Dance With The One That Brought You – English Lyrics

• By: Shania Twain

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(BELL RINGING)

(SOFT COUNTRY MUSIC)

♪ WELL HE SHINES LIKE A PENNY IN A LITTLE KID'S HAND ♪

♪ WHEN HE'S OUT ON A SATURDAY NIGHT ♪

♪ HE'S A REAL GO-GETTER AND THE BEST TWO-STEPPER YOU'LL SEE ♪

♪ BUT WHEN I'M SITTING ALONE AT A TABLE FOR TWO ♪

♪ 'CAUSE HE'S ALREADY OUT ON THE FLOOR ♪

♪ I THINK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MY MAMA USED TO SAY TO ME ♪

♪ YOU GOT TO DANCE WITH THE ONE THAT BROUGHT YOU ♪

♪ STAY WITH THE ONE THAT WANTS YOU ♪

♪ THE ONE WHO'S GONNA LOVE YOU ♪

♪ WHEN ALL OF THE OTHERS GO HOME ♪

♪ DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ♪

♪ DON'T LET THE MOON GET TO YOU ♪

♪ DANCE WITH THE ONE THAT BROUGHT YOU AND YOU CAN'T GO WRONG ♪

♪ HE'S GOT HIS OLD BEST BUDDIES AND HIS NEW BEST FRIENDS ♪

♪ AND THE GIRLS ALL GIVE HIM THE EYE ♪

♪ HE'S A GOOD-TIME CHARLIE AND THE LIFE OF THE PARTY TONIGHT ♪

♪ BUT WHEN I THINK

ABOUT ANOTHER, WELL, I DON'T THINK TWICE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE HIM ♪

♪ I KNOW HE REALLY LOVES ME AND I THINK MAYBE MAMA WAS RIGHT ♪

♪ YOU GOT TO DANCE WITH THE ONE THAT BROUGHT YOU ♪

♪ STAY WITH THE ONE THAT WANTS YOU ♪

♪ THE ONE WHO'S GONNA LOVE YOU ♪

♪ WHEN ALL OF THE OTHERS GO HOME ♪

♪ DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ♪

♪ DON'T LET THE MOON GET TO YOU ♪

♪ DANCE WITH THE ONE THAT BROUGHT YOU AND YOU CAN'T GO WRONG ♪

♪ YOU'VE GOT TO DANCE WITH THE ONE THAT BROUGHT YOU ♪

♪ AND YOU CAN'T GO WRONG ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move your body to music
shines /ʃaɪnz/ A2	verb - to produce bright light
penny /ˈpɛni/ B1	noun - a small unit of money in some countries
kid /kɪd/ A1	noun - a child
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
two-stepper /ˈtuːˌstɛpər/ C1	noun - a person who dances the two-step, a country dance
table /ˈteɪbəl/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the surface of a room that you walk on
mama /ˈmɑːmə/ A1	noun - mother (informal)
grass /ɡræs/ A1	noun - a common plant with green leaves that covers fields and gardens
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the round object that shines in the sky at night
buddies /ˈbʌdiz/ B1	noun - close friends (informal)
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - people you know and like
fool /fuːl/ B1	verb - to trick or deceive someone
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to care deeply about someone
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in the same place
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - to take or carry someone or something to a place

Key Grammar Structures

• You got to dance with the one that brought you

  ➔ Modal verb 'got to' (have to) and relative clause

  ➔ "Got to" is an informal way of saying "have to" or "must", expressing obligation. "that brought you" is a relative clause modifying "the one".

• The one who's gonna love you when all of the others go home

  ➔ Relative clause with present continuous and simple present

  ➔ "who's gonna love you" uses the present continuous (gonna = going to) for future plans. "when all of the others go home" uses simple present for scheduled future events.

• Don't let the green grass fool you

  ➔ Imperative form with negative

  ➔ "Don't let" is a negative imperative form, used to give a command or warning. The structure is "Don't + verb + object".

• 'Cause he's already out on the floor

  ➔ Present perfect tense with adverb

  ➔ "He's already out" uses the present perfect tense (has + past participle) with the adverb "already" to indicate an action that happened before now and has relevance to the present situation.

• I think about something that my mama used to say to me

  ➔ Past simple with 'used to' for past habits and relative clause

  ➔ "Used to say" expresses a past habit or repeated action that no longer happens. "that my mama used to say to me" is a relative clause modifying "something".

• He's a real go-getter and the best two-stepper you'll see

  ➔ Superlative form with future tense

  ➔ "The best" is a superlative form, indicating the highest degree of quality. "you'll see" uses the future tense (will + verb) to make a prediction.

• 'Cause there'll never be another like him

  ➔ Future with 'will' and comparative structure

  ➔ "There'll never be" uses the future tense with "will" (there will) to make a strong prediction. "like him" is a comparative structure meaning "similar to him".

• He's got his old best buddies and his new best friends

  ➔ Present perfect with 'got' (have got) for possession

  ➔ "He's got" is an informal way of saying "he has got" or "he has", indicating possession. It's commonly used in British and informal American English.

• I know he really loves me and I think maybe mama was right

  ➔ Simple present and past simple in compound sentence

  ➔ "I know" and "he really loves" use simple present for current states/facts. "mama was right" uses past simple for a completed past situation. They are connected with "and" to form a compound sentence.