Boys Will Be Boys – English Lyrics

• By: Paulina Rubio

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Woke up in the morning, you were gone, gone, gone

I wonder why I always take you home, home, home

Can't believe you made me wanna smile, smile, smile

Baby, 'cause I still believe that you'll be mine, mine, mine

Pa pa papa pa prrra pa papa

Gonna talk about us all over the town, town, town

Pa pa papa pa prrra pa papa

Never blame you even though you let me down

Boys will be boys

They like to play around

You shot me with your love gun

I'm falling to the ground

Boys will be boys

They like to play around

So tell me how to love one

That's running like a hound

Boys will be boys!

Boys will be boys!

Boys are always playing silly games, games, games

If I fall, then I'm the only one to blame, blame, blame

Trouble wants to find me all the time, time, time

That's why you're never gonna see me cry, cry, cry

Pa pa papa pa prrra pa papa

Gonna talk about us all over the town, town, town

Pa pa papa pa prrra pa papa

Never blame you even though you let me down

Boys will be boys

They like to play around

You shot me with your love gun

I'm falling to the ground

Boys will be boys

They like to play around

So tell me how to love one

That's running like a hound

Boys will be boys!

Boys will be boys!

Came to this party looking for fun

I saw this hottie looking like a number one

He was so suave (he was so suave)

Said baby, come? (said baby, come?)

We did it until we saw the morning sun

Boys will be boys

They like to play around

You shot me with your love gun

I'm falling to the ground

Boys will be boys

They like to play around

So tell me how to love one

That's running like a hound

Boys will be boys

They like to play around

You shot me with your love gun

I'm falling to the ground

Boys will be boys

They like to play around

So tell me how to love one

That's running like a hound

Boys will be boys

Boys will be boys

Boys will be boys

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wake /weɪk/ A1	verb - to stop sleeping
gone /ɡɒn/ A1	adjective - no longer present
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	verb - to think about something curiously
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept something as true
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak to someone
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - to say someone is responsible for something bad
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in a game or activity for enjoyment
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - to fire a weapon verb - to suddenly affect someone emotionally
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely
trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ A1	noun - a problem or difficulty
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for enjoyment
hottie /ˈhɒti/ B1	noun - an attractive person
suave /swɑːv/ B2	adjective - charmingly confident and elegant
hound /haʊnd/ B1	noun - a dog, especially a hunting dog verb - to pursue relentlessly

Key Grammar Structures

• Woke up in the morning, you were gone, gone, gone

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'woke' and 'were' are in the past simple tense, indicating completed actions in the past.

• Can't believe you made me wanna smile, smile, smile

  ➔ Modal Verb (Can't)

  ➔ The modal verb 'can't' expresses inability or disbelief in the present.

• Baby, 'cause I still believe that you'll be mine, mine, mine

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'you'll be' is in the future simple tense, indicating a future action or state.

• Boys will be boys

  ➔ Future Simple Tense with 'Will'

  ➔ The phrase 'will be' uses 'will' to express a future fact or a habitual action.

• If I fall, then I'm the only one to blame, blame, blame

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The sentence uses 'if' to express a condition and 'then' to show the result, typical of Type 1 conditional sentences.

• That's why you're never gonna see me cry, cry, cry

  ➔ Future with 'Gonna'

  ➔ The phrase 'gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to', used to express future intentions.

• He was so suave (he was so suave)

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Adjective

  ➔ The verb 'was' is in the past simple tense, and 'suave' is an adjective describing the subject.

• We did it until we saw the morning sun

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'did it' is in the past simple tense, and 'saw' is also in the past simple, indicating completed actions.