Dancing Queen – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
You can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life, ooh
See that girl, watch that scene
Dig in the Dancing Queen
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for a place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance
You are the Dancing Queen
Young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
You can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life, ooh
See that girl, watch that scene
Dig in the Dancing Queen
...
You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
Leave them burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance
You are the Dancing Queen
Young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
You can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life, oh
See that girl, watch that scene
Dig in the Dancing Queen
Dig in the Dancing Queen
...
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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dance /dæns/ A1 |
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queen /kwiːn/ A2 |
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music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A1 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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light /laɪt/ A2 |
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scene /siːn/ B1 |
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mood /muːd/ B1 |
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chance /tʃæns/ B1 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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beat /biːt/ B2 |
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young /jʌŋ/ A1 |
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sweet /swiːt/ A2 |
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place /pleɪs/ A1 |
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girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1 |
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king /kɪŋ/ A2 |
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teaser /ˈtiː.zər/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You can dance, you can jive
➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb
➔ Uses 'can' to express ability or possibility.
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Looking out for a place to go
➔ Present participle 'looking' + preposition 'out for' + noun phrase
➔ Indicates an ongoing action or intention to find or seek something.
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Feel the beat from the tambourine
➔ Imperative sentence with the verb 'feel'
➔ Directly instructs or invites someone to experience or sense the rhythm.
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You're in the mood for a dance
➔ Contraction of 'you are' + prepositional phrase 'in the mood for'
➔ Expresses that someone is feeling a desire or readiness for an activity.
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Anybody could be that guy
➔ Modal verb 'could' + base form of 'be'
➔ Uses 'could' to suggest possibility or potential ability in the present or future.
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Young and sweet, only seventeen
➔ Adjective phrase 'Young and sweet' + adverb 'only' + number 'seventeen'
➔ Provides descriptive information about age and character traits.
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You are the Dancing Queen
➔ Subject 'You' + linking verb 'are' + predicate noun 'the Dancing Queen'
➔ States identity or role using the verb 'are' and a noun phrase.