The lyrics focus on the men in Dixon 's past relationships and their lazy attitudes . The chorus states her frustration with men not completing everyday housekeeping tasks ; " Does he wash up ? Never wash up/Does he clean up ? No he never cleans up/Does he brush up ? He never brushed up " . In the final verse the lyrics state , " And if the man ca n't dance/He gets no second chance " ; a reference to her refusal to date men if they can not dance . In an interview Dixon explained in further detail about the lyric , saying " I have to be honest , I do like a man who can dance , but it 's not a deal-breaker . It 's nice if they can dance , but if they ca n't we 'll just have to work on other areas ! " Dixon performed her new single on the results show of '' Strictly Come Dancing '' on 19 October 2008 , with the show 's professional dancers , including her professional partner whilst on the show in 2007 , Matthew Cutler . On 8 November , Dixon performed a 5-song set at London 's G-A-Y Club . On 14 November , she presented and performed for Children in Need 2008 . She presented at the beginning of the show in the BT Tower , monitoring the calls and donations , and later performed in the BBC Television Centre . On Saturday 13 December , Dixon sang at Miss World 2008 , which is said to have been watched by over 2 billion people worldwide . She also performed at GMTV , and on 31 December 2008 she performed on the BBC as part of the New Year celebrations . On 20 February 2009 Dixon performed the single at Le Grand Journal on French TV to promote her single and album in France . Alesha promoted the album in Spain , performing " The Boy Does Nothing " on '' Operación Triunfo '' , a reality television show similar to '' Star Academy '' . She also performed on other Spanish television shows , such as '' El Hormiguero '' . In Australia , the song was used to promote the 2009 season of the Australian '' Dancing with the Stars '' and has since seen an Australian release , seeing regular radio play . On 20 November 2009 , Dixon performed " The Boy Does Nothing " as the opener to Children in Need 2009 , which she also co-hosted , alongside Terry Wogan and '' Strictly Come Dancing '' colleague Tess Daly
Miss World 2008
Miss World 2008
The Boy Does Nothing