Let's Get It Up – English Lyrics

• By: AC/DC

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English through AC/DC's 'Let's Get It Up' offers a unique dive into colloquialisms and double entendres. This song is a masterclass in playful, if direct, language, showcasing how metaphors and straightforward rock and roll energy can combine to create a memorable and impactful track. It's a special piece for understanding the rebellious and fun-loving spirit that has defined rock music for decades.

Key Grammar Structures

• Loose lips sink ships

  ➔ Rhyming Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ An alliterative idiom warning that careless talk can cause disasters. Uses present simple tense for universal truth.

• It's high tide, so let's ride

  ➔ Contraction + Causative 'so' + Imperative Suggestion

  ➔ Combines three structures: 1) "It's" (contraction of it is) 2) "so" showing consequence 3) "let's" for making a suggestion.

• The moon is rising and so am I

  ➔ Parallel Structure + Emphatic Inversion

  ➔ Uses parallel comparison with "and so" + inverted structure ("am I" instead of "I am") for rhythmic emphasis.

• I'm gonna get it up

  ➔ Informal Future Tense

  ➔ "Gonna" (colloquial for "going to") expresses future intention. Common in spoken English/song lyrics.

• Never gonna let it up

  ➔ Double Negative Reinforcement

  ➔ The phrasal verb "let up" (meaning diminish) is intensified by "never" + "gonna" for strong negation and future continuity.

• I'll never go down, never go down

  ➔ Future Simple + Anaphora Repetition

  ➔ Future tense "I'll" with "never" + repeated phrase creates rhythmic determination and refusal.

• So screw him up and plug him in

  ➔ Consecutive Imperatives + Pronominal Verbs

  ➔ Phrasal verbs (screw up, plug in) in imperative mood with "him" as object pronoun. Shows mechanical imagery.

• Let's get it up

  ➔ Persuasive Imperative

  ➔ Repeated core phrase using "let's" (first person plural imperative) for collective action motivation.

• Right to the top, let's get it up

  ➔ Directional Preposition + Reinforcing Infinitive

  ➔ "To the top" as prepositional phrase indicating goal + infinitive "get" emphasizing upward movement metaphor.