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 Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Just let me rock you
➔ Imperative (let) + Object pronoun (me)
➔ The verb 'let' in the imperative mood, followed by the object pronoun 'me'.
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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.
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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'.
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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.
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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.
