Lyrics & Translation
Learning English can be as fun and easy as dancing 'The Loco-Motion'! This classic pop song by Kylie Minogue is perfect for beginners. The lyrics are simple, repetitive, and give clear, easy-to-follow instructions. You'll pick up common verbs and encouraging phrases all while enjoying a catchy, upbeat tune that's sure to make you smile. Let the rhythm of 'The Loco-Motion' help you take your first steps in learning English!
[English]
Everybody's doing a brand new dance now(C'mon baby, do the loco-motion)
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now
(C'mon baby, do the loco-motion)
My little baby sister can do it with ease
It's easier than learning your A-B-C's
So come on, come on
Do the loco-motion with me
You gotta swing your hips now
Come on baby, jump up, hmm, jump back
Oh, well I think you got the knack, oh-oh
Now that you can do it, let's make a chain now
(C'mon baby, do the loco-motion)
Chug-a-chug-a motion like a railway train now
(C'mon baby, do the loco-motion)
Do it nice and easy now, don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
So come on, come on
Do the loco-motion with me
The loco-motion
Come on, come on
The loco-motion
Come on, come on
The loco-motion
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Move around the floor in a loco-motion
(C'mon baby, do the loco-motion)
Yeah, do it holding hands if you get the notion
(C'mon baby, do the loco-motion)
There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue
So come on, come on
Do the loco-motion with me
You gotta swing your hips now
Come on baby, jump up, hmm, jump back
Oh, well I think you got the knack, oh-oh
Do the lo, do the lo, do the lo, the loco-motion
(C'mon, do the loco-motion)
Do the lo, do the lo, do the lo, the loco-motion
(C'mon, do the loco-motion)
Do it nice and easy now, don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
So come on, come on
Do the loco-motion
Come on, come on
Do the loco-motion
Come on, come on
(Do) lo-the loco-motion with me
The loco-motion
Come on, come on
The loco-motion
Come on, come on
The loco-motion
Come on, come on
The loco-motion
Come on, come on
The loco-motion
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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Everybody's doing a brand new dance now
➔ Present continuous (progressive) to describe an ongoing action.
➔ The verb "doing" shows the present continuous.
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I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now
➔ First conditional (if‑clause with present simple, main clause with future meaning).
➔ "if you give" is the present simple condition, "you'll get" shows future result.
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My little baby sister can do it with ease
➔ Modal verb "can" for ability.
➔ "can" expresses that the sister has the ability to do it.
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It's easier than learning your A‑B‑C's
➔ Comparative adjective "easier than" + gerund.
➔ "easier than" compares the difficulty of two actions; "learning" is a gerund.
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Now that you can do it, let's make a chain now
➔ "Now that" clause indicating a new situation, followed by a suggestion with "let's".
➔ "Now that" introduces a cause (you can do it); "let's" invites the listener to act together.
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Do it nice and easy now, don't lose control
➔ Imperative sentences; negative imperative with "don't".
➔ "Do" gives a direct command; "don't lose" tells the listener what not to do.
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There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
➔ Present perfect negative "has/have never been"; relative clause "that's so easy to do".
➔ "never been" shows that up to now no such dance existed; "that's" = "that is" introduces the relative clause.
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It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue
➔ Zero conditional (present simple + when‑clause) expressing a general truth.
➔ "makes" is present simple; "when you're feeling" gives the condition under which the effect occurs.
