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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

the man at Table three wants to send an

orange juice to the woman at Table four

as long as he's paying if someone who

wants to eat comes in here hey Lee hi

did you hook up the table oh wow diner

love over easy takes on a whole new

meaning well how are you how's TJ he's

great he's gotten taller I'm so glad to

hear it so you and my brother huh yeah

well I'm so jazzed

I want private details tell her nothing

really nothing not even about your

Canadian Mountie hat Liz you have been

sitting there for over an hour

I know Mama's done what you doing TJ and

I are thinking about buying a winter

place you know something nice for when

the Renaissance Fair season is over

you're moving to Stars Hollow no

thinking about it there's some great

places for sale around here they're not

for sale they've all been sold plus

there's a few stores around here that

are willing to sell my jewelry and

consignment and I'd like a house you

know with a fence and a loan no lawns in

Stars Hollow we had them taken out hey

how much did you pay for your house oh

don't ask her that you can't ask people

questions like that why not cause you

can't

don't tell her how much you paid for

your house you don't want to live yes I

do it's too quiet for you I like quiet

you do not like quiet TJ does not like

quiet he likes monster trucks and

baboons that get really mad at the zoo

that's true he does like that

Luke stop you're gonna like living so

close to your family yes I've seen how

much you enjoy living so close to yours

what can I get you

hmm nothing looks good I'll make you a

burger I don't want a burger

make her your gumbo oh it makes the most

amazing gumbo you make them both and

great Mexican food really makes his own

tortillas gotta make your own tortillas

the ones in the package are crap and

garlic soup and Paia

he was really into lasagna for a while

got obsessed made hundreds of lasagnas

trying to find the perfect recipe for an

apron okay you don't even live here yet

fine I gotta bail anyhow TJ's meeting me

at the Realtors office

Lorelai it was great seeing you again

later bro uh-huh you've been holding out

on me

what um pea gumbo lasagna King you know

I have many talents okay I know I mean

the way you keep that Mountie hat

perfectly balanced the entire time we're

busy

if you keep making Mountie hat jokes

you're gonna eventually believe that

there's an actual Mountie hat well I'm

very impressed or at least I would be if

I had any proof of these extraordinary

cooking skills of yours

okay I'm gonna cook you the most amazing

meal of your life this weekend stop

making the Mountie jokes and you're on

deal blueberry muffin to go you got it

you're still picturing me in a Melanie

hat aren't you huh I know I look tell

you this weekend ladies and gentlemen

Emma desperado

what I am an esper oh I got the

paperwork bro what is he talking about

what's beautiful white you just started

looking I know we bought the first home

we saw Liz no I'm telling you I walked

into this place and just felt that felt

once fine that's right she felt the vibe

and now I'm in a row at least have an

inspector look at this place we don't

need some guy with a clipboard to tell

us what we already knew which was this

White House was rushed please don't be

worried about this the place is great

it's on a corner it's got room for a

pool it's air conditioner ready it's a

landscape already it's a lawn ready and

it's got three bedrooms if you're build

on it it's got a roof right of course

it's got a roof but as soon as we

replace it it won't leak as much just be

happy okay oh sure that's right buddy

smile man cuz I'm in escarole coffee I'm

the house you like that on the house

you're paying for coffee for the entire

diner what am I made of money I'm in

escrow

Darwyn a coffee buddy we're celebrating

I got it a really bug we're moving here

I am doesn't even know what escrow means

I doubt it but he's so happy

almond escarole give it up sister Ramon

escarole

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jazzed dʒæzd A2	adjective - excited or enthusiastic
consignment kənˈsaɪɡnmənt B1	noun - the act of sending goods to be sold
escrow ˈɛskroʊ B2	noun - a legal arrangement in which assets are held by a third party until conditions are met
gumbo ˈɡʌmboʊ A2	noun - a spicy soup with vegetables, meat, and okra
tortillas tɔrˈtɪləz A1	noun - a thin flatbread made from corn or wheat
lasagna ləˈzænjə A1	noun - a baked Italian dish with layers of pasta, cheese, and sauce
obsessed əbˈsɛst A2	adjective - extremely preoccupied with something
landscape ˈlændskeɪp A2	noun - the visible features of an area of land
celebrating ˈsɛləbreɪtɪŋ A1	verb - to observe a special day or event with festivities
inspector ɪnˈspɛktər B1	noun - a person who examines something officially
realtor ˈriːəltər A2	noun - a person who sells or rents houses or land
vibe vaɪb A2	noun - a distinctive emotional atmosphere
leaked liked A2	verb - to allow liquid or gas to escape through a hole
balanced ˈbælənst A2	adjective - evenly distributed
extraordinary ɪkˈstrɔːrdnəri B1	adjective - very unusual or remarkable

Key Grammar Structures

• as long as he's paying if someone who wants to eat comes in here

  ➔ "as long as" conditional clause

  ➔ The phrase "as long as" introduces a condition that must be fulfilled for the rest of the sentence to happen.

• how's TJ? He's great; he's gotten taller.

  ➔ present perfect (has gotten)

  ➔ "has gotten" is the present perfect form, used to describe a change that has occurred up to now.

• I want private details; tell her nothing really nothing not even about your Canadian Mountie hat.

  ➔ want + infinitive (implicit "to")

  ➔ "want" is followed by an infinitive verb; the "to" is omitted in informal speech, as in "I want you tell her nothing" → "I want you **to** tell her nothing".

• don't ask her that you can't ask people questions like that why not cause you can't.

  ➔ negative imperative + modal "can't"

  ➔ The sentence starts with the negative imperative "don't ask", followed by a clause using the modal verb "can't" to express inability or prohibition.

• we're moving to Stars Hollow, no thinking about it.

  ➔ present continuous for future plan + gerund after "no"

  ➔ "We're moving" uses the present continuous to talk about a planned future action. "No thinking" uses the gerund "thinking" after the negative "no" to express prohibition.

• I gotta bail anyhow.

  ➔ colloquial contraction "gotta" = have to

  ➔ "gotta" is an informal short form of "have got to" (or "have to") meaning obligation: "I **gotta** leave" → "I **have to** leave".

• I'm in escrow.

  ➔ verb "be" + prepositional phrase (state)

  ➔ "in escrow" is a prepositional phrase that follows the verb "be" to indicate a temporary state or condition.

• He does like that.

  ➔ emphatic "do" in present simple

  ➔ "does" is used before the base verb to add emphasis: "He **does** like that" means he really likes it.

• Make her your gumbo, oh it makes the most amazing gumbo.

  ➔ third‑person singular verb ending in -s

  ➔ In the present simple, third‑person singular verbs take an -s: "it **makes** the most amazing gumbo".