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You can dance, you can jive 00:24
Having the time of your life, ooh 00:29
See that girl, watch that scene 00:34
Dig in the Dancing Queen 00:38
Friday night and the lights are low 00:48
Looking out for a place to go 00:53
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing 00:58
You come to look for a king 01:02
Anybody could be that guy 01:08
Night is young and the music's high 01:12
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine 01:17
You're in the mood for a dance 01:21
And when you get the chance 01:26
You are the Dancing Queen 01:30
Young and sweet, only seventeen 01:34
Dancing Queen 01:41
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah 01:44
You can dance, you can jive 01:51
Having the time of your life, ooh 01:56
See that girl, watch that scene 02:01
Dig in the Dancing Queen 02:04
02:14
You're a teaser, you turn 'em on 02:19
Leave them burning and then you're gone 02:24
Looking out for another, anyone will do 02:29
You're in the mood for a dance 02:33
And when you get the chance 02:38
You are the Dancing Queen 02:42
Young and sweet, only seventeen 02:46
Dancing Queen 02:53
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah 02:55
You can dance, you can jive 03:02
Having the time of your life, oh 03:07
See that girl, watch that scene 03:12
Dig in the Dancing Queen 03:16
Dig in the Dancing Queen 03:26
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Dancing Queen – English Lyrics

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[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

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Vocabulary Meanings

dance

/dæns/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music

queen

/kwiːn/

A2
  • noun
  • - a female monarch

music

/ˈmjuː.zɪk/

A1
  • noun
  • - vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce harmony

night

/naɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise

light

/laɪt/

A2
  • noun
  • - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible

scene

/siːn/

B1
  • noun
  • - a place where an event occurs

mood

/muːd/

B1
  • noun
  • - a temporary state of mind or feeling

chance

/tʃæns/

B1
  • noun
  • - a possibility of something happening

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the indefinite continued progress of existence

beat

/biːt/

B2
  • noun
  • - the main accent or rhythmic unit in music

young

/jʌŋ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having lived or existed for a short time

sweet

/swiːt/

A2
  • adjective
  • - having a pleasant taste or smell

place

/pleɪs/

A1
  • noun
  • - a particular position or point in space

girl

/ɡɜːrl/

A1
  • noun
  • - a female child or young woman

king

/kɪŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a male monarch

teaser

/ˈtiː.zər/

B2
  • noun
  • - a person who makes fun of or provokes someone

Key Grammar Structures

  • You can dance, you can jive

    ➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb

    ➔ Uses 'can' to express ability or possibility.

  • 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.

  • Feel the beat from the tambourine

    ➔ Imperative sentence with the verb 'feel'

    ➔ Directly instructs or invites someone to experience or sense the rhythm.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Young and sweet, only seventeen

    ➔ Adjective phrase 'Young and sweet' + adverb 'only' + number 'seventeen'

    ➔ Provides descriptive information about age and character traits.

  • 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.