– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

you know mr. crup hates anything fun

like comic books recess

Christmas even kittens oh really happen

uh no not technically

but it might as well have I'm sorry I'm

still mad about the comic yeah me too

and I'm pleased in my office now

[Music]

I don't know baby

let's try and leave and see what happens

[Music]

wow that's an expensive door it was a

choice between the magnetical automatic

door closer and the music and arts

programs pretty sure I made the right

choice this morning school sign is

supposed to read sewage plant field

trips are today so can either of you

explain why it now reads I know you two

are responsible how how do you know do

you have any proof I mean this is a

country of laws proof is here inside my

gut he must have a lot of proof in hmm

ever since you've attended this

elementary school you've been

responsible for one prank after another

[Music]

that's a lot of pranks yeah when it's

cut all together like that you really

get a sense of the scope some of those

must have been really hard to pull off

and dangerous like that tiger oh that

tiger was crazy

ah four long years you two have been

disrupting be carefully calibrated grown

life behind that this elementary school

is supposed to be I mean I'll be able to

prove it yet I'm gonna get you to one

day one day very very soon all right

fair enough out of my office

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crup krʌp B2	noun - a character or figure, often used colloquially to refer to a strict or unpleasant person
recess rɪˈsɛs A2	noun - a break between classes or work periods
expensive ɪkˈspɛnsɪv A2	adjective - costing a lot of money
magnetical mægˈnɛtɪkəl B1	adjective - relating to or having the properties of a magnet
automatic ɔːtəˈmætɪk A2	adjective - operating by itself with little or no direct human control
sewage ˈsuːɪdʒ B1	noun - waste matter carried by sewers
prank præŋk A2	noun - a trick played on someone for fun
scope skoʊp B1	noun - the range of a subject or activity
disrupting dɪsˈrʌptɪŋ B1	verb - to interrupt or cause disorder in
calibrated ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd B2	adjective - adjusted to a particular standard or scale
proof pruːf A2	noun - evidence that demonstrates a fact

Key Grammar Structures

• you know mr. crup hates anything fun

  ➔ Present Simple (3rd person singular)

  ➔ The verb 'hates' ends with 's' to agree with 'mr. crup' (third person singular).

• but it might as well have I'm sorry I'm still mad about the comic

  ➔ Modal verb (might as well)

  ➔ 'Might as well' expresses a suggestion or resignation, indicating that something is almost certain.

• I'm pleased in my office now

  ➔ Present Continuous (for temporary state)

  ➔ 'I'm pleased' uses the present continuous to describe a temporary emotion.

• let's try and leave and see what happens

  ➔ Let's (suggestion)

  ➔ 'Let's' is used to make a suggestion or proposal for joint action.

• pretty sure I made the right choice

  ➔ Adverb of certainty (pretty sure)

  ➔ 'Pretty sure' is an adverb indicating a high degree of certainty.

• how how do you know do you have any proof

  ➔ Tag questions

  ➔ Tag questions ('do you know', 'do you have') are added to a statement to seek confirmation.

• ever since you've attended this elementary school

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (for ongoing action since a point in the past)

  ➔ 'You've attended' uses the present perfect continuous to emphasize the duration of the action.

• I'm gonna get you to one day

  ➔ Going to future (informal)

  ➔ 'I'm gonna' is a contraction of 'I am going to', used informally to express future plans.