Girls Just Want to Have Fun – English Lyrics

• By: Cyndi Lauper

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Cyndi Lauper's iconic "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" – a vibrant and empowering anthem that transcends language barriers. Learning English through this song offers a joyful way to grasp expressions of defiance, celebration, and female solidarity. Its energetic New Wave style and relatable lyrics about independence make it a special and unforgettable tune for any language learner.

[English]

I come home, in the mornin' light

My mother says, "When you gonna live your life right?"

Oh momma dear, we're not the fortunate ones

And girls, they wanna have fun

Oh girls just wanna have fun

...

The phone rings, in the middle of the night

My father yells, "What you gonna do with your life?"

Oh daddy dear, you know you're still number one

But girls, they wanna have fun

Oh girls just wanna have

That's all they really want

Some fun

When the workin' day is done

Oh girls, they wanna have fun

Oh girls just wanna have fun (girls, they want)

(Wanna have fun, girls)

(Wanna have)

...

Some boys take a beautiful girl

And hide her away from the rest o' the world

I wanna be the one to walk in the sun

Oh girls, they wanna have fun

Oh girls just wanna have

That's all they really want

Is some fun

When the workin' day is done

Oh girls, they wanna have fun

Oh girls just wanna have fun (girls, they want)

(Wanna have fun, girls)

(Wanna have)

They just want, they just wanna (girls)

They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)

Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun

(Just want, they just wanna)

They just wanna, they just wanna (girls)

They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)

Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun

When the workin'

When the workin' day is done

Oh, when the workin' day is done

Oh, girls, girls just wanna have fun

Everybody

Huh, huh

They just want, they just wanna (girls)

They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)

Oh, girls, girls just wanna have fun

(They just wanna, they just wanna) when the workin'

When the working day is done (they just want, they just wanna)

Oh, when the working day is done (girls, girls just wanna have fun)

Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun

(They just want, they just wanna)

(They just want, they just wanna)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure
wanna /ˈwɑːnə/ A1	verb - informal contraction of 'want to'
girls /ɡɜːlz/ A1	noun - young or unmarried women
workin' /ˈwɜːrkɪn/ A1	verb - informal contraction of 'working'
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a 24-hour period
done /dʌn/ A1	verb - past participle of 'do'
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1	adjective - very attractive
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star at the center of the solar system
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something out of sight
fortunate /ˈfɔːrtʃənət/ B1	adjective - lucky or favored by chance
number /ˈnʌmbər/ A1	noun - a symbol or word used in counting verb - to give a number to something
really /ˈriːəli/ A1	adverb - in fact or truth
dear /dɪər/ A2	adjective - beloved or valued
yell /jel/ A2	verb - to shout loudly