OH BOY – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: G.E.M.

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Mandarin? G.E.M.'s "OH BOY" offers a fantastic and fun entry point. The song's direct and conversational lyrics about relationship frustrations make the language accessible and relatable. Its catchy pop melody and clear enunciation will have you singing along and picking up new vocabulary in no time, all while being empowered by its message.

[English]

Hey boys, don’t lie

Hey girls, don’t cry

May I ask, at six yesterday afternoon

What are you doing? Why didn’t you answer my call?

Oh, so you worked overtime till late at night

That’s so sad. Want me to comfort you a bit?

Stop making up such childish lies

Do you think I’m a three-year-old kid?

Peter standing next to you can’t stand it

He told me you actually made plans with Angelina

Hey boys, don’t lie

Hey girls, don’t cry

What’s the game this time?

How old is she? Any special talents?

Same as last time with Susan

Clearly so average, what is your taste?

Open your eyes and see

I’m pretty and capable, just can’t cook

And if you dislike that, well, that’s just shallow

Every meal, I’m still the one paying the bill

Who’s afraid of Marie Claire or Ruth?

Come on, come on, come on, come on, oh!

I’ve got a whole bunch of even closer ones

Let’s see at the end, who feels worse

Hey boys, don’t lie

Hey girls, don’t cry

Hey boys, don’t lie

Hey girls, don’t cry

Please, don’t stay up until two or three in the morning

Stammering, begging me to listen to your endless lies

Waste of spit, what’s the use?

After one sleep, your dignity’s the same

So pretentious, like a delicate daughter

Or maybe for your birthday, I’ll give you a Barbie doll

Don’t recite your lines so gracefully

Are you sober? You’re not Shakespeare at all

I’ve got guys like Max and Ken too, so and so

Come on, come on, come on, come on, oh!

Want me to get just as close?

Let’s see at the end, who suffers more

Hey boys, don’t lie

Hey girls, don’t cry

Hey boys, don’t lie

Hey girls, don’t cry

Hey boys, don’t lie

Hey girls, don’t cry

[Chinese]

Hey Boys don't lie

Hey Girls don't cry

請問昨天下午六點

你在幹嘛 為什麼沒接我電話

噢原來加班到深夜

那麼可憐 那要不要我疼一下

別編這種幼稚的謊話

難道你以為我是三歲娃娃

旁邊看不過眼的彼得

他告訴我 你其實約了安祖娜

Hey Boys don't lie

Hey Girls don't cry

這一次又什麼花樣

她人多大 有什麼特別的專長

跟上次蘇珊沒兩樣

明明很平凡 你到底什麼眼光

睜開你雙眼來看看

我漂亮能幹 就只差不會做飯

而你如果嫌棄就太難看

你每一餐 還不是我來買單

誰怕你瑪莉茱迪或露絲

Come on Come on Come on Come on OH!

我隨便就一大堆更Close

看最後誰比誰比誰難受

Hey Boys don't lie

Hey Girls don't cry

Hey Boys don't lie

Hey Girls don't cry

請不要凌晨兩三點

結結巴巴 求我聽你連篇鬼話

口水浪費了有用嗎

你一覺過後 德性還不是一樣

矯情得像個女兒家

要不你生日送你芭比娃娃

對白別唸得太優雅

清醒了嗎 你根本不是莎士比亞

我也有麥斯和肯so and so

Come on Come on Come on Come on OH!

要不要我也來一樣的Close

看最後誰比誰比誰難受

Hey Boys don't lie

Hey Girls don't cry

Hey Boys don't lie

Hey Girls don't cry

Hey Boys don't lie

Hey Girls don't cry

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to not tell the truth noun - a statement that is not true
Cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - an act of crying
加班 /jiābān/ B1	verb - to work overtime
可憐 /kělián/ B1	adjective - pitiful, poor
謊話 /huǎnghuà/ B1	noun - lie, falsehood
娃娃 /wáwá/ A1	noun - baby, doll
花樣 /huāyàng/ B2	noun - trick, variety, type
專長 /zhuāncháng/ B2	noun - specialty, special skill
平凡 /píngfán/ B1	adjective - ordinary, common
眼光 /yǎnguāng/ B1	noun - eyesight, vision; judgement
漂亮 /piàoliang/ A2	adjective - pretty, beautiful
能幹 /nénggàn/ B2	adjective - capable, competent
嫌棄 /xiánqì/ B2	verb - to dislike and avoid; to disdain
難看 /nánkàn/ B1	adjective - ugly, unsightly; embarrassing
凌晨 /língchén/ B1	noun - early morning
鬼話 /guǐhuà/ C1	noun - nonsense, lies
浪費 /làngfèi/ B1	verb - to waste
清醒 /qīngxǐng/ B2	adjective - sober, clear-headed

Key Grammar Structures

• 請問昨天下午六點

  ➔ Use of the question word "請問" (May I ask) to preface a question.

  ➔ "請問" functions as a polite way to ask a question in Mandarin.

• Hey Boys don't lie

  ➔ Imperative sentence with "don't" (do not) negating the verb "lie".

  ➔ "don't" is the contraction of "do not" used here to give a command or advice.

• 你每一餐 還不是我來買單

  ➔ Use of subject + 还不是 + verb phrase to express 'not yet' or 'still not' doing something.

  ➔ "还不是" expresses that an action has not been done yet or is not the case.

• 難道你以為我是三歲娃娃

  ➔ Use of the rhetorical question "難道..." (Could it be that...) to challenge or emphasize suspicion.

  ➔ "難道" is used to pose a rhetorical question implying disbelief or challenge.

• 看最後誰比誰比誰難受

  ➔ Use of the comparative structure "誰比誰" (who compares to whom) to establish comparison.

  ➔ "誰比誰" is a Chinese comparative phrase meaning 'who is better than whom' used to compare two or more parties.