Rock Your Body – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Timberlake

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Justin Timberlake's 'Rock Your Body,' a defining R&B and disco-infused hit that showcases smooth vocals and infectious rhythms. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to explore contemporary English pop and R&B lexicon, including common dance-related phrases and expressions of flirtation. Its clear pronunciation and repetitive chorus make it an accessible and enjoyable track for language learners to grasp conversational English in a fun, musical context, while its background story adds cultural depth.

[English]

♪ Don't be so quick to, walk away ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ I wanna rock your body ♪

♪ Please stay ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ You don't have to admit you, wanna play ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ Just let me rock you ♪

♪ 'Til the break of day ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ Guy time, but I don't mind ♪

♪ Just wanna rock you girl ♪

♪ I'll have whatever you have ♪

♪ Come on, just give it a whirl ♪

♪ See I've been watchin' you ♪

♪ And I like the way you move ♪

♪ So go ahead, girl, just do ♪

♪ That ass shakin' thing you do ♪

♪ So you grab your girls ♪

♪ And you grab a couple more ♪

♪ And you all come meet me ♪

♪ In the middle of the floor ♪

♪ Said the air is thick, it's smellin' right ♪

♪ So you pass to the left and you sail to the right ♪

♪ Don't be so quick to, walk away ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ I wanna rock your body ♪

♪ Please stay ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ You don't have to admit you, wanna play ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ Just let me rock you ♪

♪ 'Til the break of day ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ I don't mean no harm ♪

♪ Just wanna rock you girl ♪

♪ Make a move, but be calm ♪

♪ Let's go, let's give it a whirl ♪

♪ See, it appears to me ♪

♪ You like the way I move ♪

♪ I'll tell you what I'm gonna do ♪

♪ Pull you close and share my groove ♪

♪ So you grab your girls ♪

♪ And you grab a couple more ♪

♪ And you all come meet me ♪

♪ In the middle of the floor ♪

♪ Said the air is thick, it's smellin' right ♪

♪ So you pass to the left and you sail to the right ♪

♪ Don't be so quick to, walk away ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ I wanna rock your body ♪

♪ Please stay ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ You don't have to admit you, wanna play ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ Just let me rock you ♪

♪ 'Til the break of day ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ Talk to me boy ♪

♪ No disrespect, I don't mean no harm ♪

♪ Talk to me boy ♪

♪ I can't wait to have you in my arms ♪

♪ Talk to me boy ♪

♪ Hurry up 'cause you're takin' too long ♪

♪ Talk to me boy ♪

♪ Bet I'll have you naked by the end of this song ♪

♪ So what did you come for? ♪

♪ I came to dance with you ♪

♪ And you know that you don't want to hit the floor ♪

♪ I came to romance with you ♪

♪ You're searchin' for love forever more ♪

♪ It's time to take a chance ♪

♪ If love is here on the floor, girl ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Come on baby ♪

♪ Don't be so quick to, walk away ♪

♪ Come on dance with me ♪

♪ I wanna rock your body (I wanna rock your body) ♪

♪ Please stay ♪

♪ Come on dance with me ♪

♪ You don't have to admit you, wanna play ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ Just let me rock you ♪

♪ 'Til the break of day ♪

♪ Come on dance with me ♪

♪ Talk to me boy ♪

♪ No disrespect, I don't mean no harm ♪

♪ Talk to me boy ♪

♪ But I can't wait to have you in my arms ♪

♪ Talk to me boy ♪

♪ Hurry up 'cause you're takin' too long ♪

♪ Talk to me boy ♪

♪ Bet I'll have you naked by the end of this song ♪

♪ Don't be so quick to walk away ♪

♪ (Just think of me and you) ♪

♪ Don't be so quick to walk away ♪

♪ (We could do somethin') ♪

♪ Don't be so quick to walk away ♪

♪ (I like the way you look right now) ♪

♪ Don't be so quick to walk away ♪

♪ (Come over here baby) ♪

♪ Are you feelin' me? ♪

♪ Let's do somethin' ♪

♪ Let's make a bet ♪

♪ 'Cause I gotta have you naked by the end of this song ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't be so quick to, walk away

  ➔ Imperative + Adverbial Phrase (to walk away)

  ➔ The imperative 'Don't be' gives a command or suggestion. 'To walk away' functions as an adverbial phrase, modifying the verb.

• I wanna rock your body

  ➔ Contraction (I wanna) + Infinitive (to rock)

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a contraction of 'want to', showing casual language. 'To rock' is an infinitive, acting as the verb.

• You don't have to admit you, wanna play

  ➔ Modal verb (don't have to) + Infinitive (to admit), Contraction (wanna)

  ➔ 'Don't have to' expresses lack of necessity. 'Wanna' is again a contraction.

• Just let me rock you

  ➔ Imperative (let) + Object pronoun (me)

  ➔ The verb 'let' in the imperative mood, followed by the object pronoun 'me'.

• Talk to me boy

  ➔ Imperative (Talk to) + Direct address (boy)

  ➔ An imperative sentence to encourage a boy to communicate, with 'boy' used as a direct address.

• Bet I'll have you naked by the end of this song

  ➔ Auxiliary verb (will, implied) + Future Simple, Passive Voice (have you naked)

  ➔ Implied future tense with 'will'. 'Have you naked' is an example of a pseudo-passive construction using the verb 'have'.

• I came to dance with you

  ➔ Verb of motion (came) + Infinitive of purpose (to dance)

  ➔ The verb 'came' indicates movement, and 'to dance' explains the purpose of the movement – an infinitive of purpose.

• You're searchin' for love forever more

  ➔ Present Continuous (you're searchin') + Adverbial phrase (forever more)

  ➔ The present continuous tense describes an action happening now or around now. 'Forever more' acts as an adverbial phrase, emphasizing the duration of the searching.