Office Party – English Lyrics

• By: Kylie Minogue
• Album: Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive spirit with Kylie Minogue's 'Office Party'! This upbeat Christmas song offers a wonderful opportunity to learn English through its catchy, playful lyrics about holiday celebrations and romantic fantasies. Discover how English is used to express excitement, playful flirtation, and the universal desire for fun and connection during the festive season. The song's accessible vocabulary and energetic rhythm make it an engaging way to pick up new expressions and immerse yourself in a truly 'Kylie' take on the holiday party. What makes this song special is its blend of disco-pop charm with a relatable, imaginative narrative about an event many dream of, even if they haven't experienced it themselves.

[English]

[music]

[music]

I want to rock, want to rock

[music and singing] around the clock.

Yeah. I want to rock with you.

And I can't wait [music and singing]

till the temperature drops. Cuz you and

I could hear the rot.

[singing and music]

Singing [singing] out, swaying by the

[music] Christmas lights. You got the

invitation. Tell them we can make it.

Oh, [music] we're going to [singing] do

it. Office party time.

[music]

[music]

>> [bell]

[music]

>> Oh, I could be the princess pop and meet

the someone [music] in the room.

I'd rather see your microphone [music]

drop under the dirty dancing room. Oh, I

just want to be right in your arms

[music] tonight. Singing swing by the

Christmas light. [music] You got the

invitation.

And we can make it. Oh, [music] we going

to do it all this party time.

[music]

You know, I've never really been one,

[music] but I hear they're lots of fun.

So tell me, can we go to one?

[music]

[music]

Oh, baby. Wow, what a hell of a time.

Say the party never ends.

and tell me that you're going to be mine

next year. We do it all again.

I be wrapped [music] up in your arms

tonight. Sing us way by the Christmas

[music] lights. So say the invitation

tell we can make it. Oh, we're going to

do it on this party. [music]

Heat. Heat. Heat.

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rock rɒk B1	verb - to move rhythmically back and forth noun - a genre of popular music
temperature ˈtemprətʃər B2	noun - the degree of hotness or coldness
rot rɒt B1	noun - decay; decomposition verb - to decay
invitation ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən A2	noun - a request to attend an event
princess ˈprɪnsəs A2	noun - a female member of a royal family
microphone ˈmaɪkrəfoʊn B1	noun - an instrument for amplifying sound
dirty ˈdɜːrti A2	adjective - covered or marked with an unclean substance
dancing ˈdɑːnsɪŋ A2	noun - the activity of moving rhythmically to music
fun fʌn A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement
hell hel B2	noun - a place of torment (often used figuratively)
ends ends A2	verb - to come to a stop
wrapped ræpt A2	verb - covered or enclosed in something
heat hit A1	noun - the quality of being hot
arms ɑːrmz A1	noun - the limbs extending from the shoulders
swing swɪŋ A2	verb - to move back and forth rhythmically