super Rabbit"
(Chuck Jones, 1943):

Bricka-bracka, firecracka,
Sis boom bah!
Bugs Bunny, Bugs Bunny,
Rah rah rah!

But now we're getting off course."

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"WHO DARE"

https://www.google.com/books

The Popular National Songster And Lucy Neal And Dan Tucker's Delight: Containing A Choice Collection Of The Most Admired, Patriotic, Comic, Irish, Negro & Sentimental Songs;

published by Perry, John B

Date: 1845

Publication Place: Philadelphia

SKU b00481

"PAGE 155 

 WHO DARE

Come all you jolly niggars
To you the truth I tell, ah
Neber lib wid white folks
For de neber use you well, ah
     -Dingee, I otten totten 
      Ballio otten dotten
      Dingee I otten dotten ,
      WHO DARE?

Cold frosty mornin
Niggar bery good
ah ! With he axe on his shoulder ,
He go to cut the wood ,
…..-ah ! Dingee , & c   .

Come home to breakfast
Get something to eat
An de set before him
A little stinkin meet, ah!
----Dingee, & c

156

Den at noontide come,
He come home to dine, ah!
And dey take em in de corn field
And sweet thirty-nine, ah!
----Dingee, &c.

Den de night come on.
An dey cum home to supper, ah!
And dey nock down an break down,
An hop ober Juber., ah!
----Dingee ,&c


Den a little cold pancake,
an a little hog fat, ah!
An dey grumble like de debil
If you can eat too much of dat, ah!
----Dingee,& c.


Den massa he tell him
For to go to bed, ah!
He up wid a broom-stick
And hit him ober de head, ah!
---Dingee, &c.


Den dey go up stairs
An he take off he shoe, ah!
An he cut off de back
Like oder niggas do, ah!
----Dingee, &c


Go down to momo Dinah’s
Why yu tink we do, ah!
We play upon de banjo
And dance a jig a bou, ah!
---Dingee, & c.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES

Part #1- Explanation about the song's format

The chorus of this song begins with the words "Dingee, I otten totten" 

The symbol "&" and letter "c" is a no longer used way of writing etc.(etcetera).

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Part #2- My Position About The Overall Meaning Of The Song "Who Dare"
The 19th century song "Who Dare" was published in the "Negro Songs" section of John B. Perry's 1845 book The Popular National Songster And Lucy Neal And Dan Tucker's Delight: Containing A Choice Collection Of The Most Admired, Patriotic, Comic, Irish, Negro & Sentimental Songs 

That song was composed by a Black man (name unknown) who could have been enslaved. "Who Dare" provides social commentary about the mistreatment that Black people experienced from White people prior to the United States Civil War. That song serves as an example to other Black people during that time (and afterwards) to voice what they feel about their mistreatment by White people. 

"Who Dare" provides social commentary from the perspective of an enslaved Black American man who dares to "tell it like it is" i.e. to speak "truth to power" about the hardship and injustice that Black men were experiencing at the hands of White men. The singer states that he is going to tell the truth and then gives examples about how badly a Black man was mistreated who had done nothing to deserve such mistreatment. Perhaps to hide its serious message or perhaps to share one way that Black people had of coping with the difficult situations that they experienced, the Black man who is told to stay inside sneaks out of the back of the house and goes to Mama Dinah's to play the banjo and dance

The song "Who Dare" also implores Black people to circumvent those unjust conditions even iif it's only in small ways such as sneaking out at night to play music and dance.

Here's the chorus of the song "Who Dare" *
"Dingee, I otten totten 
Ballio otten dotten
Dingee I otten dotten
WHO DARE?"
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My position is that the Black man who composed this 19th century "protest song' purposely used vernacular "Pig Latin-like" words to hide their meaning from White people. "Pig Latin is not a true language. It's a coded way of speaking based on English".https://lighthouseonline.com/blog-en/what-is-pig-latin/

* The 20th & 21st century hand clap rhyme & hand slapping rhyme "Bo Bo Ski ten Totten" (and similar titles) is a folk processed form of the chorus of the song "Who Dare"

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Part #3 -My guesses about the meanings of certain words in this song

"Who dare' - The title for this song "Who Dare" is repeated in the chorus. The composer of this song dares [has the courage to]  sing about how life really is for Black people during the 1840s. He also calls upon other Black people to be daring (i.e. to be courageous in spite of the consequences).This song "Who Dare" is a call for Black people to dare to be strong in the face of the "double trouble" that is their lives.

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"Niggar bery good" - The Black man is very good (meaning, he's not doing anything wrong)

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"Neber lib wid white folks" - Stay away from White people; Don't involve yourself with White people

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For de neber use you well" - because they never treat you well 

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"Dingee, I otten totten 

Ballio otten dotten"
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My position is that the Black man who composed this 19th century "protest song' purposely used vernacular "Pig Latin-like" words to hide their meaning from White people. "Pig Latin is not a true language. It's a coded way of speaking based on English"."https://lighthouseonline.com/blog-en/what-is-pig-latin/
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The word "Dingee" may be a form of the word "dingy" meaning "dirty". However, that word might have been understood by Black people during those times (or made up by that composer for the purpose of that song) to be a substitute for the referent "Black people".

The words " I otten totten" might be a "pig latin"-like form of the words "I ought to tell you".

The word 'ballio" may be another pig latin-like word that is based on the French word "battre" meaning "fight". (Assuming that the Black composer was from Louisiana where a number of Black people spoke a form of French.)


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 "A little stinkin meet" = a little stinking meat

-"And dey take em in de corn field

 And sweet thirty-nine, ah!" = and they take him to the corn field an lash him with a whip

-"And dey nock down an break down", - and they knock down and break down (throw on the ground)

-"An hop ober Juber., ah!" - and jump all over Juber (a generalized term for "Juba"- meaning "a Black man"

-Den massa he tell him 
For to go to bed, ah!" - Then master (the White man who owned the enslaved man" told him to go to bed ("retire for the night")

-"He up wid a broom-stick 
And hit him ober de head, ah!" -  He (the White man) picked up a broom and hit him on his head

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"Den dey go up stairs" =The White men who beat the Black man live upstairs from him.

-"An he take off he shoe, ah!" = He took off his shoes so that he could sneak away without being heard 

-An he cut off de back

Like oder niggas do, ah!" - "He snuck out the back of the building like other Black men are known to do".

-"Momo Dinah" = Mama Dinah ("Dinah" being a generalized name for a Black woman).

-"And dance a jig a bou, ah!"= "jog" =dance; a "bou" = I believe that "jig a bou' in this song is an early source for the word "jigaboo" which became a derogatory referent for Black people.

My guess is that "bou" is a folk processed form of the French word "beau' meaning "good"; handsome", or as a descriptor of a dance- to dance fancy, to dance well/skillfully. (This French influence is in keeping with my earlier reference to the possibility that this song's composer was Black French. 

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AN EXAMPLE OF A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF A 21st CENTURY VERSION OF THIS RHYME 

Bo Bo Ski Watten! With Subtitles! 



published by sisterearthification, Jul 28, 2017, 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj07ESavLZ8 

"Miss Julie and Miss Katie in their fabulous performance of Bo Bo Ski Watten!!  Now with subtitles!!  There are many different versions but this is the one that was most familiar to them from their childhoods!!"
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Here are the words from the video’s transcript (and the video’s sub-titles)

"Bo bo see otten totten Nay nay I am boom boom boom

Itty bitty otten totten Bo bo see otten totten

Bo bo see otten totten Boom boom boom"

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ADDENDUM- COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THE 2023 PANCOCOJAMS POST ON THIS SUBJECT

Here's a 2014 "tweet" (if they are still called that) about this rhyme:
" 🔞 toilet cleaning club 👻🔪
@glitterandtrash
a shiny penny to anyone who can find me the origin of "bo-bo ski watten totten" (spelling may vary). racist? gibberish? cant tell
7:00 PM · Oct 15, 2014"
https://twitter.com/glitterandtrash/status/522522466770374656?lang=en

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  1. As I noted in this pancocojams post, I believe the source of the rhyme "Bo Bo Ski Watten Totten" (and similar titles) is the chorus of this 19th century song "Who Dare" which was composed by a Black man (name unknown). Here's that chorus:
    "Dingee, I otten totten
    Ballio otten dotten
    Dingee I otten dotten ,
    WHO DARE?"
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    My position is that the Black man who composed this 19th century "protest song' purposely used vernacular "Pig Latin-like" words to hide their meaning from White people. "Pig Latin is not a true language. It's a coded way of speaking based on English"."https://lighthouseonline.com/blog-en/what-is-pig-latin/
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    The word "Dingee" may be a form of the word "dingy" meaning "dirty". However, that word might have been understood by Black people during those times (or made up by that composer for the purpose of that song) to be a substitute for the referent "Black people".

    The words " I otten totten" might be a "pig latin"-like form of the words "I ought to tell you".

    The word 'ballio" may be another pig latin-like word that is based on the French word "battre" meaning "fight". (Assuming that the Black composer was from Louisiana where a number of Black people spoke a form of French.)

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