– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

this room's available okay okay wait you

listen to me you listen to me since I

have been waiting four women that's four

one higher than the number of

centimeters that I am dilated have come

and gone with their babies I'm next it's

my turn it's only fair and if you bring

in one more woman and she has her baby

before me I'm going to sue

you not this hospital I'm going to sue

you in my husband he is a lawyer oh

right don't get back on that case

honey I don't think the next patient is

very far along okay well then bring her

in

oh

my

[Applause]

[Music]

God

I can't believe

this and yet somehow it's

true I mean this is so great we're going

to be Baby

Buddies squeeze your legs together and

cover the baby's

ears sweetie hi hi sweetheart this is my

husband's S I don't think You' met him

Ross Rachel this is Sid I nabbed him a

year ago at the dermatologist's office

thank God for adult acne

huh I still can't believe it I'm the

luckiest guy in the

world

really what did he say you know what you

have to speak very loudly when you're

talking to Sid because he's almost

completely deaf oh there you

[Music]

go

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
available əˈveɪləbəl A2	adjective - able to be used or obtained; at hand
listen ˈlɪsən A1	verb - to pay attention to sound or action
waiting ˈweɪtɪŋ A1	verb - to stay in place in expectation of an event
dilated ˈdɪleɪtɪd B2	adjective - expanded or enlarged, especially (of a bodily part)
fair fɛr A1	adjective - just and reasonable
sue suː A2	verb - to institute legal proceedings against
husband ˈhʌzbənd A1	noun - a married man in relation to his wife
lawyer ˈlɔɪər A1	noun - a person who practices law
patient ˈpeɪʃənt A1	noun - a person receiving medical care
believe bɪˈliːv A1	verb - to accept something as true
great ɡreɪt A1	adjective - of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average
squeeze skwiːz A2	verb - to press firmly
sweetheart ˈswiːthɑːrt A1	noun - a person who is loved or admired
nabbed næbd B1	verb - to catch or arrest suddenly
dermatologist ˌdɜːrməˈtɒlədʒɪst B2	noun - a doctor who specializes in skin diseases
acne ˈækni B1	noun - a skin condition with red pimples
luckiest ˈlʌkiɪst A2	adjective - having, bringing, or resulting from good luck
deaf dɛf A1	adjective - lacking the power of hearing

Key Grammar Structures

• since I have been waiting four women that's four

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "have been waiting" shows the Present Perfect Continuous, used for an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

• if you bring in one more woman and she has her baby before me I'm going to sue you

  ➔ First Conditional (If‑clause + will)

  ➔ The structure "if you bring… I'm going to sue you" is a First Conditional, used for real possible future situations.

• we're going to be Baby Buddies

  ➔ "Going to" future for intention

  ➔ "are going to be" expresses a planned future action or intention.

• you have to speak very loudly when you're talking to Sid because he's almost completely deaf

  ➔ Modal necessity "have to" + present continuous

  ➔ "have to" shows a strong necessity, and "you're talking" is present continuous to describe an ongoing action.

• I nabbed him a year ago at the dermatologist's office

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ "nabbed" is a regular past‑tense verb indicating a completed action in the past.

• my husband, he is a lawyer

  ➔ Appositive clause / clarification

  ➔ "he is a lawyer" restates or clarifies who "my husband" is; it is an appositive clause.

• this room's available

  ➔ Contraction of "is" + linking verb

  ➔ "room's" = "room is"; the verb "is" links the subject to the adjective "available".

• I can't believe this and yet somehow it's true

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + present simple; contrastive conjunction "yet"

  ➔ "can't" expresses inability; "yet" introduces a contrast: despite disbelief, the statement is true.

• the baby's ears

  ➔ Possessive ’s (genitive case)

  ➔ "baby's" uses the possessive ’s to show that the ears belong to the baby.