Michael Jackson
Dapper‐Dan lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:13
Do it do it, he can do it, watch him do it
I got rhythm and a whole lot of soul
I can dance I can shake it baby (He can dance)
I'm just a little country boy
Harmonica in my hand I got soulful rhythm in me
I'm a get down dancin man
Shalalala boom boom
My name is Dapper Dan
Shalalala boom boom
I'm a dancin' man yeah
I'm gonna be king of the Disco tech
That's where I can be found
Master of the rhythm beat ohh
I've got the fastest feet around
Shalalala boom boom
My name is Dapper Dan
Shalalala boom boom
I'm a dancin man yeah
Do it do it Let's do it do it
Get up on the floor
Let's do it do it Dance what you wanta
Let's dance dance with me
I like the way you shake it (twice)
I like the way you move it
Oo you sexy
Key vocabulary
- shake
- move quickly back and forthA2
- i'm
- I amC2
- boy
- male childA1
- harmonica
- small hand-held instrumentB1
- soulful
- full of deep emotion
- dancin
- dancing (informal)
- master
- expert; learn thoroughlyB2
- sexy
- attractive and appealingB2
- country
- nation with its own governmentA1
- hand
- person's arm endA1
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About this song
Michael Jackson was an American singer known for his groundbreaking role in the development of pop music, alongside R&B and funk-pop. He rose from the Jackson 5 to a dominant solo career marked by albums Off the Wall and Thriller and by major singles including “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”