Hips Don't Lie
alegra Lyrics

Ladies up in here tonight
There are women here tonight

No fighting
Everyone should refrain from getting into fights

We got the refugees up in here (no fighting)
There are refugees here as well and they shouldn't be involved in any fighting

Shakira, Shakira
The singer Shakira is being referred to

I never really knew that she could dance like this
The artist is surprised by Shakira's dancing abilities

She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Shakira's dancing is so alluring that it makes a man want to speak Spanish

¿Cómo se llama? (sí), bonita (sí)
The singer is asking Shakira for her name and calling her beautiful

Mi casa, su casa (Shakira, Shakira)
The artist is making Shakira feel welcome by saying 'my house is your house'

Oh, baby, when you talk like that
The artist finds Shakira's manner of speaking attractive

You make a woman go mad
Shakira's manner of speaking is very alluring to the artist

So be wise (sí) and keep on (sí)
The singer is urging Shakira to be smart and continue with her behavior

Reading the signs of my body
The artist's body language is communicating their feelings

I'm on tonight, you know my hips don't lie
The singer is feeling confident and their body language is truthful about their emotions

And I'm starting to feel it's right
The singer is getting a good feeling about the situation

All the attraction, the tension
There is a lot of sexual energy in the atmosphere

Don't you see, baby? This is perfection
The artist is indicating that the current situation is perfect

Hey, girl, I can see your body moving
The artist is noticing that a girl's body is moving

And it's driving me crazy
The girl's movements are having an effect on the singer's emotions

And I didn't have the slightest idea
The singer was not expecting to feel this way

Until I saw you dancing
The girl's dancing caused the artist to feel this way

And when you walk up on the dance floor
The artist is imagining the girl walking onto the dance floor

Nobody cannot ignore the way you move your body, girl
Everyone is noticing the girl's movements

And everything's so unexpected
The singer did not expect to feel this way

The way you right and left it
The artist is appreciating the girl's movements

So you can keep on shaking it
The singer is encouraging the girl to continue dancing

Half animal, half man
The singer is admiring the way the boy is moving

I don't, don't really know what I'm doing
The singer is indicating that they are unsure of their actions

But you seem to have a plan
The boy seems to know what he is doing

My will and self-restraint
The artist is talking about their willpower and restraint

Have come to fail now, fail now
The singer has lost control

Baila en la calle de noche
The singer is talking about dancing on the street at night

Baila en la calle de día
The artist is talking about dancing on the street during the day

Señorita, feel the conga
The artist is inviting the girl to feel the beat of the conga

Let me see you move like you come from Colombia
The singer wants the girl to dance like she's from Columbia

Yeah, she's so sexy, every man's fantasy
The girl is very attractive to everyone

A refugee like me back with the Fugees from a third world country
The singer is explaining that he is a refugee from a third world country and used to be part of the Fugees music group

I go back like when Pac carried crates for Humpty Hump
The singer is referencing the rapper Tupac and suggesting that his experience goes back that far

We need a whole club dizzy
The singer wants everyone in the club to be enjoying themselves and feeling dizzy with excitement

Why the CIA wanna watch us?
The singer is questioning why the government is monitoring them

Colombians and Haitians
The artist is referring to both Colombian and Haitian people

I ain't guilty, it's a musical transaction
The artist is suggesting that there is nothing wrong with the music they are sharing

Boo-boop-so-boop, no more do we snatch ropes
The singer is using a nonsense phrase to express that they do not engage in violence anymore

Refugees run the seas 'cause we own our own boats
The singer is equating refugees with people who own their own boats and control their own fate

Come on, let's go, real slow
The artist is inviting someone to dance with them in a slow and erotic way

Baby, like this is perfecto
The artist thinks that the current situation is absolutely perfect

So be wise (sí) and keep on (sí)
The artist is encouraging their partner to act wisely and continue their behavior

You know you got me hypnotized
The singer is under the spell of their partner's charm

The attraction, the tension
There is a lot of sexual energy between the artist and their partner

Señorita, feel the conga
The singer is encouraging their partner to feel the Latin rhythm of the music

Mira, en Barranquilla se baila así, say it!
The singer is referencing the way people dance in the Colombian city of Barranquilla and encouraging their partner to dance like that

En Barranquilla se baila así
This line is a repeated reference to the way people dance in Barranquilla