Work It – English Lyrics

• By: Nelly, Justin Timberlake

Lyrics & Translation

This song, a collaboration between Nelly and Justin Timberlake, offers a glimpse into early 2000s hip-hop and pop culture. Users can explore its playful lyrics and understand common English phrases related to dancing and admiration, making it an engaging track for language learners.

[English]

- SO HOW MANY MORE OF THESE BUSHES WE GOTTA TRIM, MAN.

- I KNOW, RIGHT? 'CAUSE IT'S GETTING HOT OUT HERE (LAUGHING)

SORRY!

- WHAT ABOUT THEM BUSHES OVER THERE?

- OH, THEY SAID JUST GO AHEAD AND TRIM THE BUSH NAKED.

- NAKED?

- YEAH

- I THOUGHT THEY SAID TRIM THE BUSH IN THE STRIP

- NO, NO, NO THEY SAID TRIM THE BUSH NAKED

- THEY SAID TRIM THE BUSH IN THE STRIP

- THEY SAID TRIM THE BUSH NAKED

- STRIP!

- NAKED!

- STRIP!

- NAKED!

- STRIP!

(HIP HOP BEATS)

♪ LET'S GO ♪

♪ BABY, SHOW SOMETHING (UH) ♪

♪ DON'T SAY NOTHING ♪

♪ DON'T YOU SAY A WORD ♪

♪ I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU WORK IT ♪

♪ COME ON BABY WORK IT FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ THAT AIN'T FRONTING ♪

♪ NO ♪

♪ SHOW ME SOMETHING ♪

♪ LET ME SEE IT, GIRL ♪

♪ I JUST GOT TO SEE YOU WORK IT ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA SEE YOU WORK IT FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ I HEARD HER TALKING LOUD ♪

♪ BUT SHE AIN'T SAYING NOTHING ♪

♪ WHAT UP WITH ALL THE FRONTING ♪

♪ COME ON AND SHOW ME SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO DO IT ♪

♪ GO AHEAD YO MAN AIN'T COMING ♪

♪ PLEASE DO THAT THING WHEN YOU DIPPING ♪

♪ KEEP YO HIPS POPPING ♪

♪ WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THESE QUESTIONS ♪

♪ AND WHAT YOU PLANNING BABY GIRL ♪

♪ YOU TALKING TO ME LIKE YOU TALKING TO AN ADOLESCENT ♪

♪ I LIKE TO JUMP OFF JUMP OFF ♪

♪ CLOTHES COME OFF, COME OFF ♪

♪ HER PLACE, FREAKY BEATS, AND SO AND SO ON ♪

♪ LET YOUR WAIST POP WHEN THE BASS KNOCK ♪

♪ I FLOOD THE WATCH TO THE TOP 'TIL IT'S NO CLOCK ♪

♪ CAN'T EVEN TELL THE TIME, BUT YOU KNOW IT'S MINE ♪

♪ WHAT TIME IS IT MA? IT'S TWENTY KARATS AFTER NINE ♪

♪ ARE YOU DEHYDRATED? ♪

♪ WELL LET ME QUENCH YOUR THIRST ♪

♪ FIRST THING FIRST, LET'S DO WHAT WE REHEARSED ♪

♪ KNOW THEM NUMBERS NOW, IT SHOW BE BREAK BREAK IT ♪

♪ GET UP AND TAKE A STANCE AND LET ME SEE YA ♪

♪ BABY, SHOW SOMETHING ♪

♪ UH ♪

♪ DON'T SAY NOTHING ♪

♪ DON'T YOU SAY A WORD ♪

♪ I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU WORK IT ♪

♪ COME ON BABY WORK IT FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ THAT AIN'T NOTHING ♪

♪ NO! ♪

♪ SHOW ME SOMETHING ♪

♪ LET ME SEE IT, GIRL ♪

♪ I JUST GOT TO SEE YOU WORK IT ♪

♪ I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU WORK IT FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ SHE STILL TALKING LOUD BUT SHE AIN'T SAYING NOTHING ♪

♪ WHY YOU AIN'T MOVING MA, DJ AIN'T PLAYING NOTHING ♪

♪ YOU TELL HIM TO, PLAY THIS HERE UNTIL THE SPEAKERS BLOW ♪

♪ BIRTHDAYS, PICK A PLACE, BABY, WE CAN GO ♪

♪ I LIKE YO ADLLICS, SHE SHOWING NO BACK ♪

♪ SHE SHOWING UP ATTACK, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE YOU GHETTO GHETTO, SHE BOURGHETTO ZHETTO ♪

♪ SHE 5'5 BROWN EYES, IN STILETTO LETTO (YEAH, YEAH) ♪

♪ WELL DID YOU COME ALONE, OR YOU GOT 2 OR 3 ♪

♪ THAT AIN'T NO THANG BABY GIRL CAUSE I GOT 2 WITH ME ♪

♪ AND WE GON' ALL KICK IT, AND YOU ABOUT TO SEE ♪

♪ JUST WHAT A DAY WOULD BE IF YOU WERE IN THE RIDE WITH ME ♪

♪ TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, AND WE BE ♪

♪ RUNNING ALL THE RED LIGHTS ♪

♪ THOSE FOOLS STEAL MY HEAD, AND AINT NO STOPPING NOW ♪

♪ NOW COME ON HERE AND DROP IT, AND HE GON' TELL WHY ♪

♪ BABY, SHOW SOMETHING ♪

♪ UH ♪

♪ DON'T SAY NOTHING ♪

♪ DON'T YOU SAY A WORD ♪

♪ I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU WORK IT ♪

♪ COME ON BABY WORK IT FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ THAT AIN'T FRONTING ♪

♪ NO! ♪

♪ SHOW ME SOMETHING ♪

♪ LET ME SEE IT, GIRL ♪

♪ I JUST GOT TO SEE YOU WORK IT ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA SEE YOU WORK IT FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ NOW ALL MY MIDWEST SHORTIES, COME ON DO THAT THANG AND ♪

♪ DANCE WITH ME, DANCE WITH ME, YEAH ♪

♪ AND ALL MY DOWN SOUTH SHORTIES, COME ON DO THAT THANG ♪

♪ COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON ♪

♪ AND ALL MY EAST COAST SHORTIES COME ON DO THAT THANG I SAID ♪

♪ DANCE FOR ME, DANCE FOR ME YEAH ♪

♪ AND ALL MY WEST COAST SHORTIES COME ON DO THAT THANG ♪

♪ COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON ♪

♪ (KNOCKING) ♪

- HAVE YOU SEEN TWO GARDENERS? ONE BLACK AND ONE WHITE.

- MMM NO. WHAT ABOUT YOU WINTHROP?

- NO, I HAVEN'T. HOMIES DO NOT PLAY THAT.

- HUH, WELL IF YOU SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS,

GIVE US A CALL.

AND HAVE SOMEONE LOOK AT THAT.

♪ SHE STILL TALKING LOUD BUT I HEAR HER BETTER NOW ♪

♪ SHE KEEP A THONG PRINT ON IN ANY WEATHER NOW ♪

♪ NO SIGHT OF A BAND BUT I CAN HEAR THE HORNS PLAYING ♪

♪ DA-DA, DA, DA, DAT-DAT, DA-DAT, DUM ♪

♪ SHE GOT ME HYPNOTIZED JUST LIKE THAT BIGGIE GUY ♪

♪ CAUSE SHE BEEN TRYING TO PROVE HER POINT SINCE ♪

♪ WE BEEN INSIDE ♪

♪ SO WE CAN GET IT ON, JUST WAIT 'TIL WE GET HOME ♪

♪ I'M ON SOMETHING, CALL MY PARTNER J ♪

♪ MOMMA, COME ON ♪

♪ BABY, SHOW SOMETHING ♪

♪ UH ♪

♪ DON'T SAY NOTHING ♪

♪ DON'T YOU SAY A WORD ♪

♪ I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU WORK IT ♪

♪ COME ON BABY WORK IT FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ THAT AIN'T FRONTING ♪

♪ NO! ♪

♪ SHOW ME SOMETHING ♪

♪ LET ME SEE IT, GIRL ♪

♪ I JUST GOT TO SEE YOU WORK IT ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA SEE YOU WORK IT FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ UH, UH, UH, UH ♪

♪ (HIP HOP MUSIC) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job or task
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to present or display
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
fronting /ˈfrʌntɪŋ/ B1	noun - pretending or acting in a way that is not genuine
dip /dɪp/ A2	verb - to lower into a liquid
popping /ˈpɒpɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move with a sudden, sharp sound
waist /weɪst/ A1	noun - the part of the body between the ribs and the hips
bass /beɪs/ A2	noun - low-frequency sound or instrument
flood /flʌd/ B1	verb - to fill or cover with water
karats /ˈkærəts/ B2	noun - units of measurement for gold purity
quench /kwɛntʃ/ B1	verb - to satisfy a thirst or desire
rehearse /rɪˈhɜːrs/ B1	verb - to practice a performance
stance /stæns/ B2	noun - the way one stands or positions oneself
hypnotized /ˈhɪp.nə.taɪzd/ B2	adjective - in a state of deep relaxation or focus
stiletto /stɪˈletəʊ/ C1	noun - a high-heeled shoe with a thin, sharp heel
bourgeois /ˌbʊrʒˈwɑː/ C1	adjective - relating to the middle class, typically with connotations of materialism

Key Grammar Structures

• I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU WORK IT

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The phrase "want "to see"" uses the infinitive form to express purpose or desire. This structure is commonly used to indicate what someone wants or intends to happen.

• I HEARD HER TALKING LOUD BUT SHE AIN'T SAYING NOTHING

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The phrase "ain't saying nothing" uses a double negative ("ain't" + "nothing"). In standard English, this would be "isn't saying anything", but in colloquial speech and music, double negatives are often used for emphasis.

• YOU TALKING TO ME LIKE YOU TALKING TO AN ADOLESCENT

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of auxiliary verb)

  ➔ The sentence omits the auxiliary verb "are" in both clauses ("YOU "are" TALKING" and "YOU "are" TALKING"). This ellipsis is common in informal English and conversational speech.

• CLOTHES COME OFF, COME OFF

  ➔ Imperative form

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative form "COME OFF" to give a command or instruction. Imperatives are used to tell someone what to do, often in a direct way.

• CAN'T EVEN TELL THE TIME, BUT YOU KNOW IT'S MINE

  ➔ Contraction and possessive pronoun

  ➔ The sentence uses the contraction "CAN'T" (cannot) and the possessive pronoun "MINE". Contractions are common in informal English, and possessive pronouns like "mine" show ownership without repeating the noun.

• ARE YOU DEHYDRATED? WELL LET ME QUENCH YOUR THIRST

  ➔ Question form and imperative with 'let me'

  ➔ The sentence begins with a question "ARE YOU DEHYDRATED?" followed by an imperative suggestion "LET ME QUENCH YOUR THIRST". The structure "let me" is used to make a suggestion or offer to do something.

• YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO DO IT

  ➔ Embedded clause with infinitive

  ➔ The sentence contains an embedded clause "YOU WANT TO DO IT" where the verb "want" is followed by an infinitive "to do". This structure is common for expressing desires or intentions.

• IF YOU WERE IN THE RIDE WITH ME

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ The phrase uses the second conditional structure "IF YOU WERE" to talk about a hypothetical or imaginary situation. In this structure, the past simple tense ("were") is used to describe something that is not real but imagined.