Do The Bartman
The Simpsons Lyrics

Yo! Hey, what's happening, dude?
Greetings, what's going on?

I'm the guy with the rep for being rude.
I am known for being impolite.

Terrorizing people wherever I go,
I trouble people wherever I am.

It's not intentional, just keepin' the flow.
It is unintentional, just following my character and attitude.

Fixin' test scores to get the best scores.
Cheating in tests to score better.

Droppin' banana peels all over the floor.
Deliberately throwing banana peels on the floor to make people slip.

I'm the kid that made delinquency an art,
Making bad behaviour seem artistic and cool is my specialty and image.

Last name Simpson, first name Bart.
My name is Bart Simpson.

I'm here today to introduce the next phase,
My objective today is to reveal the new exciting thing.

The next step in the big Bart craze.
The next move in the big fan following that I have.

I've got a dance real easy to do;
I have a dance that is very easy to do.

I learned it with no rhythm, and so can you.
I learned it without any prior rhythm, and it is straightforward; you also can learn it quickly.

So move your body if you've got the notion,
Move your body if you want to join in.

Front to back in a rock-like motion.
Move front and back repeatedly like you are rocking.

Now that you've got it, if you think you can,
Now that you've learned the move, if you have faith in yourself,

Do it to the music--that's the Bartman.
Dance to the music, that's what you call doing the Bartman.

Everybody, if you can, do the Bartman.
Everyone, if you can, perform the Bartman dance move.

Whoa!
Exclamation of surprise or admiration.

Shake your body, turn it out if you can, man.
Move your body, turn it around if possible.

Front to the back, to the side if you can, can.
Rotate your body from front to back and side to side if feasible.

Bartman!
Name of the dance move being taught.

Everybody in the house do the Bartman.
Everyone present in the house follows Bartman dance move.

Uh-huh.
Affirmative response or agreement.

Whoa, mama!
Expression of enthusiasm or surprise.

It wasn't long ago, just a couple of weeks,
It was just a few weeks ago.

I got in trouble, yeah, pretty deep.
I got into severe difficulty.

Homer was yellin', Bart! Mom was too,
My father and mother were both shouting my name.

Because I put mothballs in the beef stew.
I put mothballs in the beef stew.

Punishment time, in the air lurks gloom,
Punishment time is coming, and there is an unhappy atmosphere.

Sitting by myself, confined to my room.
Sitting alone in the restricted space of my room as punishment.

When all else fails, nothin' else left to do,
When nothing else works or is possible,

I turn on the music, so I can feel the groove.
I turn on the music so I can dance and feel good.

Move your body, if you've got the notion.
Dance if it appeals to you.

Whoa, I'm feelin' the groove now, baby!
I'm getting the rhythm and enjoying it.

Bring it back, whoa!
Bring the rhythm back, whoa!

Move you hips from side to side now.
Now move your hips sideways.

Do the Bartman!
Do the Bartman dance move.

Don't ya slip, let your feet glide now.
Don't slip, move your feet smoothly.

Whoa, Lisa. Ha!
Implying that Lisa is not following the dance move.

If ya got the groove, ya gotta use it.
If you have the rhythm, then you must dance.

Ha, ha, ha!
Indication of joy or laughter.

Light rhythm in time with the music.
Perform your moves according to the music beat.

Ha, ha, ha. Check it out, man.
Exclamation of amusement while showing off the dance move.

You just might start a chain reaction.
Your actions can influence and prompt others to act in a specific manner.

If you can do the Bart, you're bad like Michael Jackson.
If you can perform Bartman dance move like me, you are terrific like Michael Jackson.

Oh, yeah!
Expression of affirmation or excitement.

Shake yo' body!
An instruction to shake the body.

Huh!
An expression of confusion.

Yeah, do the Bartman.
Expression encouraging the audience to do the Bartman dance move.

Everybody back and forth, from side to side.
Everyone moving back and forth and sideways.

Pick your feet up off the floor, let 'em glide!
Pick your feet off the ground and let them slide.

She can do it, he can do it, so can I.
Anyone can do it, including me.

Now here's a dance beat that you can't deny.
A dance beat that is impossible to resist.

Turn it down! Will you stop that infernal racket?!
Request to reduce the volume and stop the annoying noise of saxophone music played by Lisa.

Oh, my ears! Lisa! Put that saxophone away!
Expression of discomfort due to loud saxophone music played by Lisa and instruction to stop playing it.

You can't touch this.
Comparison to the popularity of MC Hammer's song, You Can't Touch This.

I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove anything.
Bart is making fun of his attempts to deceive and deny his wrongdoings to the authorities through this line.

Oops!
Expression of forgetfulness or carelessness for the previous statement.

Now I'm in the house, feeling good to be home,
Being back home, Bart is feeling good.

Till Lisa starts blowing that damn saxophone.
Bart starts feeling bad again because of Lisa playing her saxophone.

And if it was mine, you know they'd take it away,
If Bart owned the saxophone, his parents would take it away.

But still I'm feeling good, so that's okay.
Regardless of the disturbance caused by Lisa's saxophone, Bart is feeling good about himself.

I'm up in my room, just a singin' a song,
Bart is singing a song alone in his room.

Listen to the kick drum, kickin' along.
Listening to the drum beats of his song, he is enjoying it.

Yeah, Lisa likes jazz; she's their number one fan,
Bart is aware that Lisa is a big fan of jazz music.

But I know I'm bad, 'cause I do the Bartman.
Bart is convinced that he is cool because he can do the Bartman dance move.

Hey, everybody!
Shouting to call everyone's attention.

Need I remind you?
Asking if he needs to remind everyone of something.

I am Bart, Bart-man.
Referring to himself by his name and dance move.

Move it.
Instruction to start moving.

Swing it!
Instruction to swing your body.

Dooby, dooby, dooby, dooby, doo, wop, bop, bop!
Nonsense words indicating the rhythm of the music.

Dabba doo, dabba doo, dab it!
Another nonsense word indicating dance moves.

Dabba dab, doo dab.
Further feel-good words indicating the rhythm of music.

Hee, hee, hee. I'm a Bartman.
Bart expressing his identity as a Bartman and laughing.

Swing it, baby.
Instruction to everyone to shake it like how a baby swings.

Hoo-uh.
Noise made to match the rhythm of music.

Oh yeah.
Expression of enthusiasm.

I'm bad. Real bad.
Comparing himself to the late pop star Michael Jackson, Bart claims to be bad.

Ha, ha!
Expression of mirth.

You call that dancing? Ha!
Mocking his own dance move and critiquing it.

(Do the Bartman)
Repeating the name of the song.

Watch this move.
Asking the audience to watch his dance moves.

(Everybody in the house do the Bartman)
Asking everyone present in the house to do the Bartman dance move.

Ooh, uh uh, uh, ai, ai. Yeah!
Vocalizing nonsensical sounds that go along with the music.

Ha, ha, ha! Swing it!
Laughing and asking the audience to move their bodies to the beat.

Jack your body in time with the music.
Move your body in sync with the song.

Eat your heart out, Michael! Woop!
Claiming to be better than Michael Jackson and exclaiming happiness while referring to him in a competitive manner.