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It's a dance thing! (Blow!) 00:02
Boys and girls, come sit on the right pon di dance wit dem 00:07
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh 00:09
He was looking, said he wanna hook up 00:12
But she don't wanna hook up, told him, "Just go" 00:13
And then she looked and said she wanna hook up 00:17
I really wanna hook up, told him, "Let's go" 00:19
Baby, I can't believe everything your body make me wanna do 00:22
And the way that you move on the floor, now I think I'm in love with you (in love with you) 00:28
Grab my waist, wanna get with the rhythm and that move you do, do 00:34
Switch my hips on the floor, baby, slow to keep up with you 00:39
Back it up, now 00:43
Bump your rump, now 00:46
Grab my waist, now 00:48
Work it out, now 00:49
Grab my shoulder 00:50
Pick it up, now 00:52
Take it lower 00:53
To the floor, now 00:55
Watch out, baby, I'ma drop a little something 00:56
Ride it, baby, we can do a little something 00:59
Let's hook up, baby, wanna get a little something 01:01
You know, baby, let's hook up a little something 01:04
Baby, I can't believe everything that I feel when I dance with you (dance with you) 01:07
From the small of my back to the breath on my neck to the move you do (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 01:12
Put your body, gotta get my body up right next to you 01:18
Move the party, gotta rock the party until they're over you 01:24
Back it up, now 01:29
Bump you rump, now 01:31
Grab my waist, now 01:32
Work it out, now 01:34
Grab my shoulder 01:35
Pick it up, now 01:36
Take it lower 01:38
To the floor, now 01:39
Back it up, now 01:41
Bump you rump, now 01:42
Grab my waist, now 01:43
Work it out, now 01:45
Grab my shoulder 01:46
Pick it up, now 01:47
Take it lower 01:49
To the floor, now 01:50
Boy, I can't explain what you do to me 01:53
My whole world has changed, I'm living a fantasy 01:59
Tonight I'm in the mood, please take me by your hand 02:04
I wanna get in your groove, so, baby, take me there 02:10
Yo, everybody get up now! 02:15
If y'all sit down 02:18
Me wan' see ya pon the dance floor a move now 02:19
Yo, everybody dance! 02:23
The bodies are shaking 02:25
Wanna make my body keep shaking 02:26
Better get your butt out here, baby 02:27
Come on, let's go 02:29
So do how you do it 02:30
Jump around, bend over, get to it 02:30
Make it go back down to the ground 02:33
Pick it up, let's go 02:34
The bodies are shaking 02:36
Wanna make my body keep shaking 02:37
Better get your butt out here, baby 02:39
Come on, let's go 02:40
So do how you do it 02:42
Jump around, bend over, get to it 02:43
Make it go back down to the ground 02:44
Pick it up, let's go 02:45
Don't stop, just get, get on the floor 02:48
Butt drops, hips pop, popping for sure 02:51
Who's got, got it? Get it some more 02:53
One time, two time, three time we go 02:56
Back it up, now 02:59
Bump your rump, now 03:00
Grab my waist, now 03:02
Work it out, now 03:03
Grab my shoulder 03:04
Pick it up, now 03:06
Take it lower 03:07
To the floor, now 03:08
Back it up, now 03:10
Bump your rump, now 03:11
Grab my waist, now 03:13
Work it out, now 03:14
Grab my shoulder 03:16
Pick it up, now 03:17
Take it lower 03:18
To the floor, now 03:19
Watch out, baby, I'ma drop a little something 03:21
Ride it, baby, we can do a little something 03:24
Let's hook up, baby, wanna get a little something 03:26
You know, baby, let's hook up a little something 03:29
Back it up, now 03:32
Bump your rump, now 03:34
Grab my waist, now 03:35
Work it out, now 03:36
Grab my shoulder 03:38
Pick it up, now 03:39
Take it lower 03:41
To the floor, now 03:42
Back it up, now 03:43
Bump your rump, now 03:45
Grab my waist, now 03:46
Work it out, now 03:48
Grab my shoulder 03:49
03:50

The Hook Up – English Lyrics

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Britney Spears
Album
In The Zone
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Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dance-pop and R&B groove of "The Hook Up" from Britney Spears' adult-themed *In the Zone* era. The song's flirty, club-focused lyrics are perfect for learning colloquial English phrases related to dancing, attraction, and modern-day dating terms like 'to hook up' and 'getting in your groove.' You'll find a rhythm for both your vocabulary and your feet in this underrated deep cut.

[English]
It's a dance thing! (Blow!)
Boys and girls, come sit on the right pon di dance wit dem
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
He was looking, said he wanna hook up
But she don't wanna hook up, told him, "Just go"
And then she looked and said she wanna hook up
I really wanna hook up, told him, "Let's go"
Baby, I can't believe everything your body make me wanna do
And the way that you move on the floor, now I think I'm in love with you (in love with you)
Grab my waist, wanna get with the rhythm and that move you do, do
Switch my hips on the floor, baby, slow to keep up with you
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Watch out, baby, I'ma drop a little something
Ride it, baby, we can do a little something
Let's hook up, baby, wanna get a little something
You know, baby, let's hook up a little something
Baby, I can't believe everything that I feel when I dance with you (dance with you)
From the small of my back to the breath on my neck to the move you do (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Put your body, gotta get my body up right next to you
Move the party, gotta rock the party until they're over you
Back it up, now
Bump you rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Back it up, now
Bump you rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Boy, I can't explain what you do to me
My whole world has changed, I'm living a fantasy
Tonight I'm in the mood, please take me by your hand
I wanna get in your groove, so, baby, take me there
Yo, everybody get up now!
If y'all sit down
Me wan' see ya pon the dance floor a move now
Yo, everybody dance!
The bodies are shaking
Wanna make my body keep shaking
Better get your butt out here, baby
Come on, let's go
So do how you do it
Jump around, bend over, get to it
Make it go back down to the ground
Pick it up, let's go
The bodies are shaking
Wanna make my body keep shaking
Better get your butt out here, baby
Come on, let's go
So do how you do it
Jump around, bend over, get to it
Make it go back down to the ground
Pick it up, let's go
Don't stop, just get, get on the floor
Butt drops, hips pop, popping for sure
Who's got, got it? Get it some more
One time, two time, three time we go
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Watch out, baby, I'ma drop a little something
Ride it, baby, we can do a little something
Let's hook up, baby, wanna get a little something
You know, baby, let's hook up a little something
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

hook

/hʊk/

B1
  • verb
  • - to arrange a casual sexual encounter
  • noun
  • - a device for catching or holding something

dance

/dæns/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music
  • noun
  • - a social event where people dance

waist

/weɪst/

A2
  • noun
  • - the part of the body between the ribs and the hips

hips

/hɪps/

A2
  • noun
  • - the sides of the body between the waist and the thighs

rump

/rʌmp/

B2
  • noun
  • - the buttocks; the back part of the hips

floor

/flɔːr/

A1
  • noun
  • - the lower surface of a room

body

/ˈbɒdi/

A1
  • noun
  • - the physical structure of a person or animal

move

/muːv/

A1
  • verb
  • - to change position or go to another place
  • noun
  • - a change of position

rhythm

/ˈrɪðəm/

B2
  • noun
  • - a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements

grab

/ɡræb/

A2
  • verb
  • - to seize or take hold of something quickly

pick

/pɪk/

A1
  • verb
  • - to choose or select something

drop

/drɒp/

A1
  • verb
  • - to let something fall

ride

/raɪd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to sit on and travel on something

shake

/ʃeɪk/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move quickly back and forth

pop

/pɒp/

B1
  • verb
  • - to make a short, sharp sound
  • noun
  • - a short, sharp sound

groove

/ɡruːv/

B2
  • noun
  • - a rhythmic feel or a pattern in music

fantasy

/ˈfæntəsi/

B2
  • noun
  • - an imaginative mental image or scenario

explain

/ɪkˈspleɪn/

B1
  • verb
  • - to make something clear or understandable

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Key Grammar Structures

  • He was looking, said he wanna hook up

    ➔ Past Continuous + Informal 'wanna' for 'want to'

    ➔ The phrase "He was looking" describes an action in progress in the past. "wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to", common in informal speech and song lyrics. It shows a relaxed tone.

  • Baby, I can't believe everything your body make me wanna do

    ➔ Modal verb 'can't' + Infinitive phrase with 'make' causing a desire

    ➔ The sentence expresses disbelief at the strong physical attraction. The verb "make" is used causatively – the body *makes* the speaker *want* to do things. The infinitive phrase "to do" functions as the object of 'make'.

  • Grab my waist, wanna get with the rhythm and that move you do, do

    ➔ Imperative verb + 'wanna' + Infinitive phrase + Demonstrative pronoun + Relative clause

    ➔ This line uses a direct command ("Grab my waist"). The repetition of "do" emphasizes the action and rhythm. The relative clause "that move you do" modifies 'rhythm', specifying which rhythm is desired.

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