To The Floor – English Lyrics

• By: Mariah Carey, Nelly
• Album: The Emancipation of Mimi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Mariah Carey's "To The Floor" featuring Nelly and discover the rhythm and lyrics that blend R&B and hip-hop. This track offers a fun way to improve your English vocabulary related to music, dance, and relationships while exploring the deeper message of wanting genuine connection over material possessions.

[English]

Oh, to the floor, everybody to the floor (Neptunes)

Yeah, yeah

To the floor, everybody to the floor, c'mon (MC, Nelly)

Baby, I don't wanna let you think I'm

(I like to try you, I think you so on fire)

Easy, like them other girls that you be seeing

(I can't deny you, I keep trying to fight it)

I'm saying, I just want to make sure that

You really want me just for me

Because it's not just that I'm so impressed by all your cars and jewelry

And you know like I know, feel that chemistry

(You know, I feel it just the same as you

So why don't you bring that down to me?)

Whatever happens (whatever happens)

It's going down tonight

(I said, it's all going down tonight)

I said it's all going down, down, down (I said, it's all going down tonight)

(So, get ready)

'Cause you and me got business, we gon' handle it tonight

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

To the floor, everybody to the floor, c'mon

Shorty, I would never think that you were

(I like to try ya, I think you're so on fire)

Easy, girl, I just think that you are so outstanding

(I can't deny ya, keep trying to fight it)

I'm saying, I just want to make sure that

You really want me just for me

Because it's not just that I'm so impressed by all your cars and jewelry

And you know like I know, feel that chemistry

(You know I feel it just the same as you

So why don't you bring that down to me?)

Whatever happens (whatever happens)

It's going down tonight

(I said, it's all going down tonight)

I said it's all going down, down, down (I said, it's all going down tonight)

(So, get ready)

'Cause you and me got business, we gon' handle it tonight

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

To the floor, everybody to the floor

To the floor, everybody to the floor, c'mon

Looks like it's right for you and I

It's going down tonight

Whatever happens (whatever happens)

It's going down tonight

(I said, it's all going down tonight)

I said it's all going down, down, down (I said, it's all going down tonight)

(So, get ready)

'Cause you and me got business, we gon' handle it tonight

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

Whatever happens (whatever happens)

It's going down tonight

(I said, it's all going down tonight)

I said it's all going down, down, down (I said, it's all going down tonight)

(So, get ready)

'Cause you and me got business, we gon' handle it tonight

Tonight (tonight), tonight (tonight)

It's going down tonight, it's going down tonight

It's going down tonight-

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the surface of a room on which one stands
impress /ɪmˈprɛs/ B1	verb - to cause (someone) to admire or respect you
chemistry /ˈkɛmɪstri/ B2	noun - the scientific study of substances noun - a strong mutual attraction between people
handle /ˈhændl/ A2	verb - to deal with a situation or person
business /ˈbɪznəs/ A1	noun - a person's work or occupation
outstanding /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ B1	adjective - exceptionally good
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ A2	verb - to say that something is not true
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict
sure /ʃʊr/ A1	adjective - certain or confident about something
jewelry /ˈdʒuːəlri/ A2	noun - ornaments worn on the body
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a vehicle with wheels and an engine
fire /faɪr/ A1	noun - flames produced by combustion verb - to dismiss someone from a job
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - requiring little effort
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	adverb - on this night
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A1	adjective - prepared or willing to do something
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - to carry or take something to a place

Key Grammar Structures

• To the floor, everybody to the floor, c'mon

  ➔ Imperative sentence with implied subject; 'to the floor' is a prepositional phrase indicating place; 'c'mon' is an informal command.

  ➔ The word 'to' marks direction; 'to the floor' shows where to go; the subject is implied as 'you'.

• I don't wanna let you think I'm

  ➔ Contraction 'don't wanna' = 'do not want to'; 'let you think' uses the causative 'let' with a bare infinitive 'think'.

  ➔

• I like to try ya

  ➔ Structure 'like to' + infinitive; 'ya' is informal for 'you'.

  ➔ The phrase 'like to' expresses preference; 'ya' is slang for 'you'.

• I just want to make sure that

  ➔ Pattern 'want to' + infinitive; 'make sure that' is a fixed phrase introducing a content clause with 'that'.

  ➔ The phrase 'to make sure that' introduces the following clause.

• not just that I'm so impressed by all your cars and jewelry

  ➔ Emphatic structure using 'not just that'; 'impressed by' is a passive adjective phrase with 'by' marking the agent.

  ➔ The phrase 'not just that' adds emphasis to the following clause.

• feel that chemistry

  ➔ Verb of perception 'feel' + object noun phrase; 'that chemistry' is a noun phrase with a demonstrative determiner.

  ➔ Here 'that' is a demonstrative determiner before 'chemistry'.

• Whatever happens

  ➔ Relative/indefinite pronoun 'whatever' introducing a conditional-like clause; 'happens' is present simple.

  ➔ The word 'whatever' introduces any possible outcome; 'happens' is simple present.

• It's going down tonight

  ➔ Contracted 'it's' = 'it is'; 'going down' is a phrasal verb expressing 'happening'; 'tonight' is an adverb of time.

  ➔ The phrase 'going down' is a phrasal verb meaning 'happening'; 'tonight' marks the time.

• You and me got business, we gon' handle it tonight

  ➔ Colloquial subject 'you and me' instead of 'you and I'; 'got' for 'have' in informal speech; 'gon'' as contraction of 'going to' indicating future.

  ➔ In casual speech, 'you and me' may be used as the subject; 'gon'' expresses future intention.

• So, get ready

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'get' meaning 'prepare yourself'; optional 'So' as discourse marker.

  ➔ The verb 'get' here means 'prepare yourself'; 'So' helps connect to previous idea.