Lyrics
Hey, pretty baby
Expressing a greeting or attention to the addressed person.
Don't you think you might give me a chance
Requesting an opportunity for a romantic connection.
Get it on with me
Proposing to engage in intimate activities together.
Go down-town for some loving romance
Suggesting going to a downtown area for romantic moments.
And I know I ain't nothing
Acknowledging a perceived lack of value or worth.
I ain't worth but a thin dime
Reiterating a sense of low self-worth or importance.
But if you put your heart in my hands
Expressing a willingness to take responsibility for the other person's emotions.
I'm sure that I could change your mind
Believing that with care, the speaker can positively influence the other person's perception.
I want to boogie with you
Desire to dance and have a good time together.
Yeah, I want to boogie with you
-There's something, baby, on which your parents
Referring to a shared understanding between the speaker and the other person's parents.
Both agree
Highlighting a common sentiment of distrust from both parents towards the speaker.
And that is that they both have a
-Deep distrust for me
-And your best friend Frankie
Acknowledging the negative feelings of a friend (Frankie) towards the speaker.
Well, I know, your best friend Frankie, he wants to see me sink
-And I don't much blame him for that
-He gets so useless after so few drinks, you know, baby
Commenting humorously on the friend's behavior when intoxicated.
I want to boogie with you
Reiterating the desire to dance and have a good time despite external opinions.
I want to boogie with you
-Well, I know your little baby sister
Acknowledging a negative perception from the baby sister and admitting past struggles.
She thinks that I'm a flop
-Well, I guess that you know that it's true
-I spent more time at the bottom than the top
-Tell your little sister
Addressing the baby sister's interest but expressing a lack of patience to wait for her to grow up.
I know she wants to give me a whirl
-But I don't have the time, baby
-To wait till she's grown up, and she's a woman, not a girl
-Don't you know, I want to boogie with you
Repeated expression of the desire to dance and boogie with the other person.
Hey, I want to boogie with you
-I want to boogie with you
-I want to boogie with you, yeah
-Boogie with you
Reinforcing the desire to boogie and specifying a location (down by the corner).
Down by the corner
-We'll be able to, yeah
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