Bad Girls – English Lyrics

• By: Donna Summer
• Album: Bad Girls

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" offers a fantastic opportunity to dive into the English language with its clear storytelling and iconic, repetitive chorus. The song uses conversational phrases and builds a narrative around empathy and social observation, making it a rich text for understanding both language and culture. Its blend of a catchy disco beat with a serious social message makes it a truly special and timeless piece of music.

[English]

Toot, toot hey beep, beep

Toot, toot hey beep, beep

Toot toot hey beep beep

Toot toot hey beep beep

Bad girls

Talking 'bout the sad girls

Sad girls

Talking about bad girls, yeah

See them out on the street at night, walkin'

Picking up on all kinds of strangers

If the price is right you can score

If you're pocket's nice

But you want a good time

...

You ask yourself, who they are

Like everybody else, they come from near and far

...

Bad girls

Talking about the sad girls

Sad girls

Talking about the bad girls, yeah

Friday night and the strip is hot (hot)

Sun's gone down and they're about to trot (out trot)

Spirit's high and legs look hot

Do you wanna get down

Now don't you ask yourself, who they are

Like everybody else, they wanna be a star

...

Bad girl, sad girls

You such a dirty bad girl

Beep, beep uh, uh

You bad girl, you sad girl

You such a dirty bad girl

Beep beep uh, uh

Now you and me, we're both the same

But you call yourself by different names

Now your mama won't like, it when she finds out

Her girl is out at night

...

Toot, toot hey beep, beep

Toot, toot hey beep, beep

Toot, toot hey beep, beep

Toot toot hey beep beep

Hey Mister, have you got a dime? (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

Mister, do you want to spend some time, oh yeah (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

I got what you want (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

You got what I need (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

I'll be your baby (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

Come and spend it on me (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

Hey mister (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

I'll spend some time with you (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

With you, you're fine, with you (Toot, toot hey beep, beep) with you

Bad girls (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

They're just bad girls (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

Talkin' about sad girls (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

Sad girls (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

Hey, hey Mister (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

Got a dime (Toot, toot hey beep, beep)

Toot toot hey beep

Toot, toot hey beep, beep

Toot, toot hey beep, beep

Toot, toot hey beep, beep

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A2	noun - young female persons
bad /bæd/ A2	adjective - not good or desirable
talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to speak or communicate verbally
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling unhappy or sorrowful
street /striːt/ A2	noun - a public road in a city or town
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time from sunset to sunrise
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - currency used to buy goods and services
score /skɔːr/ B2	verb / noun - to obtain points in a game / a record of points achieved
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - measured or measurable period during which an action occurs
star /stɑːr/ B1	noun - a luminous celestial body
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ B2	noun - a sentence asking for information or clarification
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - measured or measurable period during which an action occurs
want /wɑːnt/ A2	verb - to wish for something
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to communicate using a phone or voice

Key Grammar Structures

• Talking 'bout the sad girls

  ➔ Gerund as a subject

  ➔ The phrase uses the gerund form "Talking" to indicate an ongoing action.

• If the price is right you can score

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 1)

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure to express a possible future situation.

• Do you wanna get down

  ➔ Informal contraction (wanna)

  ➔ The word "wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to".

• Now your mama won't like it when she finds out

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'won't' to indicate a future negative action.

• Hey Mister, have you got a dime?

  ➔ Present perfect (have got)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'have got' to indicate possession in the present.

• They're just bad girls

  ➔ Contraction (they are)

  ➔ The contraction 'they're' is used to combine 'they' and 'are'.

• Like everybody else, they come from near and far

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (from near and far)

  ➔ The phrase 'from near and far' indicates the origin of the subject.