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[♪♪♪] 00:04
♪ (Murder) ♪ 00:08
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 00:12
♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪ 00:15
♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪ 00:17
Four, three, two, one! 00:20
♪ Oh I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know ♪ 00:22
♪ About your kind ♪ 00:25
♪ And so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so ♪ 00:30
♪ I'll have to play ♪ 00:34
[JUDGE]: The Altogether! 00:39
♪ If you think you're getting away ♪ 00:42
♪ I will prove you wrong ♪ 00:44
♪ I'll take you all the way ♪ 00:45
♪ Boy, just come along ♪ 00:48
♪ Hear me when I say ♪ 00:50
♪ Hey ♪ 00:52
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 00:55
♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪ 00:58
♪ Hey, hey ♪ 01:01
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 01:03
♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪ 01:06
♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪ 01:08
♪ Oh I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know ♪ 01:13
♪ There may be others ♪ 01:17
♪ And so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so ♪ 01:21
♪ You'll just have to pray ♪ 01:25
[JUDGE]: The Altogether! 01:30
♪ If you think you're getting away ♪ 01:33
♪ I will prove you wrong ♪ 01:35
♪ I'll take you all the way ♪ 01:37
♪ Stay another song ♪ 01:39
♪ I'll blow you all away ♪ 01:40
♪ Hey ♪ 01:43
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 01:46
♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪ 01:49
♪ Hey, hey ♪ 01:52
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 01:54
♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪ 01:57
♪ DJ gonna turn this house around somehow ♪ 01:59
♪ Murder on the dance floor - (On the dance floor) ♪ 02:02
♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪ 02:05
♪ Hey, hey ♪ 02:09
♪ It's murder on the dance floor - (On the dance floor) ♪ 02:11
♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪ 02:14
♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪ 02:16
[GUITAR SOLO] 02:21
[JUDGE]: The Altogether! 02:38
♪ Don't think you'll get away ♪ 02:40
♪ I will prove you wrong ♪ 02:42
♪ I'll take you all the way ♪ 02:44
♪ Boy, just come along ♪ 02:46
♪ Hear me when I say ♪ 02:48
♪ Hey ♪ 02:50
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 02:54
♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪ 02:57
♪ (Murder) ♪ 02:59
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 03:02
♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪ 03:05
♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪ 03:07
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 03:10
♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪ 03:13
♪ Hey, hey ♪ 03:16
♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪ 03:18
♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪ 03:21
♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪ 03:23
♪ It's murder on the dance floor - (On the dance floor) ♪ 03:27
♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪ 03:29
♪ Hey, hey ♪ 03:33
♪ It's murder on the dance floor - (On the dance floor) ♪ 03:35
♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪ 03:38
♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪ 03:40
♪ Oh, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know... ♪ 03:43
[LACKLUSTRE APPLAUSE] 03:46

Murder On The Dancefloor – English Lyrics

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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Read My Lips
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[♪♪♪]

♪ (Murder) ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪

♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪

Four, three, two, one!

♪ Oh I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ About your kind ♪

♪ And so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so ♪

♪ I'll have to play ♪

[JUDGE]: The Altogether!

♪ If you think you're getting away ♪

♪ I will prove you wrong ♪

♪ I'll take you all the way ♪

♪ Boy, just come along ♪

♪ Hear me when I say ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪

♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪

♪ Oh I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ There may be others ♪

♪ And so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so ♪

♪ You'll just have to pray ♪

[JUDGE]: The Altogether!

♪ If you think you're getting away ♪

♪ I will prove you wrong ♪

♪ I'll take you all the way ♪

♪ Stay another song ♪

♪ I'll blow you all away ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪

♪ DJ gonna turn this house around somehow ♪

♪ Murder on the dance floor - (On the dance floor) ♪

♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor - (On the dance floor) ♪

♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪

♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪

[GUITAR SOLO]

[JUDGE]: The Altogether!

♪ Don't think you'll get away ♪

♪ I will prove you wrong ♪

♪ I'll take you all the way ♪

♪ Boy, just come along ♪

♪ Hear me when I say ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪

♪ (Murder) ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪

♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor ♪

♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪

♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor - (On the dance floor) ♪

♪ But you better not kill the groove ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ It's murder on the dance floor - (On the dance floor) ♪

♪ But you better not steal the moves ♪

♪ DJ gonna burn this goddamn house right down ♪

♪ Oh, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know... ♪

[LACKLUSTRE APPLAUSE]

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Vocabulary Meanings

murder

/ˈmɜːrdər/

B2
  • noun
  • - the unlawful killing of another person
  • verb
  • - to kill unlawfully

dance

/dæns/ or /dænsɚ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a series of steps and movements of the body to music
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music

floor

/flɔːr/

A2
  • noun
  • - the surface you walk on inside a building

groove

/ɡruːv/

B2
  • noun
  • - a rhythmic pattern in music, or a relaxed feeling or style

burn

/bɜːrn/

B1
  • verb
  • - to produce heat and flames; to set fire to

house

/haʊs/

A2
  • noun
  • - a building for people to live in

play

/pleɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to engage in activity for enjoyment or recreation

prove

/pruːv/

B2
  • verb
  • - to demonstrate the truth

away

/əˈweɪ/

A2
  • adverb
  • - at a distance from a place or person

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the indefinite continued progress of existence

stand

/stænd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to be in an upright position

run

/rʌn/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move quickly on foot

know

/noʊ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to be aware of information

get

/ɡɛt/

A2
  • verb
  • - to obtain, receive, or become

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