Mona Lisa Smile – English Lyrics

• By: will.i.am, Nicole Scherzinger

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the blend of English and the spirit of Brazilian music in will.i.am and Nicole Scherzinger's "Mona Lisa Smile." This song offers a unique opportunity to explore how different musical cultures can be woven together. Its narrative of love and jealousy, set against the backdrop of one of the world's most famous paintings, provides a rich context for language learners to engage with storytelling and emotional expression in music.

[English]

♪ ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY GIRLFRIEND, ♪

♪ MY GIRLFRIEND MONA LISA ♪

♪ SHE LET SOMEBODY TAKE A PICTURE ♪

♪ SO SHE CAN BE A FASHIONISTA. ♪

♪ SHE SAID SHE WANNA BE A MODEL ♪

♪ BUT WHAT SHE WANNA BE A MODEL FOR? ♪

♪ SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WANT TO TRAVEL ♪

♪ WALK THE RUMORS IN MILANO ♪

♪ BUT I TELL HER THAT I LOVED HER ♪

♪ ADORED HER, I NEED HER, MY LISA. ♪

♪ SHE TOLD ME TRUST HER, ♪

♪ I WANT TO, I WANNA TRUST HER. ♪

♪ AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HURTS ME, IT HURTS ME, IT HURTS ME ♪

♪ I GET JEALOUS WHEN SHE WORKIN', WORKIN', WORKIN' ♪

♪ ALL THE FELLAS THEY BE LOOKIN', LOOKIN', LOOKIN' ♪

♪ THEY LOOKIN' AT MY LISA, LISA, LISA. ♪

♪ HMMMMMMMM ♪

♪ HMMMMMMMM ♪

♪ HMMMMMMMM ♪

♪ HMMMMMMMM ♪

♪ HMMMMMMMM ♪

♪ HMMMMMMMM ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY BABY, ♪

♪ MY BABY MONA LISA. ♪

♪ SHE TOLD ME THAT I'M ACTING CRAZY, ♪

♪ SHE SAID I NEED TO FREE HER. ♪

♪ SHE SAID SHE FEEL LIKE SHE IN PRISON ♪

♪ BUT WHY SHE FEEL LIKE SHE IN PRISON? ♪

♪ WE ALWAYS GOING TO THE OCEAN SIDE ♪

♪ AND A MOUNTAIN TOP WE BE LIVING A GOOD LIVING. ♪

♪ SHE WANNA BE A MODEL AND TRAVEL ♪

♪ AND WALK IN THE RUMORS OF MILANO ♪

♪ SHE SAYS I'M JEALOUS, I KNOW I'M JEALOUS, ♪

♪ BECAUSE I WANT HER ONLY FOR ME AND NOT THEM FELLAS ♪

♪ AND IT HURTS ME, HURTS ME, HURTS ME, ♪

♪ ALL THE TIME SHE BE WORKIN', WORKIN', WORKIN', ♪

♪ THEM BOYS BE FLIRTIN', FLIRTIN', FLIRTIN', ♪

♪ FLIRTING WITH MY LISA, LISA, LISA. ♪

♪ LADEEELADELALADEDO ♪

♪ LADEEEDEEELADELA ♪

♪ LADEDEDEDE ♪

♪ LALADEDAOH ♪

♪ LADEDEDE ♪

♪ LADADEDEDEDEDEDADADADADA LADEDEDEDEDELADO ♪

♪ ♪

♪ SMILE FOR ME MONA LISA, LISA, ♪

♪ SMILE FOR ME MONA LISA, LISA, ♪

♪ SMILE FOR ME MONA LISA, LISA, ♪

♪ SMILE FOR ME MONA LISA, LISA. ♪

♪ LISA ♪

♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girlfriend /ˈɡɜːrlfrɛnd/ A2	noun - a woman a person is romantically involved with
model /ˈmɒdəl/ B1	noun - a person who displays clothes by wearing them verb - to display or pose with something
travel /ˈtrævəl/ A2	verb - to go from one place to another
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have strong affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of affection
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe in the reliability of someone noun - belief in the reliability of someone
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain noun - physical or emotional pain
jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing envy
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to perform tasks to earn money noun - activity involving mental or physical effort
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2	noun - a very large expanse of sea
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A2	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged, extremely enthusiastic
free /friː/ A2	verb - to release from confinement adjective - not under the control or power of another
prison /ˈprɪzən/ B1	noun - a building for holding people convicted of crimes
flirt /flɜːrt/ B2	verb - to behave playfully romantic
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to form the facial muscles to express happiness noun - a facial expression indicating happiness

Key Grammar Structures

• Let me tell you about my girlfriend, my girlfriend Mona Lisa

  ➔ Let me tell you about ...

  ➔ Let me tell you

• She let somebody take a picture so she can be a fashionista

  ➔ She let somebody take a picture so ...

  ➔ Let

• She said she wanna be a model but what she wanna be a model for?

  ➔ She said she wanna be a model but ...

  ➔ said

• She told me that she want to travel walk the rumors in Milano

  ➔ She told me that ...

  ➔ told

• But I tell her that I loved her, adored her, I need her, my Lisa

  ➔ But I tell her that ...

  ➔ tell

• She told me trust her, I want to, I wanna trust her

  ➔ She told me trust her, I want to, I wanna trust her

  ➔ told

• I get jealous when she working, working, working

  ➔ I get jealous when ...

  ➔ get jealous

• All the fellas they be lookin', lookin', lookin'

  ➔ All the fellas they be lookin'

  ➔ be lookin'

• They looking at my Lisa, Lisa, Lisa

  ➔ They looking at my Lisa, Lisa, Lisa

  ➔ looking at

• She told me that I'm acting crazy, she said I need to free her

  ➔ She told me that ...

  ➔ told