Baby It's Cold Outside – English Lyrics

• By: Idina Menzel, Michael Bublé
• Album: Holiday Wishes

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of the holiday classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé. This song offers a glimpse into mid-20th century social dynamics and sparks discussions about evolving cultural norms, providing a unique lens for understanding societal shifts through music .

[English]

I really can't stay (Baby, it's cold outside) I've got to go away (Baby, it's cold outside)

This evening has been (Been hoping that you'd drop in) So very nice (I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice)

My mother will start to worry (Beautiful, what's your hurry?) My father will be pacing the floor (Listen to the fireplace roar)

So really I'd better scurry (Beautiful, please don't hurry) But maybe just a soda pop more (put some records on while I pour)

The neighbors might think (Baby, it's bad out there) Say, was that a wink? (No cabs to be had out there)

I wish I knew how (Your eyes are like starlight now) To break this spell (I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell)

I oughta get home for dinner (Mind if I move in closer?) So it's time for me to cast you aside (What's the sense in hurtin' my pride?)

I really can't stay (Oh baby don't hold out) Baby, it's cold outside

I simply must go (Baby, it's cold outside) So thanks for the show (But baby, it's cold outside)

The welcome has been (How lucky that you dropped in) So nice and warm (Look out the window at that storm)

My sister will be suspicious (Gosh your lips look delicious) My brother will be there at the door (Waves upon the tropical shore)

My maiden aunt's mind is vicious (Gosh your lips are delicious) Maybe just another dance more (Never such a blizzard before)

I've gotta get home (Baby, you'll freeze out there) Say lend me your comb (It's up to your knees out there)

You've really been grand (I thrill when you touch my hand) But don't you see? (How can you do this thing to me?)

There's bound to be talk tomorrow (Think of my lifelong sorrow) At least there will be plenty implied (If you got pneumonia and died)

I really can't stay (Get over that hold out)

Baby, it's cold

Baby, it's cold outside

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place
drop /drɒp/ (UK), /drɑːp/ (US) B1	verb - to let fall
hurry /ˈhʌri/ B2	verb - to do something quickly noun - urgent need to do something
rush /rʌʃ/ B2	verb - to move quickly
worry /ˈwʌri/ B1	verb - to feel anxious or concerned
fireplace /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/ B2	noun - a structure for holding a fire indoors
roar /rɔːr/ C1	verb - to make a loud, deep sound
soda /ˈsoʊdə/ A2	noun - carbonated soft drink
record /ˈrɛkərd/ B1	noun - a documented account of something
neighbor /ˈneɪbər/ A2	noun - a person living near another
wink /wɪŋk/ B2	verb - to close and open one eye quickly
spell /spɛl/ B2	noun - a period of time verb - to write or name the letters of a word in correct order
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - a feeling of pleasure from achievements
pneumonia /njuˈmoʊ.njə/ C1	noun - an infection inflaming the air sacs in the lungs

Key Grammar Structures

• I really can't stay

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' (cannot) used to express inability or impossibility.

  ➔ 'can't' is a contraction of 'cannot' and is used to indicate that someone is unable to do something.

• I've got to go away

  ➔ Use of 'have got to' to express necessity or obligation.

  ➔ 'have got to' indicates that someone must do something; it's similar to 'must'.

• This evening has been

  ➔ Present perfect tense indicating an action that has occurred recently or in the relevant time frame.

  ➔ 'Has been' in present perfect tense shows a state or activity that started in the past and is relevant to the present.

• My mother will start to worry

  ➔ Use of 'will' to express future intention or a forthcoming action.

  ➔ 'Will' indicates a future action that is expected to happen or is planned.

• So very nice

  ➔ Use of adverbs 'very' and 'nice' to emphasize degree and quality.

  ➔ 'Very' is an adverb that intensifies the adjective 'nice', emphasizing a high degree of niceness.

• My sister will be suspicious

  ➔ Use of 'will be' to indicate a future state or condition.

  ➔ 'Will be' is a future simple form used to describe how someone will feel or be in the future.

• Say, was that a wink?

  ➔ Use of indirect question to inquire about a specific action or gesture.

  ➔ This is an example of an indirect question where 'say' introduces the question about a gesture.