My mama always told me: If you're in trouble, always run
My papa always said to me: I never ever gonna carry the gun

But heyhey, I've seem them wear those shoes, and them hats
With them clothes and them guns,

I wanna be cool, I wanna be bad

Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta. Ooh, an original G
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta. Ooh, an original G, so come on
Please give me your money, or else I shoot you with my gun

Mi hermano mayor dijo lo mismo, pero ninguno de nosotros tuvo paciencia
(¡Así que escuchen!)
Si quieres una vida extraordinaria, requiere necesidades extraordinarias
Cumpliendo por el juego alto mis extraordinarios sueños

Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta. Ooh, an original G
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta. Ooh, an original G, so come on
Please give me your money, or else I shoot you with my gun
Please give me your money, or else I shoot you with my gun

So I'm collecting bottles because I am so poor
They say I should get a job, but then I have to work, so...
But then I have to work, so...

Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta. Ooh, an original G
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta. Ooh, an original G, so come on
Please give me your money, or else I shoot you with my gun
Please give me your money!