ABC
Michael Jackson&The Jackson 5 Lyrics
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A buh-buh buh buh-buh
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
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
Or simple as
Do re mi
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl
ABC
Easy as
One, two, three
Or simple as
Do re mi
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me
Come on, let me love you just a little bit
Come on, let me love you just a little bit
I'm a going to teach how to sing it out
Come on, come on, come on
Let me show you what it's all about
Reading, writing and arithmetic
Are the branches of the learning tree
But without the roots of love every day, girl
Your education ain't complete
T-T-T-Teacher's gonna show you
Show you, show you
How to get an A
Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah
Spell "me" "you"
Add the two
Listen to me baby, that's all you gotta do
Oh, ABC
As easy as
One, two, three
Or 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
Sit down, girl
I think I love you
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, huh
One, two, three, baby, ooh ooh
ABC, baby, nah nah
Do re mi, baby, huh
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 not gonna teach you how to sing it out)
Come on come on come on let me show you what 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 not gonna teach you how to sing it out)
Sing it out, sing it, sing it, sing it
Oh baby, 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
In Michael Jackson's song A B C, he sings to a girl who is learning about love for the first time, the same way she learned in school about fundamental knowledge like reading, writing, and arithmetic. Michael Jackson teaches her that love is as simple as counting up to three, or singing a simple melody--that's how easy love can be. The song's chorus is a repetition of the letters A-B-C and the numbers one, two, three, conveying its message of simplicity, and encouraging listeners to have fun in life, just like little kids. The song is a timeless classic and a hit among both children and adults.
Line by Line Meaning
A buh-buh buh buh-buh
Opening sound of the song
A buh-buh buh buh-buh
Repeating opening sound of the song
You went to school to learn, girl
The girl went to school to learn
Things you never, never knew before
Things she was unaware of before
Like I before E except after C
An example of what she may have learned
And why two plus two makes four
Another example of what she may have learned
Now now now, I'm gonna teach you
The singer is going to teach her now
Teach you, teach you
Emphasis on how he wants to teach her
All about love, dear
The topic he wants to teach her about
All about love
Repeating that he's going to teach her about love
Sit yourself down, take a seat
He's asking her to sit down
All you gotta do is repeat after me
Her only job is to repeat after him
ABC
The first three letters of the alphabet
Easy as
It's very easy
One, two, three
Counting up to three
Or simple as
It's easy like
Do re mi
Musical notes
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl!
Saying it's easy as ABC, one, two, three, and it's just between the two of them
ABC
Repeating the first three letters of the alphabet
Easy as
Still easy
One, two, three
Counting up to three again
Or simple as
Still easy
Do re mi
Repeating the musical notes
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me!
Repeating that it's easy as ABC, one, two, three, and between just the two of them
Come on, let me love you just a little bit!
Asking to show love
Come on, let me love you just a little bit!
Repeating the request to love a little
I'm a going to teach how to sing it out!
Saying he'll teach her how to sing it out
Michael, come on, come on, come on
Referring to himself in third person to encourage her to learn it
Let me show you what it's all about!
Offering to show her what it's all about
Reading, writing and arithmetic
Subjects taught in school
Are the branches of the learning tree
A metaphor for education
But without the roots of love every day, girl
Love is needed for a complete education
Your education ain't complete
Saying her education isn't complete without love
T-T-T-Teacher's gonna show you
Repeating that he's the teacher
Show you, show you
Emphasis in showing her
How to get an A!
Saying he'll show her how to get an A in this lesson
Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!
Silly sound effect
Spell "me" "you"
Giving spelling instructions
Add the two!
Saying to add the letters together
Listen to me baby, that's all you gotta do!
Reinforcing how easy it is
Oh, ABC
Repeating the first three letters of the alphabet again
As easy as
Still just as easy
One, two, three
Still counting up to three
Or simple as
Repeating that it's simple
Do re mi
Singing the musical notes again
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl!
Same as before: easy as ABC, one, two, three, just between them
ABC
Repeating again
It's easy,
Saying it's still easy
It's like counting up to three (One, two, three)
A comparison to counting up to three
Sing a simple melody (Do re mi, ABC)
A comparison to singing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!
Comparing love to being as simple as counting or singing
Sit down, girl!
Asking her to sit down again
I think I love you!
Saying he thinks he loves her
No!
A strange response, possibly to himself rather than her
Get up, girl!
Asking her to get up now
Show me what you can do!
Requesting to see what she's capable of
Shake it, shake it, baby, come on now!
Telling her to move and dance
Shake it, shake it, baby, ooh ooh!
Repeating the same request as before
Shake it shake it, baby, huh!
A little variation in his request for her to shake it
One, two, three, baby, ooh ooh!
Counting to three again and telling her to dance
ABC, baby, nah nah!
Repeating the first three letters of the alphabet with added nonsense sounds
Do re mi, baby, huh!
Repeating the musical notes with added nonsense sounds
That's how easy love can be.
Repeating that love can be easy
ABC, it's easy
Repeating it's easy as ABC
It's like counting up to three (One, two, three)
Repeating the comparison to counting up to three
Sing a simple melody (Do re mi, ABC)
Singing a simple melody again
That's how easy love can be!
Repeating that love can be easy again
(I'm not gonna teach you how to sing it out)
Saying that he won't keep teaching her
Come on come on come on let me show you what it's all about
Inviting her to learn more
Sing it out, sing it, sing it, sing it
Telling her to sing it out
Oh baby, ABC, it's easy
Repeating that it's easy as ABC
It's like counting up to three (One, two, three)
Comparing love to counting up to three for the final time
Sing a simple melody (Do re mi, ABC)
Singing the simple melody one last time
That's how easy love can be!
Ending the song with a final emphasis that love can be easy
Lyrics Š Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Berry Gordy, Dennis Lussier, Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Being a Christian (the follower of Christ):
- calls upon the name of THE LORD: Psalms 145:18 ,
Psalms 55:16 ,
Isaiah 55:6
- coming to repentance,
Luke 5:32
- going through new birth (baptized by the SPIRIT and by the water), 1 Corinthians 12:13 , John 3:7
- coming out from Babylon (the city life), Revelation 18:4, Mark 8:36 ,
Matthew 16:26 , Luke 9:25 ,
Ecclesiastes 1:3
- flees from fornication: 1 Corinthians 6:18 ,
1 Thessalonians 4:3
- analysing their own life and life in general, 2 Corinthians 13:5
- have their Inner mans eyes and ears open: Mark 8:18 , 2 Chronicles 7:15 , Matthew 13:16
- Judges â judges â judges, themselves and life in general in: John 7:24
- seeks out 1st the KINGDOM OF GOD: Matthew 6:33
- have no worries nor thoughts about what they shall eat or wear: Matthew 6:31 ,
Luke 12:22 ,
Matthew 6:25 ,
Luke 12:29
- is not a friend with the world, but exposes the wicked: Ephesians 5:11 , Psalms 26:5 , James 4:4
- goes through the persecution: Luke 6:22 , Matthew 5:44 ,John 15:18 , 1 John 3:13
- has outworldly peace: John 14:27
- fears not any man, but has the sobering fear of GOD in him: Matthew 10:28 , 1 John 4:18
- rightly dividing the word of truth: 2 Timothy 2:15
- is both, the believer of the word and the doer of it also:
James 1:23 ,
Matthew 7:21
- have no idols not graven images: Isaiah 42:17 , Micah 5:13 , Isaiah 42:8 ,
Deuteronomy 7:5 ,
Habakkuk 2:18
Psalms 78:58
- worship GOD in SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH:
John 4:24
- are peacemakers: Matthew 5:9, Hebrews 12:14 ,
Romans 12:18
- are sober minded: 1 Peter 1:13 , Titus 2:6 , Titus 2:2 , 1 Peter 4:7 ,
1 Peter 5:8
@iamunknown5894
My Grandad was part of the audience,he told me how amazing Mj was
@Yaro2
Yes micheal jackson was amazing
@gloryngore7
thatâs crazy. your grandpa is so lucky holy shit
@pathos3433
well now we know scary things about that man
@caleb3295
@max bandy Like what?
@pettyofficermasterchieflin3602
Itâs funny u keep deleting my comment
@smoks4833
A 10 years old child?!?!? So much drip, groove, rythm, fun, enthusiasm, moves, dedication.
@michelboudewins
Its Michael Jackson đ
@elainerussell3583
And u know Michael he got the moves
@anonymousalphabet3907
I donât think anyone of that age could so effortlessly display such coolness and talent, maybe Stevie Wonder, he was a prodigy!