Wind It Up – English Lyrics

• By: Gwen Stefani

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ HIGH ON THE HILLS WITH THE LONELY GOATHERD ♪

♪ LAY-OD-LAY-OD-LAY-HE-HOO ♪

♪ YODEL BACK WITH THE GIRL AND GOATHERD ♪

♪ LAY-OD-LAY-OD-LOW ♪

♪ UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP ♪

♪ UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP ♪

♪ UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP ♪

♪ UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ UH, UH ♪

♪ YODEL LAY, YODEL LAY, YODEL LOW ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ THIS IS THE KEY THAT MAKES US WIND UP ♪

♪ WHEN THE BEAT COMES ON, THE GIRLS ALL LINE UP ♪

♪ AND THE BOYS ALL LOOK, BUT NO, THEY CAN'T TOUCH ♪

♪ BUT THE GIRLS WANT TO KNOW WHY BOYS LIKE US SO MUCH ♪

♪ THEY LIKE WAY WE DANCE, THEY LIKE THE WAY WE WORK ♪

♪ THEY LIKE THE WAY THE L.A.M.B. IS GOING 'CROSS MY SHIRT ♪

♪ THEY LIKE THE WAY MY PANTS, IT COMPLIMENTS MY SHAPE ♪

♪ SHE'S CRAZY, RIGHT ♪ ♪ THEY LIKE THE WAY WE REACT ♪

♪ EVERY TIME WE DANCE ♪

♪ EVERY TIME THE BASS BANGS, REALIZE IT CALLS YOUR NAME ♪

♪ LET THE BEAT WIND YOU UP ♪

♪ AND DON'T STOP TILL YOUR TIME IS UP ♪

♪ GET IN LINE NOW ♪

♪ UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP, UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ UH, UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP, UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ COME ON ♪

♪ UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP ♪

♪ UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ UH, UH ♪

♪ YODEL LAY, YODEL LAY, YODEL LOW ♪

♪ YOU'VE GOT TO LET THE BEAT GET UNDER YOUR SKIN ♪

♪ YOU'VE GOT TO OPEN UP, AND LET IT ALL IN ♪

♪ BUT SEE, ONCE IT GETS IN, THE POPPIN' BEGINS ♪

♪ AND THEN YOU FIND OUT WHY ALL THE BOYS STARE ♪

♪ SEE, THEY'RE TRYING TO BITE OUR STYLE ♪

♪ TRYING TO STUDY OUR APPROACH ♪

♪ THEY LIKE THE WAY WE DO IT, SO ORIGINAL ♪

♪ I GUESS THAT THEY ARE SLOW, SO THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE ROOM ♪

♪ THIS BEAT IS FOR THE CLUBS, AND CARS THAT GO ♪

♪ EVERY TIME THE BASS BANGS, REALIZE IT CALLS YOUR NAME ♪

♪ LET THE BEAT WIND YOU UP ♪

♪ AND DON'T STOP TILL YOUR TIME IS UP ♪

♪ GET IN LINE NOW ♪

♪ UH, UH, UH, WIND IT UP, UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ Y'ALL READY ♪

♪ UH, UH, WIND IT UP, UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ UH, UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP, UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪♪♪

♪ WIND IT UP YODEL LAY, YODEL LAY ♪

♪ UH HUH ♪

♪ IT'S YOUR MOMENT ♪

♪ UH HUH ♪

♪ COME ON GIRL, YOU KNOW YOU OWN IT ♪

♪ UH HUH ♪

♪ YOU KNOW YOUR KEY IS STILL TICK-TOCKING ♪

♪ HELL YEAH ♪

♪ AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE WATCHING ♪

♪ GET IT GIRL, GET IT, GET IT GIRL ♪

♪ GET IT GIRL, GET IT, GET IT GIRL ♪

♪ TO THE FRONT, TO THE SIDE ♪

♪ TO THE BACK, BUT DON'T LET HIM RIDE ♪

♪ KEEP GOIN' GIRL, IT'S YOUR NIGHT ♪

♪ DON'T LET HIM STEAL YOUR LIGHT ♪

♪ I KNOW HE THINKS YOU'RE FINE AND STUFF ♪

♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW HOW TO WIND YOU UP ♪

♪ COME ON ♪

♪ UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP, UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪♪♪

♪ WIND IT UP, UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ UH, UH ♪

♪ WIND IT UP ♪

♪ WIND IT UP YODEL LAY, YODEL LAY ♪

♪ HEY ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wind /waɪnd/ A2	verb - to turn or twist (a mechanism, string, etc.); (phrasal, wind up) to excite or agitate someone, or to energize something.
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a regular, rhythmic sound or movement, especially in music.
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman.
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man.
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music. noun - a series of steps and movements performed to music.
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding about something.
line /laɪn/ B1	verb - (phrasal, line up) to form a queue; to arrange in a row.
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into contact with something.
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to perform a task; to operate or function.
shape /ʃeɪp/ A2	noun - the external form or appearance of someone or something.
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, or extremely enthusiastic.
react /riˈækt/ B1	verb - to respond or behave in a particular way in response to something.
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become fully aware of something as a fact.
stop /stɑːp/ A1	verb - to cease to move or operate.
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the outer covering of a person's body; (idiomatic in song) to affect someone deeply or annoy them.
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	verb - to move (a door, window, or lid) so as to leave a space; to make or become accessible.
style /staɪl/ B1	noun - a distinctive manner of doing something; a particular design or fashion.
original /əˈrɪdʒɪnəl/ B1	adjective - existing from the beginning; not a copy or imitation; innovative.
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time; a specific point in time.
own /oʊn/ A2	verb - to possess something; to have control or mastery over something (informal).