Juju On That Beat – English Lyrics

• By: Zay Hilfiger, Zayion McCall
• Album: Let Me See You Juju

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious energy of "Juju On That Beat" and discover how this viral sensation took the world by storm! Learn about the dance craze it inspired and the unique slang that defines its catchy rhythm.

[English]

Do that one dance baby

That, that one dance

Yeah, oh

You don't know how to do that?

Baby do it for your grandma

Come on, I'm old and I'm trying to learn it

Well yeah, do it

Oh my god, oh my god. Girl ain't that Zay and Zayion?

Yas

Don't both of 'em got a girlfriend?

Girl I don't care

I don't care girl, he still cute

Oh yes

Walked in this party

And these girls lookin' at me

Skinny jeans on and you know my hair nappy

Hey, hey, hey

Okay, okay

I want y'all do it, do this dance now

JuJu on the beat

JuJu on that beat

JuJu on that, JuJu on that, JuJu on that beat

Now slide, drop

Hit dem folks, don't stop, aye

Don't stop, aye

Don't stop, aye

Running man on that beat, aye

Running man on that beat, aye

Running man on that beat, aye

Running man on that beat

Now do your dance, do your dance, do your dance, aye

You ugly

You your daddy's son

Aye, aye

Do your dance, aye

Go crazy, aye

Get freaky, aye

Let's go, leggo, leggo, leggo, leggo

Hey, hey, hey

Yea

Okay we knuckin' and buckin'

And ready to fight

I got my cousin, he with me

And got Lil Zay on the right

And I'm a Detroit baby

And I don't know nothing else

Besides drinking and having parties

And having some fun

I say look in the mirror

What you expect me to do?

I see a 300-S

And got them blacked out rims

I mean I like your style

I'm on a whole 'nother level

If you compare me and you

There wouldn't be no comparings

JuJu on the beat

JuJu on that beat

JuJu on that, JuJu on that, JuJu on that beat

Now slide, drop

Hit dem folks, don't stop, aye

Don't stop, aye

Don't stop, aye

Running man on that beat, aye

Running man on that beat, aye

Running man on that beat, aye

Running man on that beat

Now do your dance, do your dance, do your dance, aye

You ugly

You your daddy's son

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - an act of moving rhythmically to music verb - to move rhythmically to music
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythmic sound verb - to strike repeatedly
slide /slaɪd/ B1	verb - to move smoothly along a surface noun - an act of sliding
drop /drɒp/ A2	verb - to let something fall noun - a small amount of liquid
folks /foʊks/ A2	noun - people in general
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving fast by foot
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged
ugly /ˈʌɡli/ A2	adjective - unpleasant to look at
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering
skinny /ˈskɪni/ B1	adjective - very thin
hair /her/ A1	noun - filaments growing from the skin
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface
style /staɪl/ B1	noun - a particular way of doing something

Key Grammar Structures

• Girl ain't that Zay and Zayion?

  ➔ Informal contraction and question formation

  ➔ The line uses the informal contraction "ain't" for "is not". Also, it forms a question using simple intonation, rather than inverting the subject and verb. ""Ain't"" is non-standard English and suggests an informal dialect.

• Don't both of 'em got a girlfriend?

  ➔ Double negative (informal), question formation

  ➔ This line uses the informal contraction "Don't" instead of "Do...not" and also uses "got" to indicate possession. The intended meaning is "Do they both have a girlfriend?". The phrase "of 'em" is a shortened form of "of them".

• Walked in this party and these girls lookin' at me

  ➔ Past tense (irregular verb) and present participle (informal)

  ➔ "Walked" is the past tense of "walk" (regular verb). "Lookin'" is an informal shortening of "looking", using the present participle form of "look".

• I want y'all do it, do this dance now

  ➔ Pronoun contraction ("y'all"), imperative

  ➔ "Y'all" is a contraction of "you all," commonly used in some dialects of American English. "Do it, do this dance now" is an imperative, commanding someone to perform the action.

• I got my cousin, he with me

  ➔ Omission of verb "is" (copula)

  ➔ The line omits the verb "is" from the phrase "he is with me". This is common in some informal dialects. The correct formal sentence would be: "I got my cousin, he *is* with me."

• And I'm a Detroit baby and I don't know nothing else

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard)

  ➔ The line uses "don't know nothing else", which is a double negative. In standard English, it should be "don't know anything else" or "know nothing else". Double negatives are a feature of some dialects, though considered non-standard in formal English.