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The lyrics to “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson
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- Recording: “Billie Jean” is credited to Michael Jackson.
- Length: The recording runs 5:58.
- Genre: Filed under Pop.
- Lyrics: This page has 64 lyric lines and 67 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Michael Jackson.
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Who performs “Billie Jean”?
The recording on this page is credited to Michael Jackson.
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The stored release association is “Bad in Japan”, with a duration of 5:58.
Billie Jean lyrics by Michael Jackson
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0:29She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
0:33I said, "Don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one
0:38Who will dance on the floor in the round?"
0:43She said I am the one
0:46Who will dance on the floor in the round
0:50♪
0:53She told me her name was Billie Jean as she caused a scene
0:57Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
1:03Who will dance on the floor in the round
1:09People always told me, "Be careful of what you do
1:13Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts" (hee-eeh)
1:17And mother always told me, "Be careful of who you love
1:21And be careful of what you do (oh, oh)
1:23'Cause the lie becomes the truth" (oh, oh), eh-eh
1:26Billie Jean is not my lover, uh
1:30She's just a girl who claims that I am the one (oh, baby)
1:36But the kid is not my son (ooh!), uh
1:40She says I am the one (oh, baby)
1:44But the kid is not my son
1:47(Hee-hee-hee, hee-hee-hee, ooh!) no, no
1:51For 40 days and for 40 nights, I was on her side
1:55But who can stand when she's in demand? Her schemes and plans
2:00'Cause we danced on the floor in the round (hee)
2:05So take my strong advice
2:08Just remember to always think twice
2:12(Don't think twice!) Do think twice! (Ah-hoo)
2:15She told my baby we'd danced 'til 3:00, then she looked at me
2:19Then showed a photo of a baby crying, his eyes were like mine (oh, no)
2:25'Cause we danced on the floor in the round, baby
2:29(Ooh, hee-hee-hee)
2:31People always told me, "Be careful of what you do
2:35And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts" (don't break no hearts)
2:39But she came and stood right by me
2:41Just the smell of sweet perfume
2:43This happened much too soon
2:46She called me to her room, hey
2:48Billie Jean is not my lover (hoo)
2:52She's just a girl who claims that I am the one, uh
2:57But the kid is not my son
3:01No-no-no, no-no-no-no-no-no (hoo)
3:05Billie Jean is not my lover, uh
3:08She's just a girl who claims that I am the one (oh, baby)
3:13But the kid is not my son (no, no)
3:19She says I am the one (oh, baby)
3:22But the kid is not my son
3:26(No, hee-hee)
3:30Hee! Hoo!
3:34♪
3:43She says I am the one, uh
3:46But the kid is not my son
3:50No-no-no, hoo (oh)
3:54Billie Jean is not my lover
3:58She's just a girl who claims that I am the one (you know what you did to me, baby)
4:03But the kid is not my son
4:06No-no-no, no-no-no-no
4:08She says I am the one (no)
4:11But the kid is not my son (no-no-no)
4:16She says I am the one (you know what you did)
4:20She says he is my son (breakin' my heart, babe)
4:24She says I am the one
4:26Yeah, Billie Jean is not my lover, uh
4:30Yeah, Billie Jean is not my lover, uh
4:35Yeah, Billie Jean is not my lover, uh
4:38Yeah, Billie Jean is not my lover, uh (don't call me Billie Jean, hoo)
4:43Billie Jean is not my lover, uh (she's not at the scene)
4:47Yeah, Billie Jean is not...
4:49♪
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Billie Jean song profile
“Billie Jean” is a recording credited to Michael Jackson. This record joins its available release fields, dated chart position and lyric timing. Continue with more Michael Jackson lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Pop song lyrics.
- 5:58Length
- 64Lyric lines
- 67Timed cues
- 260sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Michael Jackson - Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson
- 67 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
AskLyrics connects this recording to the release “Bad in Japan.” The identified recording runs 5:58. Stored songwriter information names Michael Jackson.
Lyric structure
This transcription is organized into 10 text sections with 64 readable lines. Its 67 lyric timestamps cover roughly 260 seconds of the matched recording. AskLyrics detected 7 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- Bad in Japan
- Length
- 5:58
- Written by
- Michael Jackson
- Recording source
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