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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I can help you but we're gonna have to

make a few changes around here the log

ride is over drop the log now kick it

away farther really okay smart guy now

what okay now you can look

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there's still there really thank you hey

hey wait whoa whoa whoa okay she's up oh

great where you get these ideas I'm

calling it a brain I'm pretty sure it's

where ideas come from Ted I don't have a

brain we've gotten along just fine

without brains till now came in don't

need brains we have these yeah ideas are

for weaklings now let's get to that

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huh

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how did the tiger fly she jumped on the

Sun and rode it to tomorrow No

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if you've seen rains before right we

don't get out much

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
make meɪk A1	verb - to create or produce something
changes tʃeɪndʒɪz A2	noun - alterations or modifications
drop drɒp A1	verb - to let something fall
kick kɪk A1	verb - to strike with the foot
farther ˈfɑːrðər A2	adjective - at a greater distance
smart smɑːrt A2	adjective - intelligent or clever
ideas aɪˈdiːəz A2	noun - thoughts or suggestions
brain breɪn A1	noun - the organ inside the head used for thinking
weaklings ˈwiːkˌlɪŋz B1	noun - people who are weak or feeble
tiger ˈtaɪɡər A1	noun - a large, carnivorous feline animal
fly flaɪ A1	verb - to travel through the air
jumped dʒʌmpt A1	verb - past tense of jump; to propel oneself upward
rode roʊd A1	verb - past tense of ride; to sit on and travel on an animal or vehicle
rains reɪnz A1	noun - water falling from the sky

Key Grammar Structures

• I can help you but we're gonna have to make a few changes around here.

  ➔ Contraction (we're) and Future with 'going to'

  ➔ 'We're' is a contraction of 'we are'. 'Gonna' is informal for 'going to', used to express future plans.

• the log ride is over drop the log now

  ➔ Present continuous (is over) and Imperative mood

  ➔ 'Is over' uses the present continuous to describe an action ending now. 'Drop the log' is an imperative command.

• okay smart guy now what

  ➔ Vocative expression and Present tense question

  ➔ 'Smart guy' is a vocative expression addressing the listener directly. 'Now what' is a present tense question.

• I'm calling it a brain I'm pretty sure it's where ideas come from

  ➔ Present continuous (I'm calling) and Modal verb (I'm pretty sure)

  ➔ 'I'm calling' uses present continuous for an action happening now. 'I'm pretty sure' uses the modal verb 'be' for certainty.

• we don't get out much

  ➔ Present simple negative

  ➔ 'Don't get' is the negative form of the present simple, used to describe a habitual action that doesn't happen.