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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Music]

hey hello sir you here to return those

pants no these are my

pants oh

okay how can I help you well um do you

have a Santa outfit left two days before

Christmas sorry man okay look do do you

have anything uh Christmasy I promis my

son and I I really don't want to

disappoint him um come on I you got to

have

something I'm the holiday

armadillo I'm a friend of Santa and he

sent me here to wish you a Merry

Christmas what happened to Santa holiday

armadillo Santa was unavailable so close

to Chrismas

house oh come in have a seat you must be

exhausted coming all the way from

Texas Texas that's right Ben I'm Santa's

representative for all the Southern

States and

Mexico what Santa sent me here to give

you these presents Ben maybe the lady

will help me with these

[Applause]

presents wow thanks you're welcome Ben

merry

Christmas and happy

Hanukah are you for too because I'm part

Jewish you are me

too because armadillos also wandered in

the

[Music]

desert

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
return /rɪˈtɜːrn/ A2	verb - to bring or take something back to the place where it was before
outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/ A2	noun - a set of clothes to be worn together
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
disappoint /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ B1	verb - to fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ B1	adjective - extremely tired
representative /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/ B2	noun - a person who speaks or acts on behalf of another
Southern /ˈsʌðərn/ A2	adjective - relating to the south, especially the southern part of a country
Mexico /ˈmɛksɪkoʊ/ A1	noun - a country in North America
Hanukah /ˈhænəkə/ B1	noun - a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem
Jewish /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/ A2	adjective - relating to Jews or Judaism
armadillo /ˌɑːrmaˈdɪloʊ/ B1	noun - a small mammal with a hard shell-like covering
wandered /ˈwɑːndərd/ A2	verb - to move around without a fixed course or aim
desert /ˈdɛzɜːrt/ A2	noun - a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand

Key Grammar Structures

• hey hello sir, you here to return those pants?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase "you here to return those pants?" is a tag question, a short question added to the end of a statement to confirm information.

• I promised my son, and I really don’t want to disappoint him.

  ➔ Past simple with emphasis

  ➔ The phrase "I promised my son" uses the past simple to indicate a completed action, with emphasis on the commitment.

• I’m the holiday armadillo, I’m a friend of Santa and he sent me here to wish you a Merry Christmas.

  ➔ Present simple for permanent states

  ➔ "I’m the holiday armadillo" and "I’m a friend of Santa" use the present simple to describe permanent or long-term states.

• Santa was unavailable so close to Christmas.

  ➔ Past continuous for background action

  ➔ The phrase "Santa was unavailable" uses the past continuous to describe a temporary situation at a specific time.

• Santa sent me here to give you these presents.

  ➔ Past simple with purpose

  ➔ The phrase "to give you these presents" uses the infinitive to express the purpose of the past action.

• Because armadillos also wandered in the desert.

  ➔ Past simple with reason

  ➔ The phrase "because armadillos also wandered" uses the past simple to provide a reason for a previous statement.