I Like to Move It – English Lyrics

• By: Sacha Baron Cohen
• Album: Madagascar

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the energetic world of English dance music with 'I Like to Move It'! This song is perfect for learners to practice rhythmic imperatives and repetitive phrasing, making it a fun and accessible way to get comfortable with the flow of spoken English through music.

[English]

Okay. let's make a good impression on the people. Smiles everyone. Let's get it together.

Is that the best you can do, Melman? -Oh I'm not smiling, it's gas.   -Okay well great, let's make gas, let's go.

-Wow -It's not people...it's animals.

-California animals...Dude. -This is like a Puffy party.

-I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it You like to... -Move it!

-I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it I like to move it, move it You like to... -Move it!

-I like to move it, move it. You like to move it, move it She like to move it, move it He like to... -Move it!

All girls all over the world Original King Julien pon ya case man!

I love how all the girls a move their body. And when ya move ya body, you no move it nice and sweet and sassy. Right?

-What kind of zoo is this? -I just saw 26 break health code violations -I'm loving San Diego, this place is off the chizzang!

-Twenty seven!

Woman! Physically fit, physically fit, physically physically physically fit. Woman! Physically fit, physically fit...

-We should have brought chips and dip! -Wait. Where's Alex?

What happened to him, he was right behind us. Wasn't he right behind us? -I don't know where he's at, but he's missing one heck of a party

The Foosa! The Foosa! The Foosa are attacking! Run for your lives!

-Who's hungry? -Say it?

Ugh. I hate spiderwebs.

Yeah, thanks a lot, guys. Thanks for waiting up. Really appreciate it.

Hey, hi. We just got into  New York and we're looking for a supervisor  

because we've been sitting on that beach back  there for hours and nobody's even bothered  

to show up. I don't know how things are uh...  Yeah, I don't know how things are normally 

run around here, but obviously there's been some sort of major screw-up, which is cool  

so if you could just point us towards  the administrative offices we'll just, uh...

Well howdy do!

[screams]

Spider! Spider! Spider on my back!

Murray?

Did you see that? -He scared the Foosa away

-Aaaaaah! -Well, you're getting it -Get it! -You can't get it!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
impression /ɪmˈprɛʃən/ B1	noun - an effect or feeling produced by something or someone.
animals /ˈænɪməlz/ A2	noun - living creatures that are not plants.
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of people for pleasure.
move /muːv/ A2	verb - to change position or location.
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal.
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing love.
physically /ˈfɪzɪkli/ B1	adverb - relating to the body.
fit /fɪt/ A2	adjective - in good physical condition.
missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not present.
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	verb - to take violent action against someone.
spiderwebs /ˈspaɪdəˌwebs/ B1	noun - a web spun by a spider.
screw-up /ˈskruːʌp/ B1	noun - a mistake or failure.
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B2	verb - to recognize the full worth of something.
supervisor /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzər/ B2	noun - a person who manages or oversees something.
normally /ˈnɔːrməli/ B1	adverb - in the usual way.
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - frightened.

Key Grammar Structures

• I like to move it, move it.

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "like" is followed by the infinitive "to move" to express a preference or habit.

• She like to move it, move it.

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Informal/Dialect)

  ➔ In this lyric, the verb "like" lacks the third-person singular "s", which is common in informal English or Caribbean-influenced dialects.

• We should have brought chips and dip!

  ➔ Modal Perfect (Past Modality)

  ➔ "Should have brought" indicates a past action that was desirable but did not happen (regret).

• Wasn't he right behind us?

  ➔ Negative Interrogative Sentence

  ➔ The construction "Wasn't he" is used to confirm a belief or seek agreement about a past state.

• He was right behind us.

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "was" is the past tense of "be", used here to describe a completed state in the past.

• I don't know where he's at.

  ➔ Indirect Question / Embedded Clause

  ➔ The clause "where he's at" acts as the object of the verb "know", following the word order of a statement.

• We've been sitting on that beach for hours.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "Have been sitting" emphasizes the duration of an activity that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• You can't get it!

  ➔ Modal Verb of Ability (Negative)

  ➔ "Can't" (cannot) expresses the lack of ability to perform an action.