(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) – English Lyrics

• By: Beastie Boys
• Album: Licensed To Ill

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the high-octane world of 1980s hip-hop with this classic! By listening to this song, you can learn rhythmic English slang and the fast-paced cadence of early rap, making it a perfect track for mastering energetic speech patterns and casual, rebellious vocabulary.

[English]

- Now boys, don't get into any trouble

while mommy and daddy are gone

and don't make a mess.

(door banging)

- Do you like parties?

- Yeah.

- We can invite all our friends

and have soda and pie.

- Yeah.

- I hope no bad people show up.

(screaming)

("Fight For Your Right" by Beastie Boys)

♪ Kick it ♪

♪ You wake up late for school, man you don't wanna go ♪

♪ You ask your mom, please but she still says, no ♪

♪ You missed two classes, and no homework ♪

♪ But your teacher preaches class ♪

♪ Like you're some kind of jerk ♪

♪ You gotta fight for your right to party ♪

♪ Your pop caught you smoking, and he said, no way ♪

♪ That hypocrite smokes two packs a day ♪

♪ Man, living at home is such a drag ♪

♪ Now your mom threw away your best porno mag, bust it ♪

♪ You gotta fight for your right to party ♪

♪ You gotta fight ♪

♪ Don't step out of this house ♪

♪ If that's the clothes you're gonna wear ♪

♪ I'll kick you out of my home is you don't cut that hair ♪

♪ Your mom busted in and said, what's that noise ♪

♪ Aw, mom you're just jealous, it's the Beastie Boys ♪

♪ You gotta fight for your right to party ♪

♪ You gotta fight for your right to party ♪

♪ Party ♪

♪ Party ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trouble /ˈtrʌb.əl/ A2	noun - problems or difficulties
parties /ˈpɑːr.tiz/ A1	noun - social gatherings for celebration
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ A2	verb - to ask someone to come somewhere
homework /ˈhoʊm.wɝːk/ A1	noun - school work to be done at home
teacher /ˈtiː.tʃɚ/ A1	noun - a person who teaches
jerk /dʒɝːk/ B2	noun - a foolish or annoying person
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a violent struggle
smoking /ˈsmoʊ.kɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of inhaling tobacco smoke
hypocrite /ˈhɪp.ə.krɪt/ C1	noun - a person who acts in contradiction to their beliefs
drag /dræɡ/ B2	noun - something tedious or annoying
jealous /ˈdʒel.əs/ B1	adjective - feeling resentment of someone's success or advantages
busted /ˈbʌst.ɪd/ B2	verb - to be caught doing something wrong

Key Grammar Structures

• You wake up late for school, man you don't wanna go

  ➔ Present Simple for habits / Informal contraction

  ➔ The Present Simple describes a routine. 'Wanna' is a contraction of 'want to', common in colloquial speech.

• You ask your mom, please but she still says, no

  ➔ Adverb of frequency/continuity 'still'

  ➔ 'Still' indicates that a situation continues despite previous attempts or expectations.

• You gotta fight for your right to party

  ➔ Modal of obligation 'gotta' (have got to)

  ➔ 'Gotta' is an informal way to say 'have got to', expressing a strong necessity or obligation.

• That hypocrite smokes two packs a day

  ➔ Demonstrative adjective 'that'

  ➔ 'That' is used here to identify a specific person, often with a tone of disapproval or distance.

• Man, living at home is such a drag

  ➔ Gerund as a subject

  ➔ 'Living' functions as a noun (gerund) to represent the act of residing at home as the subject of the sentence.

• Don't step out of this house, if that's the clothes you're gonna wear

  ➔ First Conditional (implied condition)

  ➔ This is a conditional structure where the consequence depends on a specific future action or choice.

• Aw, mom you're just jealous, it's the Beastie Boys

  ➔ Present Continuous for current state

  ➔ 'You're (you are) being' or 'You are' describes the mom's present attitude or state of being.