Call Me Maybe – English Lyrics

• By: Carly Rae Jepsen
• Album: E•MO•TION

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Carly Rae Jepsen's global hit, "Call Me Maybe," and discover the story behind this catchy tune. Explore the song's themes of first crushes and confidence, while learning how a simple folk song transformed into a pop sensation that topped charts worldwide. This song offers a fun and engaging way to explore themes of romance and social interaction in the English language.

[English]

I threw a wish in the well

Don't ask me, I'll never tell

I looked to you as it fell

And now you're in my way

I trade my soul for a wish

Pennies and dimes for a kiss

I wasn't looking for this

But now you're in my way

Your stare was holdin'

Ripped jeans, skin was showin'

Hot night, wind was blowin'

Where you think you're going, baby?

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

It's hard to look right at you, baby

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

And all the other boys try to chase me

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

...

You took your time with the call

I took no time with the fall

You gave me nothing at all

But still, you're in my way

I beg and borrow and steal

At first sight, and it's real

I didn't know I would feel it

But it's in my way

Your stare was holdin'

Ripped jeans, skin was showin'

Hot night, wind was blowin'

Where you think you're going, baby?

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

It's hard to look right at you, baby

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

And all the other boys try to chase me

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

Before you came into my life, I missed you so bad

I missed you so bad, I missed you so, so bad

Before you came into my life, I missed you so bad

And you should know that

I missed you so, so bad

(Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad)

It's hard to look right at you, baby

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

And all the other boys try to chase me

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

Before you came into my life, I missed you so bad

I missed you so bad, I missed you so, so bad

Before you came into my life, I missed you so bad

And you should know that

So call me maybe

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen. verb - to want something to happen or be true.
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
trade /treɪd/ B1	verb - to exchange something for something else. noun - the activity of buying and selling.
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love or affection. verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or affection.
stare /steər/ B1	noun - a fixed look with eyes open wide. verb - look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.
jeans /dʒiːnz/ A1	noun - hard-wearing trousers made of denim or other cotton fabric.
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer protective layer of the body.
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction. verb - to move or cause to move in a twisting or spiral pattern.
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; mad.
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to give someone a phone call. noun - a phone call.
boys /bɔɪz/ A1	noun - plural of boy; a male child or young man.
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to pursue someone or something in order to catch them. noun - an act of pursuing someone or something.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
sight /saɪt/ B1	noun - the ability to see.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (a person or object) through touching.
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - feel regret about the absence or loss of.
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or a low standard.

Key Grammar Structures

• I threw a wish in the well

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "threw" is the past tense of "throw", indicating a completed action in the past.

• Don't ask me, I'll never tell

  ➔ Future Simple (with "will") and Imperative

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating a future action. "Don't ask" is an imperative sentence, giving a command or instruction.

• And now you're in my way

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (Stative verb)

  ➔ "You're" is a contraction of "you are", using the present simple to describe a current state or condition. 'In my way' indicates being an obstacle.

• Ripped jeans, skin was showin'

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense (shortened)

  ➔ "Skin was showin'" is a colloquial shortening of "Skin was showing", which is past continuous. It describes an action in progress in the past.

• Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense and Present Simple

  ➔ "I just met you" uses the present perfect to describe an action that happened recently. "This is crazy" uses the present simple to describe a current state.

• But here's my number, so call me, maybe

  ➔ Imperative Mood and Adverb of possibility

  ➔ "Call me" is an imperative, a command. "Maybe" is an adverb that expresses possibility.

• Before you came into my life, I missed you so bad

  ➔ Past Simple Tense and Past Simple Tense

  ➔ "Came" and "missed" are both verbs in the past simple, indicating completed actions in the past. The structure uses "before" to show the sequence of events.

• I missed you so, so bad

  ➔ Simple Past Tense and Adverb Intensifier

  ➔ "Missed" is the past simple of "miss", indicating a past action. "So, so bad" uses "so" as an intensifier to emphasize the degree of missing someone.