Bad Girl, Good Girl – English Lyrics

• By: miss A

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Korean with miss A's debut hit “Bad Girl, Good Girl”! This iconic K-pop song is a great way to pick up confident and assertive phrases. The lyrics challenge stereotypes and express a powerful message of self-assurance, making it a special and empowering song to learn from.

[English]

You don't know me you don't know me

You don't know me you don't know me

so shut off boy so shut off boy

so shut off boy so shut off shut off

Boy you got some nerves to talk behind my back

When you cant even say a word to my face

You hear me laugh boy?

Hello hello hello

You think you can play me like a cello cello cello

Why you judging me? Are you scared of me?

I’m something new Why can’t you see?

Look like a bad girl But I’m a good girl

I’m standing here just doing me Why you standing judging me

Keep on looking like I’m trash

Every time you do just know you make me laugh

Drop it like a bad girl love like a good girl

I know I make you lust over me when I drop it low I see

So why you acting like you wouldn’t hit this

I know you gonna go home and miss this

Low cut tank top short skirt girls don’t know

Stiletto rocking girls are nothing but hoes?

Boy that’s low

hello hello hello

If you're scared boy stay low stay low stay low

Stay away from me Why you talking about me

I can see through you clearly

Look like a bad girl? But I’m a good girl

I’m standing here just doing me Why you standing judging me

Keep on looking like I’m trash

Every time you do just know you make me laugh

Drop it like a bad girl love like a good girl

I know I make you lust over me When I drop it low I see

So why you acting like you wouldn’t hit this

I know you gonna go home and miss this

(Come and take) Someone who can handle me

A real man who can believe

(No more fake) No more phonies like you no oh~

(Keep me safe) Is there someone who can claim?

Confidently call me babe

And let me be free Someone who watches from far away how I be me?

Look like a bad girl? But I’m a good girl

I’m standing here just doing me Why you standing judging me

Keep on looking like I’m trash

Every time you do just know you make me laugh

Drop it like a bad girl love like a good girl

I know I make you lust over me When I drop it low I see

So why you acting like you wouldn’t hit this

I know you gonna go home and miss this

You don't know me you don't know me

you don't know me you don't know me

so shut off boy so shut off boy

so shut off boy so shut off shut off

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak to someone
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make a sound of amusement
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality
drop /drɒp/ B1	verb - to let something fall
lust /lʌst/ B2	verb - to have a strong desire for something
scared /skɛrd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ B2	adjective - having self-assurance
handle /ˈhændl/ B2	verb - to manage or deal with something
fake /feɪk/ B2	adjective - not genuine
trash /træʃ/ B2	noun - waste material
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of a person's head
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
someone /ˈsʌmwʌn/ A2	pronoun - an unspecified person

Key Grammar Structures

• Boy you got some nerves to talk behind my back

  ➔ Use of modal 'got to' in informal form 'got some' to express possession or ability

  ➔ The phrase "got some" is an informal way of saying "have some" to indicate having courage or nerves.

• Why you judging me? Are you scared of me?

  ➔ Use of present continuous tense 'are you judging' to question ongoing action

  ➔ The question 'are you judging me?' uses the present continuous tense to ask if the person is currently judging.

• Look like a bad girl But I’m a good girl

  ➔ Use of contrast with 'but' to compare two ideas

  ➔ The word 'but' introduces a contrast, showing that despite appearing as a 'bad girl', the speaker considers herself a 'good girl'.

• Drop it like a bad girl love like a good girl

  ➔ Imperative verb 'Drop' used to give a command or instruction

  ➔ The verb 'Drop' is in the imperative form, meaning to command someone to lower or release something, often used figuratively in dance or expression.

• I know I make you lust over me when I drop it low I see

  ➔ Use of subjunctive 'I make you lust' to express causation, indicating the speaker's influence on others' feelings

  ➔ The phrase 'I make you lust over me' uses the causative 'make' to show that the speaker causes others to feel desire.

• Confidently call me babe And let me be free

  ➔ Use of adverbs 'Confidently' to modify the verb phrase, indicating manner

  ➔ The adverb 'Confidently' describes how the action of calling and letting be is performed, emphasizing self-assurance.