You can fill your local honky-tonk with every guy in town Tell the bartender to set 'em up, free drinks all around Pump the jukebox full of quarters and let that music roar And watch the boys just standing there, staring at the door 'Cause it ain't a party 'til the girls arrive When that curtain hits the air the dance floor comes alive Let's get it started, make it last all night Boys don't you know it ain't a party 'til the girls arrive? So hang out with your buddies, play a thousand games of pool Pretend you're having lots of fun, but who are you trying to foo? You're waiting for the moment the girls start walking in We'll get there when we're ready, the good times will begin 'Cause it ain't a party 'till the girls arrive When that curtain hits the air the dance floor comes alive Let's get it started, make it last all night Boys don't you know it ain't a party 'til the girls arrive? It ain't a party 'til the girls arrive When that curtain hits the air the dance floor comes alive Let's get it started, make it last all night Boys don't you know it ain't a party 'til the girls arrive? Yeah, boys don't you know it ain't a party, yeah 'til the girls arrive It ain't a party, yeah!