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Poker Face Lyrics

(Mum-mum-mum-mah)
(Mum-mum-mum-mah)
(Mum-mum-mum-mah)
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I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please
Fold 'em, let 'em hit me, raise it, baby, stay with me (I love it)
Love game intuition, play the cards with spades to start
And after he's been hooked, I'll play the one that's on his heart

Oh, woah-oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I got
Oh, woah-oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I got

Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (mum-mum-mum-mah)
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (mum-mum-mum-mah)

I wanna roll with him, a hard pair we will be
A little gamblin' is fun when you're with me (I love it)
Russian roulette is not the same without a gun
And baby, when it's love, if it's not rough, it isn't fun (fun)

Oh, woah-oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I got
Oh, woah-oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I got

Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (mum-mum-mum-mah)
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (mum-mum-mum-mah)
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I won't tell you that I love you, kiss or hug you
'Cause I'm bluffin' with my muffin
I'm not lyin', I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunnin'
Just like a chick in the casino
Take your bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand 'cause I'm marvelous

Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (she's got me like nobody)
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (mum-mum-mum-mah)
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (mum-mum-mum-mah)
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (mum-mum-mum-mah)
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face (mum-mum-mum-mah)
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Nadir Khayat, Stefani Germanotta
Duration
3:57
Producer
Redone
Release date
Sep 26, 2008
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
technophobia On Sep 01, 2008
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Cover art for Poker Face lyrics by Lady GaGa

She's a whore and she's using men and she's so good at hiding it that they don't suspect it until she does it to them?

HAHAHAHAHAH!

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Actually, Poker Face is about her having sex with men and putting on a poker face b/c she is fantasizing about women. This is what Lady GaGa says. I dont see where she got this song from that but whatever.

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She has actually revealed she's bisexual... so, that's where she got it from, my guess.

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It is certainly about a woman who maintains a cool unfeeling facade, but not necessarily one who is immune to emotional involvement. "Shes gonna love nobody" is the message her face sends, but Russian Roulette is a game with risks for both participants. She prefers to have the upper hand though, concealing any arousal or actual affection, while trying to draw the man in.

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It's really too bad it wasn't "She's gonna' love nobody". Even though the song is amazing and has such good meaning, I think the ONLY way it could have been better was if that was the true line, but instead it's "she's got me like nobody". If it had been what you interpreted it to be, I think it would have synced with the song's theme very well. People who wear a "Poker Face" in a relationship usually can't love, or don't know how. So that line would have been awesome, when I first read the correction, I was a bit...

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nah

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@Letmein BRAVO!!! I think you are SPOT ON!!! The rest are just haters who didn't get the real meaning…lol

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Ahhh.. I think I actually got it.

She's with these guys and they're so blinded by her that they think she loves them, but she just wants their money, and that's all she's using them for.

Or I'm wrong and the previous comment is right?

I'm taking the pokerface & gambling lyrics literally.

YOUR BASICLY RIGHT SHE IS PLAYING THEM FOR MONEY AND FOR A GIRL LOL POKER FACE MEANS NO ONE KNOW WICH WAY SHE OR HE IS GOING RATHERS BOY ON BOY OR GIRL ON GIRL MAYBE BOTH

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Actually, Poker Face is about her having sex with men and putting on a poker face b/c she is fantasizing about women. This is what Lady GaGa says. I dont see where she got this song from that but whatever.

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SourBlue, I have to agree with paigeraguel i think the first one made more sense But this is a complicated song I would make two comments just to make sure

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Lady Gaga interpreted "Poker Face" at the 20th Annual White party. "Poker face is the one she puts on while she's with a man but really fantasizing about a woman". As according to Perez Hilton. I found this interesting because I wondered what the meaning really was and I never could come up with one definite answer. So, I hope this helps. It's all about the ladies loving the ladies!

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i don't think the song is about leading men on with her money. she is comparing messing with somebody's feelings - with poker. a guy played her and she is acting like she still likes him and then when he falls for her, BAM "can't read my poker face" he'll end up being hurt in the end :) i love those kinds of songs. stupid boys :B

oh and i love the beat to this song. to me, its a mix of old school and new wave pop i like. Lady Gaga seems to be the only latest pop artist that can seem to pull it off. reminds me of Madonna a bit. A new Madonna.

How about a new Gwen Stefani??

Listen to Boys Boys Boys and LoveGame. Very Gwen.

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well I was watching an interview with lady gaga and she explained that poker face was about "poker facing" your sexuality. She talked about how she made love with her old boyfriend and she would put on a poker face during the sex. she said she pictured another female to make the sex better for her. i have to say I love this song even more now

agreed. she's such an artist and inspiration =3

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It is love glue gun. I typed it wrong. According to Lady Gaga's official lyrics it's also "she's got me like nobody" rather than "she's gonna love nobody" (which is distinctly what I hear), and it's also "I'll get him HOT, show him what I got." I really thought I heard hard. Haha. :]

I made the same mistake whenever I sang the song it was always "hard" I said until my friend kept saying it was Hot. It really does sound like she says hard.

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My friend and I have a theory - that Lady Gaga really MEANS "hard." If you look at the second verse, she says "I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be", which makes NO sense. It would make more sense if she said "HOT pair."

Therefore, I think Lady Gaga wanted us to interpret this as word switch - if you replace "hard" with "hot" and "hot" with "hard" in both of those places, the song works better, and is much sexier. It also sounds more accurate when you listen...

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I definitely hear love game. And lovesickened, if it was "hard" she'd be just a little more trashy. Haha, not that it'd matter, I'd still love her.

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it's about her bisexual experiences! whenever she's with a guy she can't let him know that she is actually thinking about a woman

"no HE can't read my poker face SHE'S got me like nobody"

she always leads him on but all she really wants is to be with a woman =)

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I finally know what it's about! I read in an article that she said it was about her bisexuality. Her being with a guy but fantasizing about her being with a girl. She has a poker face on so he doesn't know.