Let's Shut Up & Dance – English Lyrics

• By: Jason Derulo, LAY, NCT 127

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the universal language of music and dance with "Let's Shut Up & Dance." This cross-cultural collaboration between American pop star Jason Derulo and K-pop icons LAY and NCT 127 is a perfect entry point to see how English is used in a global pop context. The song's repetitive and catchy chorus makes it easy to sing along, helping you practice pronunciation and rhythm, while its celebration of diversity offers a vibrant lesson in cultural appreciation.

[English]

Yeah

Trap made it work

Bongo by the way (yeah)

Bass drop

Uh, uh, yeah, uh, uh, uh

Shut up and dance

Your body gave me motivation (move)

Your touch is all that's on my mind (touch)

Sweat on you, precipitating (sweat)

You feel me rising from behind

Give it to me, give it to me

Come let your body show me

Give it to me, give it to me

What your lips wanna say

All my London girls come and show me somethin'

All my L.A. girls come and show me somethin'

Ethiopian girls come and show me somethin'

Come and show me somethin', come on, come on

Jamaican girls wanna blow it down

My Asian girls wanna work it out

Turn around, don't talk shh, hush your mouth

Show me somethin', show me somethin'

Shut up and dance, uh

(Show me somethin')

Shut up and dance, babe, uh, baby

Shut up and dance

Roll it and light it for me (light)

Ice my Corona (oh)

No need for conversation

Love your persona

And I'm really doing different routes (skrrt, skrrt, skrrt)

Late night, eat it like In-N-Out

Turned you, you gon' bring a friend around

2pac, you can get a round, get a round

All my London girls come and show me somethin'

All my L.A. girls come and show me somethin'

Ethiopian girls come and show me somethin'

Come and show me somethin', come on, come on

Jamaican girls wanna blow it down

My Asian girls wanna work it out

Turn around, don't talk shh, hush your mouth

Show me somethin', show me somethin'

Shut up and dance, uh (show me somethin', show me somethin')

Shut up and dance, babe, uh (show me somethin'), baby

Shut up and dance

Oh, oh

Shut up and dance

...

Ayy, ayy

Ayy-ay-ay, baby

Shut up and dance

(Show me somethin')

Ayy, ayy (show me somethin')

(Show me somethin')

Ayy-ay-ay

Your body gave me motivation (move)

Your touch is all that's on my mind (touch)

Sweat on you, precipitating, yeah (sweat)

You feel me rising from behind

Give it to me, give it to me

Come let your body show me

Give it to me, give it to me

What your lips wanna say

Shut up and dance (show me somethin')

Come on, girl (show me somethin')

Come on (show me somethin'), come on, girl

(Show me somethin')

Oh, baby

You ain't gotta say nothing

There's no use, ooh

Shut up and dance

(Show me somethin', show me somethin', show me somethin')

...

Shut up and dance

(Blow it down)

You ain't gotta say nothing, baby

All my London girls come and show me somethin'

All my L.A. girls come and show me somethin'

Ethiopian girls come and show me somethin'

Come and show me somethin', come on, come on

Jamaican girls wanna blow it down

My Asian girls wanna work it out

You ain't gotta say nothing, (hush your mouth) baby

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
motivation /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ B2	noun - reason or incentive that drives someone to act
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to make physical contact with something
sweat /swɛt/ A2	noun - moisture excreted by the body
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - female children or young women
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	verb - to display or present something
shut /ʃʌt/ A2	verb - to close something
blow /bloʊ/ A2	verb - to expel air from the mouth
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to perform tasks or duties
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to rotate or move around an axis
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - visible illumination
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person attached to another by affection
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
rise /raɪz/ B1	verb - to move upward; to increase
mouth /maʊθ/ A2	noun - the opening in the face through which we speak and eat
persona /pɜːrˈsoʊnə/ C1	noun - the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others
conversation /kɒnvərˈseɪʃən/ B1	noun - an informal talk between two or more people

Key Grammar Structures

• Your body gave me motivation (move)

  ➔ Present Simple Passive Voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice to emphasize the action's effect on the subject. 'Gave' is the past tense of 'give' in the passive voice.

• All my London girls come and show me somethin'

  ➔ Present Simple with Imperative

  ➔ The sentence combines the present simple ('come') with an imperative ('show'), creating a direct invitation or command.

• You feel me rising from behind

  ➔ Present Simple with Continuous Implication

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple ('feel') to describe an action that is ongoing or continuous in context.

• Turn around, don't talk shh, hush your mouth

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Negative Command

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood ('Turn', 'hush') with a negative command ('don't talk'), giving a direct order.

• You ain't gotta say nothing

  ➔ Double Negative in Informal Speech

  ➔ The sentence uses double negatives ('ain't gotta', 'nothing') in informal speech, which is grammatically incorrect but common in colloquial language.