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karaokeUpdated June 2, 2026

CKay - By Now [Official Music Video] karaoke version

A simple way into the karaoke version when you want the arrangement to stay familiar and the lead vocal to step aside.

CKay - By Now [Official Music Video]

About this version

Sometimes you do not need a big setup. You just need the song without the lead and a straight path into rehearsal.

Useful for

singing practice at home

Useful for

cover rehearsals

Useful for

working on phrasing before a full take

A simple way in

A cleaner backing track for singing, rehearsal, and covers when you want the song to stay familiar but the lead vocal to step aside.

Start with the tricky section, not the whole song. A few good repetitions usually tell you more than one rushed pass from top to bottom.

Once it feels settled, go back to the full arrangement and check whether it still holds together. That is usually where the real answer is.

Notes

The official music video for "By Now" by CKay, taken from the Sad Romance Album. Stream the Sad Romance album: https://Ckay.lnk.to/Sad_RomanceAY Subscribe to Ckay: http://bit.ly/SubscribetoCkay Follow CKay On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ckay_yo Instagram: https://instagram.com/ckay_yo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ckay_yo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ckayyo/ CKay - By Now (Lyrics) Verse 1: shimi shimi shimi ya shimi shimi ya shimi ya she no dey wear brazziere when she see me ya see me ya nobody wickeder than you shawty why you dey catch my cruise? i should be beside and inside you shawty Pre-Chorus: woah woah by now we suppose don by now how you go dey tease me up till now eh up till now make i turn your body upside down make our neighbours hear the sound it’s me and you no one’s around ah no one’s around ah Chorus: Ra ra nobody go know Ra ra nobody go know yoyo bitters the ting dey bitter like yoyo bitters when you’re not around me e be like sey i dey for hospital Verse 2: I know what you like I know what you like I see it in your eyes but you too dey disguise no go slogodo are you a bad or are you a cat fish? the story don dey long if i no pick your call it’s not my fault Pre-Chorus: woah woah by now we suppose don by now how you go dey tease me up till now eh up till now make i turn your body upside down make our neighbours hear the sound it’s me and you no one’s around ah no one’s around ah Chorus: Ra rab nobody go know Ra ra nobody go know yoyo bitters the ting dey bitter like yoyo bitters when you’re not around me e be like sey i dey for hospital

Next

Open the song in the app, stay with the part you came for, and leave the rest for later.