Don't Cha – English Lyrics

• By: The Pussycat Dolls

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious world of The Pussycat Dolls' 'Don't Cha,' a high-energy pop and R&B anthem that offers a fantastic way to engage with English. Its catchy hooks and confident, playful lyrics provide accessible phrases and common expressions, making it perfect for understanding modern conversational English and cultural nuances of self-assurance.

[English]

♪

♪ O

♪ OKA

♪ OKAY

♪ OKAY ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ OH, WE ABOUT TO GET IT JUST LITTLE HOT AND SWEATY IN THIS ♪

- ♪ OOH, BABY ♪ - ♪ LADIES, LET'S GO ♪

- ♪ SOLDIERS, LET'S GO ♪ - ♪ DOLLS ♪

♪ LET ME TALK TO Y'ALL AND JUST, YOU KNOW, GIVE YOU A LITTLE SITUATION ♪

- ♪ FELLAS ♪ - ♪ LISTEN, YOU SEE THE -- GET HOT ♪

- ♪ EVERY TIME I COME THROUGH WHEN I STEP UP IN THE SPOT ♪ - ♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪

♪ MAKE THE PLACE SIZZLE LIKE A SUMMERTIME COOKOUT, PROWL FOR THE BEST CHICK ♪

- ♪ YES, I'M ON THE LOOKOUT ♪ - ♪ LET'S DANCE ♪

♪ SOUL BANGIN' SHORTY LIKE A BELLY DANCER WITH IT ♪

- ♪ SMELL GOOD, PRETTY SKIN SO GANGSTER WITH IT ♪ - ♪ OOH, BABY ♪

♪ NO TRICKS, ONLY DIAMONDS UNDER MY SLEEVE, GIMME THE NUMBER ♪

- ♪ BUT MAKE SURE YOU HOLLA BEFORE YOU LEAVE ♪ - ♪ I KNOW YOU LIKE ME ♪

♪ I know you like me ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU DO ♪

♪ I know you do ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY WHENEVER I COME AROUND ♪

♪ SHE'S ALL OVER YOU ♪

♪ AND I KNOW YOU WANT ME TOO ♪

♪ I know you want me ♪

♪ IT'S EASY TO SEE ♪

♪ It's easy to see ♪

♪ AND IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU SHOULD BE ON WITH ME ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS HOT LIKE ME? ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS A FREAK LIKE ME? ♪

♪ DON'T CHA? ♪

♪ DON'T CHA? ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS RAW LIKE ME? ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS FUN LIKE ME? ♪

♪ DON'T CHA? ♪

♪ AHH-AHH-AHH ♪

♪ DON'T CHA? ♪

♪ FIGHT THE FEELIN' ♪

♪ Fight the feelin' ♪

- ♪ LEAVE IT ALONE ♪ - ♪ Leave it alone ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IF IT AIN'T LOVE, IT JUST AIN'T ENOUGH ♪

♪ TO LEAVE A HAPPY HOME ♪

♪ LET'S KEEP IT FRIENDLY ♪

♪ Let's keep it friendly ♪

♪ YOU HAVE TO PLAY FAIR ♪

♪ You have to play fair ♪

♪ SEE, I DON'T CARE ♪

♪ BUT I KNOW SHE AIN'T NO ONE T'SHARE ♪

♪ OOHH-HHH ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS HOT LIKE ME? ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS A FREAK LIKE ME, LIKE ME? ♪

♪ DON'T CHA? ♪

- ♪ DON'T CHA, BABY? ♪ - ♪ Don't cha? ♪

♪ ALL RIGHT, SING ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS RAW LIKE ME? ♪

- ♪ RAW ♪ - ♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS FUN LIKE ME? ♪

♪ BABY, DON'T CHA? ♪

- ♪ OKAY, I SEE HOW IT'S GOING DOWN ♪ - DON'T CHA? ♪

♪ IT SEEM LIKE SHORTY WANT A LITTLE MENAGE-A-POP-OFF OR SOMETHING, LET'S GO ♪

♪ WELL, LET ME GET STRAIGHT TO IT ♪

♪ ANY BROAD WON'T WATCH IT WHEN I COME THROUGH ♪

♪ IT'S THE GOD ALMIGHTY LOOKIN' ALL BRAND-NEW ♪

♪ AND SHORTY WANNA JUMP IN MY ASTIN VAN --ISH ♪

♪ LOOKIN' AT ME ALL LIKE SHE REALLY WANNA DO IT ♪

♪ TRYIN' TO PUT IT ON ME TILL MY -- BLACK AND BLUISH ♪

♪ YOU WANNA PLAY WITH A PLAYER, GIRL, THEN PLAY ON ♪

♪ STRIP OUT OF THE CHANEL AND LEAVE THE LINGERIE ON ♪

♪ WATCH ME, AND I'M GONNA WATCH YOU ♪

♪ AT THE SAME TIME, LOOKIN' LIKE YOU WANNA BREAK MY BACK ♪

♪ YOU'RE THE VERY REASON WHY I KEEP A PACKET OF MAGNUM ♪

♪ AND WITH THE WAG, GET YOU IN THE BACK OF THE MAGNUM ♪

♪ FOR THE RECORD, DON'T THINK IT WAS SOMETHING YOU DID ♪

♪ SHORTY ALL ON ME 'CAUSE IT'S HARD TO RESIST THE KID ♪

♪ I GOT AN IDEA THAT'S DOPE FOR Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL COULD GET ♪

- ♪ SO I COULD HIT THE PHONE FOR Y'ALL ♪ - ♪ I KNOW SHE LOVES YOU ♪

♪ I know she loves you ♪

- ♪ I UNDERSTAND ♪ - ♪ I understand ♪

♪ I'D PROBABLY BE JUST AS CRAZY ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ IF YOU WERE MY OWN MAN ♪

- ♪ MAYBE NEXT LIFETIME ♪ - ♪ Maybe next lifetime ♪

♪ POSSIBLY ♪

♪ Possibly ♪

♪ UNTIL THEN, OLD FRIEND ♪

♪ YOUR SECRET IS SAFE WITH ME ♪

♪ HOT, DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS HOT LIKE ME? ♪

- ♪ OH ♪ - ♪ Don't cha wish ♪

♪ Your girlfriend was a freak like me? ♪

- ♪ LIKE ME ♪ - ♪ Don't cha? ♪

- ♪ DON'T CHA, BABY? ♪ - ♪ Don't cha? ♪

♪ ALL RIGHT, SING ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS RAW LIKE ME, RAW ♪

♪ DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS FUN LIKE ME? ♪

♪ BABY, DON'T CHA? ♪

♪ AHH-AHH-AHH ♪

♪ DON'T CHA? ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high degree of heat; having a high temperature. adjective - sexually attractive or exciting.
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to want something that is unlikely to happen noun - a desire or hope for something to happen
girlfriend /ˈɡɜːrlfrend/ A2	noun - a female friend who is a romantic partner
freak /friːk/ B2	noun - a person with an unusual appearance or behavior adjective - unconventional or strange
raw /rɔː/ B1	adjective - not cooked adjective - in its natural condition; not processed or refined. adjective - openly sexual or crude.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. adjective - enjoyable or amusing.
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons. noun - a violent confrontation or struggle
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - go away from.
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives.
friendly /ˈfrendli/ A2	adjective - kind and pleasant.
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
fair /feər/ A2	adjective - treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination.
care /keər/ A2	verb - feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.

Key Grammar Structures

• OH, WE ABOUT TO GET IT JUST LITTLE HOT AND SWEATY IN THIS

  ➔ Informal usage of "about to" + adjective 'hot' and 'sweaty'

  ➔ "About to" means "going to", used here to express immediate future action. "Hot and sweaty" are adjectives describing the atmosphere or feeling.

• DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS HOT LIKE ME?

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in "wish" clauses.

  ➔ After "wish", we use the past subjunctive (here, "was" instead of "is" for hypothetical situations). This expresses a desire about something that is not currently true.

• CAUSE IF IT AIN'T LOVE, IT JUST AIN'T ENOUGH TO LEAVE A HAPPY HOME

  ➔ Double negative (ain't love, ain't enough)

  ➔ "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction of "is not" or "are not". Double negatives are often used in informal speech or some dialects, and while grammatically incorrect in standard English, they are understood to mean a strong negative.

• IT SEEM LIKE SHORTY WANT A LITTLE MENAGE-A-POP-OFF OR SOMETHING, LET'S GO

  ➔ Use of "seem like" + informal language

  ➔ "Seem like" is an informal way of saying "it seems that". The phrase "menage-a-pop-off" is also informal and alludes to a sexual situation.

• ANY BROAD WON'T WATCH IT WHEN I COME THROUGH

  ➔ Informal Negation and Word Order.

  ➔ Instead of "Any broad *will* watch it", it's "Any broad *won't* watch it". Also, using "broad" can be considered derogatory. The intended meaning is that no woman can resist looking when the speaker appears.

• SHORTY ALL ON ME CAUSE IT'S HARD TO RESIST THE KID

  ➔ Ellipsis and Colloquial phrasing

  ➔ The sentence is missing a verb - it should be 'Shorty is all on me'. 'All on me' is a colloquial way of saying someone is very interested in or attracted to the speaker. "Cause" is an informal way of saying "because".