Bounce – English Lyrics

• By: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Snoop Dogg, Julian Banks, Bassjackers

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	noun - a liquid suitable for drinking verb - to swallow (liquid)
gas /ɡæs/ A2	noun - a substance in a form that can expand freely
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
close /kloʊs/ A2	adjective - near in space or time
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
fan /fæn/ A2	noun - a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something
small /smɔːl/ A1	adjective - of limited size
heels /hiːlz/ A2	noun - the back part of the human foot
tall /tɔːl/ A1	adjective - of great or more than average height
needs /niːdz/ A2	noun - something that is necessary for an organism to live a healthy life
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
roll /roʊl/ A2	verb - move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	verb - inhale and exhale the smoke of tobacco or a drug
dope /doʊp/ B1	noun - an illegal drug
big /bɪɡ/ A1	adjective - of considerable size, extent, or intensity

Key Grammar Structures

• Drink in my cup, gas in my blood

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location or content

  ➔ Uses a prepositional phrase "in my cup" and "in my blood" to specify where the drink is or what the blood contains.

• These girls keep on meet me but I think they wanna fuck

  ➔ Present simple tense "keep on" + verb to indicate ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase "keep on" + verb expresses an action that continues over time.

• Baby lookin' at me like she wanna be my fan

  ➔ Verb + gerund "lookin'" (informal) + 'like' + clause to describe manner

  ➔ Uses a gerund "lookin'" informally to describe the action of looking, followed by "like" and a clause to indicate similarity or manner.

• Never been this close to a pimp, say it again

  ➔ Present perfect "have been" + comparative "this close"

  ➔ Uses present perfect "have been" with a comparative phrase "this close" to express a state up to now.

• So, I get her what she needs

  ➔ Present simple "get" + indirect object "her" + object clause "what she needs"

  ➔ Uses the simple present "get" with an indirect object and a clause to indicate who receives what.

• Some tangled break teen and some Snoop Dogg weed

  ➔ Noun phrases with indefinite articles "some" indicating quantity

  ➔ Uses "some" before nouns to indicate an unspecified quantity of things.

• Naturally, my family rollers like Cosa Nostra

  ➔ Adverb "Naturally" + possessive pronoun "my" + noun phrase "family rollers" + simile "like Cosa Nostra"

  ➔ Uses an adverb "Naturally" to express the naturalness, then possessive "my" and nouns to describe family or group, ending with a simile "like Cosa Nostra".