Fee Fie Foe Fum – English Lyrics

• By: K-Ci & JoJo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of K-Ci & JoJo's "Fee Fie Foe Fum," where a familiar nursery rhyme transforms into a tale of love and suspicion. This song offers a unique blend of R&B with a classic twist, perfect for understanding how everyday language can be used to express complex feelings of betrayal and mistrust in relationships.

[English]

Yeah baby, ooh baby

Yeah

You been leaving every night at the very same time

You claim you've been going to work but I ain't seen one damn dime babe

Does this job require that you I bring a night gown trim in lace

'Cause the one that I just bought for you disappeared without a trace

Late at night I hold my pillow tight and I wished that it was you

I'm up till 6 o'clock when you turned the lock

Feeling like I'm abused

'Cause baby you got me thinking, you doing me wrong

Fee fie foe fum

Got a feeling you've been creeping with someone

How could you do this to me

Thought that you really love me

Fee fie foe fum

Got a feeling you've been creeping with someone

How could you do this to me

Thought that you really love me

Listen baby

How could you try to lay me like I was your fool

Why stay if you wanna play, baby girl you got to move

Someone called me late last night, he didn't leave his name

All he said to me was watch your back 'cause your girl is playing games

Late at night I hold my pillow tight and I wish that it was you

I'm up till 6 o'clock when you turn the lock

Feel like I've been abused

'Cause baby you got me thinking, you doing me wrong

Fee fie foe fum

Got a feeling you've been creeping with someone

How could you do this to me

Thought that you really love me

Fee fie foe fum

Got a feeling you've been creeping with someone

How could you do this to me

Thought that you really love me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to go away from a place
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
work /wɜːrk/ A1	noun - a job or activity that you do regularly, especially in order to earn money verb - to do a job, especially to earn money
disappeared /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərd/ B1	verb - to become impossible to see
pillow /ˈpɪloʊ/ A2	noun - a rectangular cloth bag filled with soft material, used for resting your head on in bed
lock /lɒk/ A2	noun - a device that keeps a door, window, lid, etc. fastened and usually needs a key to open it verb - to fasten something with a lock
abused /əˈbjuːzd/ B2	verb - to use something in a bad or wrong way adjective - having been treated badly
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - the process of using your mind to consider something noun - the activity of using your mind to produce ideas or decisions
creeping /ˈkriːpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to move slowly, quietly, and carefully
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who lacks judgment or sense verb - to trick or deceive someone
called /kɔːld/ A1	verb - to telephone someone or to shout to someone
games /ɡeɪmz/ A1	noun - activities that people do for fun or competition
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction verb - to experience a physical sensation or emotion
tight /taɪt/ B1	adjective - fixed or fastened firmly in position
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true

Key Grammar Structures

• You **been leaving** every night at the very same time

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Indicates an action that started in the past and has continued to the present. Emphasizes the duration of the action.

• You **claim** you've been going to work but I ain't seen one damn dime babe

  ➔ Verb of reporting

  ➔ The verb "claim" is used to state or assert something, often without definitive proof.

• 'Cause the one that I just **bought** for you disappeared without a trace

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ Used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Late at night I hold my pillow tight and I **wished** that it was you

  ➔ Past Simple (in a conditional/hypothetical context)

  ➔ Used after "wish" to express a desire for something different from the present reality.

• I'm up till 6 o'clock when you **turned** the lock

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ Used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Feeling like **I'm abused**

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple)

  ➔ The subject ("I") is being acted upon by someone or something else (implied: by my partner's actions).

• 'Cause baby you got me **thinking**, you doing me wrong

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The verb "thinking" is used as a noun (the object of "got me").

• How could you **do** this to me

  ➔ Modal verb + bare infinitive

  ➔ Uses the modal verb "could" to express surprise or disbelief, followed by the bare infinitive "do".

• Someone **called** me late last night, he didn't leave his name

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ Used to describe a completed action in the past.