It's My Party – English Lyrics

• By: Lesley Gore

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Lesley Gore's "It's My Party" offers a perfect starting point. This classic pop song not only provides a glimpse into the teenage slang and emotions of the 1960s but its clear narrative and repetitive chorus make it easy to follow along and sing. You'll learn simple past tense verbs and vocabulary related to social events and relationships, all while enjoying a timeless tale of love and betrayal.

[English]

(upbeat instrumental music)

♪ It's my party and I'll cry if I want to ♪

♪ Cry if I want to ♪

♪ Cry if I want to ♪

♪ You would cry too if it happened to you ♪

♪ Well, now nobody knows where my Johnny has gone ♪

♪ Johnny has gone ♪

♪ But Judy left the same time ♪

♪ Why was he holding her hand ♪

♪ When he's supposed to be mine ♪

♪ It's my party and I'll cry if I want to ♪

♪ Cry if I want to ♪

♪ Cry if I want to ♪

♪ You would cry too if it happened to you ♪

♪ Judy and Johnny just walked through the door ♪

♪ Like a queen with her king ♪

♪ Oh, what a birthday surprise ♪

♪ Judy's wearing his ring ♪

♪ It's my party and I'll cry if I want to ♪

♪ Cry if I want to ♪

♪ Cry if I want to ♪

♪ You would cry too if it happened to you ♪

(slow instrumental music)

♪ She don't know that she's a lucky girl ♪

♪ Got the best thing in the whole wide world ♪

♪ Got a love that's hard to find ♪

♪ She's got the boy I wish were mine ♪

♪ But she's a fool ♪

♪ She's a fool ♪

♪ She has his love but treats him cruel ♪

♪ I know there is gonna come a day ♪

♪ He will tell her, girl be on your way ♪

♪ Maybe then he'll turn to me ♪

♪ Then oh how happy I will be ♪

♪ That she's a fool ♪

♪ Oh, she's a fool ♪

♪ She has his love but treats him cruel ♪

♪ She's a fool ♪

♪ She's a fool ♪

♪ Oh ♪

(audience clapping)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - the male ruler of an independent state
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected event or fact
best /bɛst/ A2	adjective - of the highest quality or standard
gone /ɡɒn/ A2	adjective - having left or disappeared
holding /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have or keep in one's grasp
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to desire something to happen
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours