I Like To Move It – English Lyrics

• By: will.i.am
• Album: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of English with "I Like To Move It" by will.i.am! This catchy, energetic song, famous from the "Madagascar" movies, is perfect for learning everyday phrases related to movement, celebration, and expressing joy. Its repetitive and upbeat nature makes new vocabulary memorable, while its playful spirit will encourage you to sing along and move your way to language fluency.

[English]

I like to move it, move it

I like to move it, move it

I like to move it, move it

We like to move it!

I like to move it, move it

She like to move it, move it

He like to move it, move it

We like to move it!

Keep on jumpin' off the floor

Dancin' 'til your feet is sore

Party hard just like a smarty girl

'Cause that's what life is for

(Yeah!)

And we don't party hardly

(No!)

We just party hard

(Yeah!)

And not because we bored

(No!)

We party 'cause we born to party

We gonna move our bodies

With our hands in the air

And wave 'em all around

Like we just don't care

(Yeah!)

Moto Moto in the house

(Yeah!)

I'm about to turn it out

(Yeah!)

And you know it's going down

I'm physically, physically, physically round

I like to move it, move it

I like to move it, move it

I like to move it, move it

We like to move it!

I like to move it, move it

She like to move it, move it

He like to move it, move it

We like to move it!

Party ain't done, party ain't done

Party this belly got started like one

It just begun, big action

Pump up the volume, speaker blastin'

Shake up the ground, shake up the ground

Shake like a earthquake quake up the ground

Play to make a sound, play to make a sound

Play to make a, play to make a, play to make a sound

So I can do my little dance, do my little dance

Do my little, do my little, do my little dance

Ants in my pants, got ants in my pants

Ants in my, ants in my, ants in my pants

That's why I keep on movin'

Yes, that's why I keep on groovin'

Yes, that's why I keep on doin'

Doin' what I'm doin', y'all

First name Moto, last name Moto

Here's how you spell it, M-O-T-O M-O-T-O

When I step in all the girls want a photo

Ya know, hey, yo

Moto Moto in the house

I'm about to turn it out

And you know it's goin' down

I'm physically, physically, physically round

I like to move it, move it

I like to move it, move it

I like to move it, move it

We like to move it!

I like to move it, move it

She like to move it, move it

He like to move it, move it

We like to move it!

I like to party, party

He like to party, party

They like to party, party

We like to party!

She like to shake it, shake it

She like to shake it, shake it

He like to shake it? Yo!

Somebody say ho!

(Ho!)

Say ho ho!

(Ho ho!)

Back it up, back it up

Back it up, back it up

Back it up

Yo! Somebody say yeah!

(Yeah!)

Say yeah yeah!

(Yeah yeah!)

Back it up, back it up

Back it up, back it up

Back it up, back it up

Back it up (Back it up)

Back it up (Back it up)

Back it up (Back it up)

Back it up (Back it up)

Back it up (Back it up)

Back it up (Back it up)

Gimme room, gimme room

Gimme room 'cause, huh!

I like to move it, move it

I like to move it, move it

I like to move it, move it

We like to move it!

She like to shake it, shake it

She like to shake it, shake it

She like to shake it, shake it

Yeah, shake it girl, huh!

We like to party, party

We like to party, party

We like to party, party

We like to party!

We like to move it, move it

He like to move it, move it

They like to move it, move it

Move it, move it, move it, move it

Move it, move it!

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to go in a specified direction or manner noun - an act of changing position
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off a surface and into the air using the legs
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of movements performed to music
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering verb - to enjoy oneself at a party or other social gathering
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - not easy; requiring effort adverb - with great effort
bodies /ˈbɒdiz/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the human arm
air /eər/ A1	noun - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth
wave /weɪv/ A2	verb - move one's hand to and fro as a greeting or signal.
round /raʊnd/ A2	adjective - shaped like a circle or cylinder
belly /ˈbeli/ B1	noun - the abdomen or stomach
volume /ˈvɒljuːm/ B1	noun - the loudness of a sound
speaker /ˈspiːkər/ B1	noun - a device that produces sound
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ B2	noun - a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
ants /ænts/ A2	noun - a small insect
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - space that can be occupied

Key Grammar Structures

• Keep on jumpin' off the floor, Dancin' 'til your feet is sore

  ➔ Present participle for continuous action ('jumpin', 'dancin') and incorrect verb conjugation ('is' instead of 'are')

  ➔ The line uses present participles "jumpin'" and "dancin'" to describe actions happening at the same time. "Til" is a shortened version of "until". 'Feet **is** sore' is grammatically incorrect; it should be 'feet **are** sore' as "feet" is plural.

• Party hard just like a smarty girl, 'Cause that's what life is for

  ➔ Use of adverb 'hard' instead of 'hardly' and 'cause as a shortened form of 'because'.

  ➔ "Party **hard**" is commonly used, although "party **hardly**" would be grammatically correct to mean 'we don't party much.' "'Cause" is an informal contraction of "because".

• And we don't party hardly (No!) We just party hard (Yeah!)

  ➔ Contradictory use of 'hardly' vs 'hard'. 'Hardly' means 'almost not at all', while 'hard' describes intensity.

  ➔ Using 'hardly' implies they barely party, which is immediately contradicted by saying they 'party hard'. This is a stylistic choice for emphasis and rhythm.

• We gonna move our bodies With our hands in the air

  ➔ Use of 'gonna' (going to) for future tense and preposition 'in' for location.

  ➔ "Gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to", commonly used in spoken English to express future intention. "Hands **in** the air" describes the location of the hands.

• I'm physically, physically, physically round

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis and adverb 'physically' modifying the adjective 'round'.

  ➔ Repeating "physically" emphasizes the characteristic being described. "Physically" modifies "round", indicating the type of roundness (i.e., in a physical or tangible way).

• Party this belly got started like one

  ➔ Unconventional sentence structure. Implied meaning but grammatically unusual word order.

  ➔ This line is colloquial and somewhat ambiguous. It seems to mean 'this party got started because of this belly', but the word order is inverted and 'like one' is vague. Proper sentence could be "This party started because of a (big) belly".