Lyrics & Translation
Discover the infectious energy of Kool & The Gang's "Get Down On It," a classic funk song that teaches you how to embrace the groove and dance with confidence. Learn how the song's call to action can inspire you to participate fully in life and find your own rhythm.
Key Vocabulary
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get /ɡɛt/ A1 |
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down /daʊn/ A1 |
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dance /dæns/ A1 |
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want /wɒnt/ A1 |
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wall /wɔːl/ A1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A2 |
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move /muːv/ A2 |
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groove /ɡruːv/ B1 |
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chance /tʃæns/ B1 |
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people /ˈpiːpl/ A1 |
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come /kʌm/ A1 |
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really /ˈrɪəli/ A2 |
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heard /hɜːrd/ B1 |
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say /seɪ/ A1 |
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baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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What you gonna do?
➔ Future Simple (informal): "gonna" (going to)
➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express a future intention or prediction. In this case, it asks what someone intends to do.
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Do you wanna get down?
➔ Contraction "wanna" (want to) + Infinitive
➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to", often used in informal speech and song lyrics. It's followed by the infinitive form of the verb (get down).
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Get down on it
➔ Imperative mood
➔ This is a direct command or instruction, telling the listener to "get down on it". The subject "you" is implied.
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How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance?
➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1 - Possible/Real Condition) + Informal future ("gonna") + Contraction ("wanna")
➔ This sentence sets up a condition: "if you really don't wanna dance." The main clause asks how someone will achieve something (presumably enjoying themselves) under that condition. "Gonna" is the informal future tense and "wanna" is the informal contraction of "want to."
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By standing on the wall
➔ Preposition "by" + Gerund
➔ The preposition "by" is used to indicate the means or method by which something is done. Here, "standing on the wall" is presented as the way someone might try to not dance, which is contrasted with the imperative to "get down on it". The gerund "standing" functions as a noun.
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Get your back up off the wall
➔ Imperative mood + Phrasal Verb (get off)
➔ This is another direct command. "Get off" is a phrasal verb meaning to remove or separate something from something else. In this case, it means to move one's back away from the wall.
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'Cause I heard all the people sayin'
➔ Informal Contraction ("'cause" for "because") + Past Simple
➔ "Cause" is a very common informal contraction of "because", often used in spoken language and song lyrics. The phrase "I heard...saying" indicates that the speaker listened to what other people were saying.
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