One Way or Another (Hocus Pocus 2 Version) – English Lyrics

• By: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker

Lyrics & Translation

This rollicking cover offers a fantastic look into how contemporary artists can adapt an older song to fit a new narrative. You can learn English vocabulary related to pursuit, magical intent, and dramatic stage performance, as Bette Midler and the creative team cleverly altered the original lyrics to infuse them with the Sanderson Sisters' signature sinister humor and determined cadence, making it a unique Halloween showstopper.

[English]

I say

into high alpha, maybe up and die

in comma core yama, hey, hey!

Come on, baby up and die

One, two, three, four!

Hey!

Maybe up and die

altar! On me

Claire might fade

And you

Try to keep up

One, two, three, four!

One way

or another

I'm gonna find ya

One way

or another

I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

One way

or another

I'm gonna win ya

I'm gonna win ya

I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

One way

or another

I'm gonna see ya

I'm gonna meet ya, meet ya, meet ya

One day

maybe real soon

I'm gonna meet ya

I'm gonna meet ya

I'm gonna meet ya

And when the sun has gone down

We'll fly our broomsticks downtown

To spy who's around

Whoop!

Whoop!

To spy

I spy

Oh, you'll see

Two spies around

Oh, we'll fly

We'll fly

Sistahs!

One way or another, we're gonna find ya

We're gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

We're gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

One way or another, we're gonna win ya

We're gonna grab ya!

I'll nab ya! I'll jab ya!

One way or another we're gonna snatch ya

I'm gonna catch ya! dispatch ya!

One day, maybe next week, we're gonna grip ya

And then we'll trip ya!

Now lead us, Salem!

Lead us to the mayor!

And like a hawk in the night

We'll scoop you up for a flight

And we'll take a bite

One way or another

We're gonna find ya

We're gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

One way or another, we're gonna win ya

We're gonna grab ya!

I'll nab ya! I'll jab ya!

One way or another we're gonna snatch ya

I'm gonna catch ya! dispatch ya!

One way or another

I'll say into pie, alpha maybe up and die

in comma core yama

in comma core yama

Hey, hey!

High! (High!)

Come on maybe up and die!

We're gonna chew ya!

And even witches' brew ya!

We're acting cruel ya'll!

And oopa-doopa-doo ya!

We're gonna slay ya!

And probably filet ya!

It might upset ya

But we'll get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

One way or another, we're gonna find ya

We're gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

One way or another, we're gonna win ya

We're gonna grab ya!

I'll nab ya! I'll jab ya!

One way or another we're gonna snatch ya

I'm gonna catch ya! dispatch ya!

One day, oh, maybe right now, no more de-batin'

It's ag-gra-va-ting, Satan's waitin', stayin'

One way or another!

Yeah, we're gonna cheat ya, beat ya, then defeat ya

One day, oh, maybe right now, no more de-batin'

It's ag-gra-va-ting, Satan's waitin', stayin'

One way or another!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate someone or something
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to obtain, receive, or reach
win /wɪn/ A1	verb - to succeed in a competition or contest
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to come together with someone by arrangement or chance
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to travel through the air
spy /spaɪ/ A2	verb - to secretly watch or observe
grab /ɡræb/ A2	verb - to take or seize suddenly
catch /kætʃ/ A2	verb - to capture or apprehend
snatch /snætʃ/ B1	verb - to grab or take something quickly
dispatch /dɪˈspætʃ/ B2	verb - to send off or deal with quickly
chew /tʃuː/ A1	verb - to crush food with the teeth
slay /sleɪ/ B1	verb - to kill violently
filet /ˈfiːleɪ/ C1	noun - a boneless piece of meat or fish verb - to cut into boneless pieces
upset /ʌpˈsɛt/ B1	verb - to disturb or worry
brew /bruː/ B1	verb - to make beer or tea by steeping
aggravating /ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪŋ/ C1	adjective - annoying or exasperating
hawk /hɔːk/ B1	noun - a bird of prey
scoop /skuːp/ B1	verb - to pick up or remove with a scooping motion
bite /baɪt/ A1	verb - to use the teeth to cut into something