24K Magic – English Lyrics

• By: Bruno Mars
• Album: 24K Magic

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language with '24K Magic' is a fun and energetic experience. The song is filled with contemporary slang and cultural references, offering a glimpse into modern American English. Its call-and-response structure and catchy, repetitive chorus make it easy to sing along and pick up new vocabulary related to celebration and confidence.

[English]

Tonight

I just want to take you higher

Throw your hands up in the sky

Let's set this party off right

...

Players, put your pinky rings up to the moon

...

Girls, what y'all trying to do?

24 karat magic in the air

...

Head to toe so player

Uh, look out!

Pop pop, it's show time (show time)

Show time (show time)

Guess who's back again?

Oh, they don't know? (Go on, tell 'em)

Oh, they don't know? (Go on, tell 'em)

I bet they know soon as we walk in (sho'nuff)

Wearing Cuban links (yeah)

Designer minks (yeah)

Inglewood's finest shoes (whoop, whoop)

Don't look too hard, might hurt yourself

Known to give the colour red the blues

Ooh, shit

I'm a dangerous man with some money in my pocket

(Keep up)

So many pretty girls around me, and they waking up the rocket

(Keep up)

Why you mad? Fix your face

Ain't my fault that y'all be jocking (keep up)

Players only, come on

Put your pinky rings up to the moon

Girls, what y'all trying to do?

24 karat magic in the air

...

Head to toe so player

Uh, look out

Second verse for the hustlas (hustlas)

Gangstas (gangstas)

Bad bitches and your ugly ass friends (haha)

Can I preach? (Uh-oh)

Can I preach? (Uh-oh)

I gotta show 'em how a pimp get it in

First, take your sip (sip), do your dip (dip)

Spend your money like money ain't shit, ooh-ooh (we too fresh)

Got to blame in on Jesus (hashtag blessed)

They ain't ready for me, uh

I'm a dangerous man with some money in my pocket

(Keep up)

So many pretty girls around me, and they waking up the rocket

(Keep up)

Why you mad? Fix your face

Ain't my fault that y'all be jocking (keep up)

Players only, come on

Put your pinky rings up to the moon

Hey girls

What y'all trying to do? (What y'all trying to do?)

24 karat magic in the air

Head to toe so player

Uh, look out!

(Whoo!) Everywhere I go they be like

Ooh, so player (whoo!)

Everywhere I go they be like

Ooh, so player, (ah, whoo!)

Everywhere I go they be like

Ooh, so player, ooh

Now, now, now

Watch me break it down like uh

24 karat, 24 karat magic

What's that sound?

24 karat, 24 karat magic

Come on now

24 karat, 24 karat magic

Don't fight the feeling

Invite the feeling

Just put your pinky rings up to the moon

Girls, what y'all trying to do? (Tell me what y'all trying to do)

24 karat magic in the air

Head to toe so player (hands up)

Put your pinky rings up to the moon

Girls, what y'all trying to do? (Do)

24 karat magic in the air

...

Head to toe so player (24 karat)

Uh, look out

(24 karat magic, magic, magic, magic, magic)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces
player /ˈpleɪər/ B2	noun - a person who plays a game or sport
pinky /ˈpɪŋki/ A2	noun - the smallest finger on the hand
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - female children or young women
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ B2	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
rocket /ˈrɑːkɪt/ B1	noun - a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause physical pain or injury
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
finest /ˈfaɪnɪst/ B2	adjective - of the highest quality
waking /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to stop sleeping
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	verb - to allow someone to see something
guess /ɡɛs/ A2	verb - to form an opinion or make a judgment about something without sufficient evidence
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause physical pain or injury

Key Grammar Structures

• I just want to take you higher

  ➔ Use of 'just' with 'want to' for emphasis

  ➔ 'Just' emphasizes that the speaker's desire is sincere or immediate.

• Put your pinky rings up to the moon

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'Put' for giving a command

  ➔ 'Put' is used here as a command instructing someone to position their pinky rings near the moon.

• Guess who's back again?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence using 'Guess' for making a speculative question

  ➔ 'Guess' is used here as a way to invite the listener to speculate or identify who is returning.

• Don't look too hard, might hurt yourself

  ➔ Negative imperative with 'Don't' plus modal 'might' to express possibility

  ➔ 'Don't look too hard' is a negative command advising caution, while 'might hurt yourself' indicates a possibility of injury.

• Ain't my fault that y'all be jocking

  ➔ Use of 'Ain't' as a contraction for 'is not' or 'have not' in colloquial speech

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a colloquial contraction often used in informal speech to mean 'is not' or 'have not'.

• First, take your sip, do your dip

  ➔ Imperative sentences using 'take' and 'do' for commands or instructions

  ➔ 'Take your sip' and 'do your dip' are commands instructing someone to perform specific actions.

• What's that sound?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with 'What' to ask about a sound

  ➔ 'What's that sound?' is a question asking for identification or clarification of a particular sound.