LADY GAGA - POKER FACE
(Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
(Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
(Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
(Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
(Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
I Wanna Hold 'Em Like They Do In Texas Plays (Whoo!)
Fold 'Em Let 'Em Hit Me Raise It, Baby, Stay With Me (I Love It)
Luck And 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, Oh-Whoa-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
I'll Get Him Hot, Show Him What I've Got
Oh, Oh-Whoa-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
I'll Get Him Hot, Show Him What I've 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 P-P-Poker Face (Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
P-P-P-Poker Face P-P-Poker Face (Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
I Wanna Roll With Him A Hard Pair We Will Be (Whoo!)
A Little Gambling 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, Oh-Whoa-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
I'll Get Him Hot, Show Him What I've Got
Oh, Oh-Whoa-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
I'll Get Him Hot, Show Him What I've 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 P-P-Poker Face (Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
P-P-P-Poker Face P-P-Poker Face (Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
(Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
(Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
I Won't Tell You That I Love You Kiss Or Hug You 'Cause I'm Bluffing
With My Muffing I'm Not Lying I'm Just Stunning With My Love Glue-Gunning
(Ma) 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 P-P-Poker Face (She's Got Me Like Nobody)
P-P-P-Poker Face P-P-Poker Face (Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
P-P-P-Poker Face P-P-Poker Face (Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
P-P-P-Poker Face P-P-Poker Face (Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
P-P-P-Poker Face P-P-Poker Face (Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma)
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat
Producer(s): RedOne
Lady Gaga Told Fashionista101 That This Tune Is About The Singer Playing With Guys As If She Were A Poker Player. She Explained: "The Song Speaks In Reference To The Poker Game, 'Texas Hold Em.' So I Said, 'I Wanna Hold Him Like They Do In Texas, Please.' So Its Basically Saying Like, I Wanna Hold That Guy - I Wanna Be Close To Him."
She Later Gave A Different Explanation. Nbc's Access Hollywood Reported That During A Birthday Concert At Palm Springs Convention Center, Where The Audience Was Mainly Made Up Of Gay Men, Lady Gaga Opened Up About The Meaning Behind This Song. To An Enthusiastic Crowd Reaction, She Suggested That It Is About Her Personal Experience With Bisexuality, Adding That The Song Is About Being With A Man But Fantasizing About A Woman; Hence, The Man Must Read Her "Poker Face" To Understand What Is Going Through Her Mind.
The "Mum-Mum-Mum-Ma" Hook Is Sampled From Boney M's 1977 Hit "Ma Baker."
This Climbed Into The Top 10 Of The Hot 100, Whilst Lady Gaga's Debut Single, "Just Dance," Was Positioned At #5. She Thus Became The First Solo Female Lead Artist To Have Her First Two Chart Entries Appear In The Top 10 Simultaneously, Since Ciara Achieved The Same Feat With "Goodies" And "1, 2 Step" In December 2004.
This Reached #1 In Many Countries, Including The Singles Charts In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Norway And Sweden.
When This Song Reached #1 On The Billboard Hot 100, Lady Gaga Became The First Artist To Top The Chart With His Or Her First Two Entries Since 1999-2000, When Christina Aguilera Achieved The Same Feat With "Genie In A Bottle" And "What A Girl Wants."
"Poker Face" Drew Huge Attention On The Internet; It Was The Most-Viewed Song On Songfacts In 2009, And Also The Most-Searched Song On Google. Lady Gaga Was Second Only To Michael Jackson (Who Died That Year) As The Most-Searched Musical Artist On Google.
This Song Reigned For 16 Non-Consecutive Weeks On Top Of The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Chart. It Was The Longest-Running Pan-European #1 Single Since Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" Completed 16 Consecutive Weeks At The Summit In January 2002.
In A One-Off Chart Covering The First Five Years Of The Uk Official Downloads Chart, Which Started On June 26, 2004, This Song Came Out On Top With 779,000 Sales. In Second Place Was The King Of Leon's "Sex On Fire" And In Third Another Lady Gaga Song, "Just Dance." The Singer Thanked Her Fans For Putting Her Track At The Summit Of The Chart. "I Love My Fans Eternally, And Will Continue To Live, Breathe, Bleed, And Love Music And Fashion For Them," She Said.
Lady Gaga Performed This On Season 8 Of American Idol With A Version Which She Played The First Verse And Chorus Singing And Playing The Piano.
This Was The Top-Selling Single Of 2009 In The Uk. Another Gaga Song, "Just Dance," Made It To Number Three In The Year's Rankings With The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" Sandwiched Between Them. The Fame Was The Second-Biggest Selling Album Of 2009 In The Uk, Only Beaten By Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream.
Lea Michele (Rachel Berry) And Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran) Covered An Acoustic Version Of This Song In The Theatricality Episode Of Glee. The Single Version Spent Three Weeks On The Hot 100 Jumping From 100-20, Before Plummeting To #70 The Following Week. In Doing So It Became The First Song In The Chart's History To Register A Gain Of At Least 50 Positions One Week And A Drop Of At Least 50 Spots Seven Days Later.
Gaga Performed This At Halftime Of The 2017 Super Bowl, Pausing To Soak Up Applause After The Line, "I Wanna Hold 'Em Like They Do In Texas Plays." The Game Was Held In Houston, Texas.
The Song Found A New Audience In 2020 When The Poker Face Dance Challenge Stared Trending On Tiktok.