Push It – English Lyrics

• By: Salt-N-Pepa

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be as fun as hitting the dance floor, and Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" is the perfect track to get you started. This song is a fantastic way to pick up on the rhythm and slang of 80s American hip-hop. Its repetitive and catchy chorus makes it easy to sing along and build your confidence. What makes this song special is its empowering message of self-expression, encouraging you to 'push' your boundaries, both in language learning and in life.

[English]

♪ Ah push it ♪

♪ Ah push it ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Ooh, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪

♪ Ooh, baby, baby, ba-baby, baby ♪

♪ Get up on this ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Get up on this ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Get up on this ♪

♪ Ow! Baby! ♪

♪ Salt-N-Pepa's here ♪

♪ Salt, Salt-Salt, Salt-N-Pepa's here ♪

♪ Salt-Salt-Salt-Salt, Salt-n-Pepa's here ♪

♪ Salt-n-Pepa, Salt-n-Pepa, Salt-n-Pepa's here ♪

♪ Salt-Salt-Salt, Salt-n-Pepa's here ♪

♪ Now, now, now, wait a minute y'all ♪

♪ This dance ain't for everybody ♪

♪ Only the sexy people ♪

♪ So all you fly mother's, get on out there and dance ♪

♪ Dance, I said ♪

♪ Salt-n-Pepa's here, and we're in effect ♪

♪ Want you to push it back ♪

♪ Cooling by day, then at night, working up a sweat ♪

♪ C'mon girls, let's go show the guys that we know ♪

♪ How to become number one in a hot party show ♪

♪ Now push it ♪

♪ Push it good ♪

♪ (Ah, push it) push it real good ♪

♪ (Ah, push it) push it good ♪

♪ (Ah, push it) p-push it real good ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Ow! ♪

♪ Push it good ♪

♪ Ooh, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪

♪ Ooh, baby, baby, ba-baby, baby ♪

♪ Push it good ♪

♪ Push it real good ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Yo, yo, yo, yo, baby-pop ♪

♪ Yeah, you! Come here, gimme a kiss ♪

♪ Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed ♪

♪ Can't you hear the music pumping hard? ♪

♪ Like I wish you would ♪

♪ Now push it ♪

♪ Push it good ♪

♪ Push it real good ♪

♪ Push it good ♪

♪ P-push it real good ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Get up on this ♪

♪ (Uh) get up on this ♪

♪ (Uh, uh) get up on this ♪

♪ (Ha) get up on this ♪

♪ (Hit it) ♪

♪ Boy, you really got me going ♪

♪ You got me so ♪

♪ I don't know what I'm doing ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Boy, you really got me going ♪

♪ You got me so ♪

♪ I don't know what I'm doing ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ Ah, push it ♪

♪ Push-push-push-push it, push it ♪

♪ Push it ♪

♪ Push, push, push, push it, push it ♪

♪ Push it, push it ♪

♪ Push it, push it, push it ♪

♪ Push it, push it ♪

♪ Push it, push it, push it ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
push /pʊʃ/ A1	verb - to press against something with force in order to move it away
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child, or term of endearment
get /ɡet/ A1	verb - to obtain, receive, or become
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move your body to music noun - a series of movements performed to music
sexy /ˈseksi/ B1	adjective - sexually attractive or exciting
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to display or allow to be seen noun - a spectacle or entertainment
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to exert effort or to function
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - moderately cold or fashionable
sweat /swet/ B1	noun - moisture exuded through pores of the skin
real /ˈriːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing or true
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality or morally right
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
fast /fæst/ A1	adjective - moving or capable of moving quickly
pissed /pɪst/ B2	adjective - angry or annoyed
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - to perceive sound
pump /pʌmp/ B1	verb - to force liquid or gas to move in a particular direction
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - solid, firm, or difficult
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to want something that cannot or probably will not happen
fly /flaɪ/ A2	adjective - stylish, fashionable, attractive

Key Grammar Structures

• Get up on this

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "Get" is in its base form, giving a command.

• This dance ain't for everybody

  ➔ Negative contraction (informal)

  ➔ The word "ain't" replaces "is not" in an informal negative statement.

• C'mon girls, let's go show the guys that we know

  ➔ "let's" + base verb (suggestion)

  ➔ "let's" combines "let us" and is followed by the base verb "go" to propose an action.

• Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed

  ➔ "Better" as modal + infinitive (advice)

  ➔ "Better" functions like a modal verb and is followed by the infinitive "make" to give advice.

• Can't you hear the music pumping hard?

  ➔ Inversion with modal auxiliary "can" for yes/no question

  ➔ The auxiliary "can" moves before the subject "you" to form a question: "Can't you hear…"

• Like I wish you would

  ➔ "wish" + "would" (expressing desire for future change)

  ➔ "wish" is followed by "would" to talk about something the speaker hopes will happen later.

• Boy, you really got me going

  ➔ Causative verb "got" + object + gerund

  ➔ "got" functions as a causative verb, and the gerund "going" shows the result of the action.

• I don't know what I'm doing

  ➔ Indirect question with present progressive

  ➔ "what I'm doing" is an embedded clause in the present progressive, serving as the object of "know".