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(upbeat brass music) 00:01
♪ Downtown we'll drown ♪ 00:09
♪ We're in our never splendor ♪ 00:11
♪ Flowers ♪ 00:13
♪ Showers ♪ 00:14
♪ Who's got the new boy gender ♪ 00:15
♪ I'll be your baby ♪ 00:17
♪ I'll be your score ♪ 00:20
♪ I'll run the gun for you ♪ 00:22
♪ And so much more ♪ 00:24
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 00:25
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 00:27
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 00:29
♪ I'll tumble for you ♪ 00:31
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 00:34
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 00:36
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 00:38
♪ I'll tumble ♪ 00:40
♪ Uptown their sound ♪ 00:41
♪ Is like the native ♪ 00:43
♪ You send her ♪ 00:45
♪ Junction ♪ 00:46
♪ Function ♪ 00:46
♪ The boy with pop is slender ♪ 00:47
♪ Did he say maybe ♪ 00:50
♪ Or I'm not sure ♪ 00:52
♪ He'll be a boy for you ♪ 00:54
♪ But you need more ♪ 00:56
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 00:58
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 00:59
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:02
♪ I'll tumble for you ♪ 01:03
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:06
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:08
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:10
♪ I'll tumble ♪ 01:12
♪ I get a crazy feeling ♪ 01:18
♪ That chases in my head ♪ 01:19
♪ It's nothing that you do to me ♪ 01:21
♪ It's nothing that you said ♪ 01:24
♪ It's love in stereo ♪ 01:26
♪ And when I can't let go I say ♪ 01:28
♪ I'll be your baby ♪ 01:31
♪ I'll be your score ♪ 01:33
♪ I'll run the gun for you ♪ 01:34
♪ And so much more ♪ 01:36
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:38
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:40
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:42
♪ I'll tumble for you ♪ 01:44
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:47
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:48
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 01:51
♪ I'll tumble ♪ 01:52
♪ Downtown we'll drown ♪ 01:54
♪ We're in our never splendor ♪ 01:56
♪ Flowers ♪ 01:58
♪ Showers ♪ 01:59
♪ Who's got the new boy gender ♪ 02:00
♪ I'll be your baby ♪ 02:02
♪ I'll be your score ♪ 02:05
♪ I'll run the gun for you ♪ 02:07
♪ And so much more ♪ 02:09
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 02:10
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 02:12
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 02:14
♪ I'll tumble for you ♪ 02:16
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 02:19
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 02:21
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪ 02:23
♪ I'll tumble ♪ 02:25

I'll Tumble 4 Ya – English Lyrics

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Explore the energetic world of Culture Club's 'I'll Tumble 4 Ya,' a song that captures the essence of 80s ambition and new wave music. Delve into its catchy lyrics and cultural impact, and discover the story behind this hit that propelled the band to international fame. Learning English through music has never been this fun!

[English]
(upbeat brass music)
♪ Downtown we'll drown ♪
♪ We're in our never splendor ♪
♪ Flowers ♪
♪ Showers ♪
♪ Who's got the new boy gender ♪
♪ I'll be your baby ♪
♪ I'll be your score ♪
♪ I'll run the gun for you ♪
♪ And so much more ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble for you ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble ♪
♪ Uptown their sound ♪
♪ Is like the native ♪
♪ You send her ♪
♪ Junction ♪
♪ Function ♪
♪ The boy with pop is slender ♪
♪ Did he say maybe ♪
♪ Or I'm not sure ♪
♪ He'll be a boy for you ♪
♪ But you need more ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble for you ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble ♪
♪ I get a crazy feeling ♪
♪ That chases in my head ♪
♪ It's nothing that you do to me ♪
♪ It's nothing that you said ♪
♪ It's love in stereo ♪
♪ And when I can't let go I say ♪
♪ I'll be your baby ♪
♪ I'll be your score ♪
♪ I'll run the gun for you ♪
♪ And so much more ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble for you ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble ♪
♪ Downtown we'll drown ♪
♪ We're in our never splendor ♪
♪ Flowers ♪
♪ Showers ♪
♪ Who's got the new boy gender ♪
♪ I'll be your baby ♪
♪ I'll be your score ♪
♪ I'll run the gun for you ♪
♪ And so much more ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble for you ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble 4 ya ♪
♪ I'll tumble ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

tumble

/ˈtʌm.bəl/

B1
  • verb
  • - to fall or roll over and over

run

/rʌn/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move quickly on foot

gun

/ɡʌn/

A1
  • noun
  • - a weapon that fires bullets

baby

/ˈbeɪ.bi/

A1
  • noun
  • - a very young child

score

/skɔːr/

A2
  • noun
  • - the number of points in a game

downtown

/ˈdaʊn.taʊn/

A2
  • noun
  • - the central part of a city

drown

/draʊn/

A2
  • verb
  • - to die by taking water into the lungs

splendor

/ˈsplɛn.dər/

B2
  • noun
  • - great and impressive beauty

flowers

/ˈflaʊ.ərz/

A1
  • noun
  • - the part of a plant that is often brightly colored

showers

/ˈʃaʊ.ərz/

A1
  • noun
  • - a fall of rain

gender

/ˈdʒɛn.dər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the state of being male or female

uptown

/ˈʌp.taʊn/

A2
  • noun
  • - the northern part of a city

native

/ˈneɪ.tɪv/

A2
  • noun
  • - a person born in a specified place

junction

/ˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - a place where two or more roads meet

function

/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - the purpose for which something is designed

slender

/ˈslɛn.dər/

B1
  • adjective
  • - thin and delicate

stereo

/ˈstɛr.i.oʊ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a system for recording or reproducing sound using two channels

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