Pull Shapes – English Lyrics

• By: The Pipettes

Lyrics & Translation

Learn a bit of fun, informal British English with The Pipettes' song 'Pull Shapes'! The title itself is a popular UK slang term for dancing. This track is special because it's a pure, energetic celebration of pop music history, blending a vintage '60s sound with modern indie charm. Its simple, repetitive lyrics about the joy of dancing make it a fantastic and fun way to practice your English while getting lost in its infectious beat.

[English]

(people chattering) - Yeah, I do.

- [Woman] Where do you work?

- Ladies and gentlemen, your attention if you please.

There is a new rock group in the house,

their name, The Pipettes.

As a teen tycoon of rock, I know I'd like to hear them

and I'm sure you would, too.

The Pipettes.

(people clapping)

(uptempo music)

♪ Dance with me pretty boy tonight ♪

♪ Dance with me and we'll be all right ♪

♪ There's a whole floor before us ♪

♪ Just for you and me ♪

♪ So follow my lead and we'll one, two, three ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ I like to disco ♪

♪ I like to rock and roll ♪

♪ Well, I like to hip hop ♪

♪ We can do it all, just don't let the music stop ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ I lead with my left hand ♪

♪ I stomp with my right foot ♪

♪ Well, I just wanna freak out ♪

♪ I just wanna move, I don't care what the song's about ♪

♪ Dance with me pretty boy tonight ♪

♪ Dance with me and we'll be all right ♪

♪ There's a whole floor before us ♪

♪ Just for you and me ♪

♪ So follow my lead and we'll one, two, three ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ Is there a drum beat ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ And is the base sweet ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ Well, then the rhythm is complete ♪

♪ So get up on the floor ♪

♪ It's time for you to move your feet ♪

♪ Dance with me pretty boy tonight ♪

♪ Dance with me and we'll be all right ♪

♪ There's a whole floor before us ♪

♪ Just for you and me ♪

♪ So follow my lead and we'll one, two, three ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ What do you do when the music stops ♪

♪ What do you do when the music stops ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ What do you do when the music stops ♪

♪ What do you do when the music stops ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ Clap your hands if you want some more ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ Clap your hands if you want some more ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ Clap your hands if you want some more ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ Clap your hands if you want some more ♪

♪ Clap your hands if you want some more ♪

♪ Clap your hands if you want some more ♪

♪ Dance with me pretty boy tonight ♪

♪ Dance with me and we'll be all right ♪

♪ There's a whole floor before us ♪

♪ Just for you and me ♪

♪ So follow my lead and we'll one, two, three ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ Dance with me pretty boy tonight ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

♪ Dance with me and we'll be all right ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪ ♪ There's a whole floor before us ♪

♪ Just for you and me, pull shapes ♪

♪ So follow my lead and we'll one, two, three ♪

♪ Pull shapes ♪

(people clapping)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to exert force to draw something toward oneself
shapes /ʃeɪps/ A2	noun - the external form or appearance of something
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - artistic sound organized in time
floor /flɔːr/ A2	noun - the bottom surface of a room
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - artistic sound organized in time
lead /liːd/ B1	verb - to guide or be in charge
step /stɛp/ A2	verb - to lift and move one foot in front of the other
beat /biːt/ B1	noun - a regular rhythmic pattern in music
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B2	noun - a pattern of sounds and silences in music
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm used for holding or manipulating objects

Key Grammar Structures

• Dance with me pretty boy tonight.

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Dance with me" is an example of the imperative mood, used to give commands or requests.

• There's a whole floor before us.

  ➔ There is/are structure

  ➔ The phrase "There's a whole floor" uses the structure 'there is' to indicate the existence of something.

• So follow my lead and we'll one, two, three.

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "we'll one, two, three" uses the future simple tense to indicate an action that will happen.

• What do you do when the music stops?

  ➔ Present simple tense for habits

  ➔ The phrase "What do you do" uses the present simple tense to ask about habitual actions.

• Clap your hands if you want some more.

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The phrase "if you want some more" is a conditional clause that expresses a condition for the action to take place.