ABC – English Lyrics

• By: Jackson 5
• Album: The Ultimate Collection: Jackson 5

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the upbeat world of the Jackson 5 with 'ABC'! This song is a perfect tool for English learners to practice rhythm, simple vocabulary, and common idioms related to emotions and learning. Its infectious energy makes practicing pronunciation fun and engaging!

[English]

You went to school to learn, girl

Things you never, never knew before

Like "I" before "E" except after "C"

And why two plus two makes four, now, now, now

I'm gonna teach you (teach you, teach you)

All about love, dear (all about love)

Sit yourself down, take a seat

All you gotta do is repeat after me

ABC

Easy as one, two, three

Ah, simple as Do Re Mi

ABC, one, two, three

Baby, you and me, girl

ABC

Easy as, one, two, three

Ah, simple as Do Re Mi

ABC, one, two, three

Baby, you and me, girl

Come on, love and let me just a little bit

I'm-a gonna teach you how to sing it out

Come on, come on, come on, let me show you what it's all about

Reading, writing, arithmetic

Are the branches of the learning tree

But listen without the roots of love everyday, girl

Your education ain't complete

Tea-Tea-Teacher's gonna show you (show you, show you)

How to get an "A" (na-na-na-na-na-na)

How to spell "me" and "you" (you add the two)

Listen to me, baby, that's all you got to do

Oh, ABC

It's easy as one, two, three

Ah, simple as Do Re Mi

ABC, one, two, three

Baby, you and me, girl

ABC, it's easy

It's like counting up to three (one, two, three)

Sing a simple melody (Do-Re-Mi, ABC)

That's how easy love can be

That's how easy love can be

Sing a simple melody

One, two, three

You and me!

...

Sit down girl

I think I love ya'

No, get up, girl

Show me what you can do

Shake it, shake it baby, come on now

Shake it, shake it baby, ooh, ooh

Shake it, shake it baby, yeah

One, two, three, baby, ooh ooh

ABC, baby, na, na

Do Re Mi, baby, ow

That's how easy love can be

ABC, it's easy

It's like counting up to three (one, two, three)

Sing a simple melody (Do-Re-Mi, ABC)

That's how easy love can be

I'm-a gonna teach you how to sing it out

Come-a, come-a, come-a, let me show you what's it's all about

ABC, it's easy

It's like counting up to three (one, two, three)

Sing a simple melody (Do-Re-Mi, ABC)

That's how easy love can be

I'm-a gonna teach you how to sing it out

Sing it out, sing it, sing it, sing it (Oh, oh, oh)

ABC, it's easy

It's like counting up to three (one, two, three)

Sing a simple melody (Do-Re-Mi, ABC)

That's how easy love can be

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to gain knowledge or skill
teach /tiːtʃ/ A1	verb - to show or help someone learn
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - achieved without great effort
simple /ˈsɪmpl/ A2	adjective - easily understood or done
reading /ˈriːdɪŋ/ A1	noun - the action of looking at and comprehending written text
writing /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ A1	noun - the activity of creating text
arithmetic /əˈrɪθmətɪk/ B2	noun - the branch of mathematics dealing with numbers
branches /ˈbræntʃɪz/ B1	noun - parts of a larger whole, divisions
roots /ruːts/ A2	noun - the basic source or foundation of something
education /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/ B1	noun - the process of receiving systematic instruction
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ A2	adjective - having all the necessary parts
spell /spel/ A2	verb - to write or name the letters of a word
counting /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/ A1	verb - to determine the total number of items
melody /ˈmelədi/ B1	noun - a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move something quickly up and down or from side to side