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Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
a full commitment is what Im thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
IIIIIIIIIIIIIi
just wanna tell u how im feelin
Gotta make u understand

Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

This song is a song
rick-roll means

anyone on planet "Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
a full commitment is what Im thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
IIIIIIIIIIIIIi
just wanna tell u how im feelin
Gotta make u understand

Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you"

everyone eles " THAT SONG IS THE DEVIL SPWAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!111111!!!!!1111!!1!a11!!111!!!@Q#WERSDTDFCGYUT^RDCGFBHJK"

Boy 1: "hi"
To send someone a link to 80s pop star Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video, making them believe that they're gonna see something completely different. The meme originated in 4chan's /v/ (videogame) board, when the official "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" trailer was coming out on the game's website but couldn't be watched due to heavy traffic. Playing a prank on everyone who was reading, an anonymous 4chaner said that the trailer was on YouTube and posted a link to Astley's song. Since then, the Rick Roll has been made countless times, not only on 4chan but on the whole of the Internet.
Matt: You gotta check out this new band, it's awesome! Look, here's the video.

Rick Astley: Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down...

Jake: Arrrgh man, you just Rick Rolled me again!
Rick Roll by Catu February 7, 2008
When what you think is a link to something you want to see actually directs you to a video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." This is common in the WoW community.
Awww! Rick rolled again, thought this was the new movie trailer.
an internet phenomenon in which someone provides a link claiming it to be relevant to the topic at hand, only for that link to redirect you to the music video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."
"you've just been rick roll'd!!"
rick roll by deeskweezy October 16, 2008
To be fooled by a mislabeled video link that takes you to an extremely 80s video of Rick Astley.
The link said it was the latest Jessica Simpson + Zhang Ziyi + Halle Berry sex tape, but I was rick rolled.
Rick Roll by the_urban_akm June 8, 2007
An internet meme that lasted for almost 14 years, yet it's still popular to these days. This might be the longest lasting internet meme in existence. You thought amogus was overrated and unstoppable? Take a deeper look, because you can never stop Rick Astley. It's so overused that this might take the whole cake. If you see a link that could lead to a Rick Roll, don't click it. Doesn't matter how curious you are, just do yourself a favor and try to avoid it as much as possible!
Troll: Visit this website to get free robux!
*insert a link to a rick roll*
Me: No, I'm not clicking that!
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