Marry You – English Lyrics

• By: Bruno Mars
• Album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be as fun and spontaneous as the story in Bruno Mars' 'Marry You.' This song's simple, repetitive, and joyful lyrics make it a great tool for English learners to pick up conversational phrases related to love and celebration. Its upbeat tempo and clear vocals will have you singing along and improving your pronunciation in no time, all while enjoying a tune about a 'crazy, daring, wedding feeling.'

[English]

It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice?

Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you

Well, I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go

No one will know, oh, come on girl

Who cares if we're trashed, got a pocket full of cash we can blow

Shots of patron and it's on, girl

Don't say no, no, no, no, no

Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

And we'll go, go, go, go, go

If you're ready, like I'm ready

'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice?

Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you, oh

I'll go get a ring, let the choir bells sing like, ooh

So what ya wanna do? Let's just run, girl

If we wake up and you wanna break up, that's cool

No, I won't blame you, it was fun, girl

Don't say no, no, no, no, no

Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

And we'll go, go, go, go, go

If you're ready, like I'm ready

'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice?

Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you

Just say I do

Tell me right now, baby

Tell me right now, baby, baby

Just say I do

...

Tell me right now, baby

Tell me right now, baby, baby, oh

It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice?

Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
marry /ˈmɛri/ B1	verb - to become the legally accepted husband or wife of someone
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ B1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction noun - the appearance of someone or something
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of rhythmic steps or movements
cash /kæʃ/ B1	noun - money in coins or notes
ring /rɪŋ/ A2	noun - a small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger verb - to make a sound like a bell
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words so as to convey information
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - prepared for what is going to happen
blame /bleɪm/ B2	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
care /kɛr/ B1	verb - to feel concern or interest
girl /ɡɜrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure
juice /dʒuːs/ A2	noun - the liquid obtained from fruits or vegetables

Key Grammar Structures

• It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

  ➔ Present continuous for future arrangements/intentions ('We're looking...')

  ➔ The present continuous tense (be + -ing) is used to describe an activity happening now, but also can express future intentions when an arrangement has been made. Here, it suggests they already have a plan (even if 'dumb').

• Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' (want to)

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a colloquial contraction of 'want to'. While common in spoken English and song lyrics, it's generally not used in formal writing.

• Who cares if we're trashed, got a pocket full of cash we can blow

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words) and Reduced relative clause ('we can blow')

  ➔ The sentence omits words for brevity. It is like saying 'Who cares if we are trashed and (if we) have a pocket full of cash that we can blow'. 'That' is omitted in the reduced relative clause. We can blow functions as an adjective modifying 'cash'.

• Don't say no, no, no, no, no

  ➔ Imperative (negative)

  ➔ The use of 'Don't' + base form of the verb to form a negative command or request.

• If you're ready, like I'm ready

  ➔ Elliptical clause ('like I'm ready' is short for 'like I am ready')

  ➔ The auxiliary verb 'am' is omitted at the end of the clause for brevity. It is understood from the context.

• I'll go get a ring, let the choir bells sing like, ooh

  ➔ Future simple with 'I'll' (I will) and imperative 'let' (allow)

  ➔ 'I'll go get a ring' expresses a future action. 'Let the choir bells sing' is a command or suggestion to allow the bells to sing.

• If we wake up and you wanna break up, that's cool

  ➔ Zero Conditional (possible situation and likely outcome).

  ➔ The Zero Conditional describes general truths or situations where one thing always follows another. 'If' + present simple, present simple. 'If we wake up' (possible situation), 'that's cool' (likely outcome).