Hi De Hi Hi De Ho – English Lyrics

• By: Kool & The Gang

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a joyful experience, and 'Hi De Hi Hi De Ho' by Kool & The Gang is a perfect example of how music can make that happen. The song's repetitive and catchy chorus, inspired by Cab Calloway's scatting, offers a fun entry point into English rhythm and pronunciation. Its narrative of heartbreak, juxtaposed with an energetic funk melody, provides a unique emotional context that makes the lyrics both memorable and engaging for learners.

[English]

(upbeat music)

- Hi de ho baby so long.

♪ She don't love me no more ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ She don't love me no more ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ This is the way the song goes ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ That's what she said to me ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ This is the way my love goes ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ She wasn't meant for me ♪

♪ One night while sitting all alone ♪

♪ I heard a ringing on the phone ♪

♪ So sweet and gentle as she could be ♪

♪ These are the words that she said to me ♪

♪ She said Baby ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ I'm sorry ♪

♪ Darlin' ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ I'm leavin' ♪

♪ Sugar ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ I can't take it ♪

♪ Sweet heart ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ It's all over ♪

♪ I say ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ This is the way the song goes ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ That's what she said to me ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ Hmm what a surprise ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ It just about blew my mind ♪

♪ Now that I'm sitting all alone ♪

♪ Can't shake this feeling even though she's gone ♪

♪ They say that memories fade in time ♪

♪ The words she said to me still linger in my mind ♪

♪ She said Baby ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ I'm sorry ♪

♪ Darlin' ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ I'm leaving ♪

♪ Sugar ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ I can't take it ♪

♪ Sweet heart ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ It's all over ♪

♪ I say ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ This is the way the song goes ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ That's what she said to me ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ This is the way my love goes ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ She wasn't meant for me ♪

♪ 'Cause I've got my life to live ♪

♪ I've got my life to live ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ I got so much to give ♪

♪ So much to live ♪

♪ Not gonna let this thing take me ♪

♪ I gotta keep on movin' ♪

♪ I gotta keep movin' and groovin' ♪

♪ So I can get back in the groove groove groove groove yeah ♪

♪ She don't love me no more ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ This is the way the song goes ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ That's what she said to me ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ This is the way my love goes ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ She wasn't meant for me ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ This is the way the song goes ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ That's what she said to me ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ Hmm what a surprise ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

- It's all right baby.

♪ She don't love me no more ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪ ♪ She's gone ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ She's out of my life ♪

♪ She don't love me no more ♪

♪ She' gone ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪

♪ So long baby ♪

♪ She don't love me no more ♪

♪ Why you gonna do that to me ♪

♪ Hi de hi hi de ho ♪ (music fading)

♪ You hurt me so bad ♪

♪ She don't love me no more ♪

♪ Why you wanna do that to me ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to have deep affection for
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a short musical composition with words
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
said /sed/ A1	verb - past tense of say
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - an organ of the body
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of an individual human being
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	adjective - no longer present; departed
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A2	adjective - feeling regret or sadness
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not bitter or salty.
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause physical pain or injury to
movin' /ˈmuːvɪn/ A2	verb - to change position or location