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Roxanne

The Police Pop English

Vocabulary from The Police: 'Roxanne'.

Roxanne

You don't have to put on the red light

Those days are over

You don't have to sell your body to the night

Roxanne

You don't have to wear that dress tonight

Walk the streets for money

You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

Roxanne

You don't have to put on the red light

Roxanne

You don't have to put on the red light

(Roxanne) put on the red light

(Roxanne) put on the red light, oh

I loved you since I knew you

I wouldn't talk down to ya

I have to tell you just how I feel

I won't share you with another boy

I know my mind is made up

So put away your makeup

Told you once, I won't tell you again

It's a bad way

Roxanne

You don't have to put on the red light

Roxanne

You don't have to put on the red light

(Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light

(Roxanne) put on the red light

(Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light

(Roxanne) put on the red light

(Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light

(Roxanne) put on the red light

Vocabulary

Roxanne

Noun

a female given name

Roxanne is here for the meeting.

Used as a person's given name, especially for women. It is a name, not a common noun in ordinary use.

you

Pronoun

juː

you (second person pronoun)

I love you.

Refers to the person or people being addressed.

Auxiliary verb

də

auxiliary verb used for questions and negatives

Do you like coffee?

As an auxiliary verb, 'do' is used to form questions, negative statements, and for emphasis.

have to

Auxiliary verb

ˈhæf·tu

must; need to

You have to be careful when you cross the street.

Used to express necessity or obligation. Similar in meaning to 'must'.

put on

Verb

pʊt ɑn

to dress oneself in something

Please put on your coat before you go out.

Used when referring to wearing clothes, jewelry, or applying makeup. It can also mean to pretend or to organize a performance.

the

Determiner

ðə

the definite article

The sun is hot.

Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.

red light

Noun

ˌred ˈlaɪt

a red traffic signal that means stop; by extension, a decision to halt something

The driver stopped at the red light before the bridge.

Most often refers to a traffic light. Figuratively, it can mean refusal or an instruction not to proceed.

those

Determiner

ðoʊz

plural of 'that'; used to refer to things not near the speaker

Those flowers in the garden are very beautiful.

Used to point to or refer to plural objects that are at a distance or have been previously mentioned.

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