Hi, hello, Grammy winner Chappell Roan’s country-inspired hit “The Giver” is officially upon us! The song first made waves when she made her glimmering Saturday Night Live debut in November 2024. At the time, your favorite artist’s favorite artist ushered in Femme Top Fall her new musical era as she sang the track for the first time ever on SNL.

“All you country boys saying you know how to treat a woman right...well, only a woman knows how to treat a woman right,” she said mid-performance before effortlessly belting a high note. ICYMI, Chappell first teased the song with Polaroid pics that read, “She gets the job done”—a nod to the song’s lyrics—in October. “This is a clue. Just let that sink in,” she captioned her Instagram post.

Chappell also referred to the track along with “Good Luck, Babe!” during an interview with Rolling Stone last year, when she opened up about the vibes of her sophomore album. “We have a country song. We have a dancy song. We have one that’s really ’80s, and we have one that’s acoustic, and we have one that’s really organic, live-band, ’70s vibe. It’s super weird,” she said.

Now seems like the perfect time to study the lyrics to Chappell Roan’s “The Giver” and their meaning. 🤠

Lyrics provided by Genius.

[Verse 1]
Ain’t got antlers on the walls
But I sure know mating calls
From the stalls in the bars on a Friday night
And other boys may need a map
But I can close my eyes
And have you wrapped around my fingers like that

After Chappell refers to taxidermy, a historically masculine decoration that originated in the South, she lets the listener know that she’s keen on women and their desires. She confidently boasts that she knows her way around a woman, not “needing a map.”

[Pre-Chorus]
So, baby
When you need the job done
You can call me, baby

[Chorus]
’Cause you ain’t got to tell me
It’s just in my nature
So take it like a taker, ’cause, baby, I’m a giver
Ain’t no need to hurry, ’cause, baby, I deliver
Ain’t no country boy quitter
I get the job done
I get the job done

In the chorus, she likens hookups to country yard work and explicitly reveals she’s topping till everyone is satisfied.

[Verse 2]
Girl, I don’t need no lifted truck
Revvin’ loud to pick you up
’Cause how I look is how I touch
And in this strip-mall town of dreams
Good luck finding a man who has the means
To rhinestone cowgirl all night long

Chappell’s not into the tricks and cockiness that are used to pick up romantic prospects and lets her beauty speak for itself. In the second verse, she also pays homage to another country track, Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy,” as she brings in a double entendre with a cowgirl sex position.

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Na-na na-na na-na-na-na
Na-na na-na na-na-na-na
Na-na na-na na-na-na-na
Na-na-na (She gets the job done)
All you country boys saying you know how to treat a woman right
(Na-na na-na na-na-na-na, na-na na-na na-na-na-na)
Well, only a woman knows how to treat a woman right (Na-na na-na na-na-na-na, na-na-na)
She gets the job done
Na-na na-na na-na-na-na
Na-na na-na na-na-na-na (She gets the job done)
Na-na na-na na-na-na-na
Na-na-na

Nothing like a good “na-na-na” combo, amirite?

[Chorus]

[Outro]
I get the job done
I get the job done
Well, I get the job done
Yes ma’am, yes I do
You're welcome