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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Now, I'm saying "knock knock,"

but I didn't actually knock because

I just had my knuckles done.

Amy Lou, would you be a good neighbor and let me store

Reginald, my late

Shih Tzu, in your icebox?

Now, I have to keep him

fresh before

I get him freeze dried as a surprise for Leslie.

Now, I'd keep him at my house, but I don't want to.

I don't want to!

Patty, I'm glad you dropped by.

I want to get your opinion

on something.

Before you say another word,

Amy, I have a suggestion for you -- spicy pepitas!

Spicy pepitas!

They're like a pumpkin seed, but only larger, kind of bloated.

What you do is you smother the with a little cayenne pepper,

brown sugar, and butter.

Not oleo, like I know you like to use, but butter.

Okay.

Well, I wanted to get your opinion on my budget dinner.

Budget? What's a budget?

Budget, you know, when you want to save money.

Save it from what?

Did it fall down a well chasing butterflies?

You know, that's what killed my Reginald.

Butterflies are such cruel temptresses.

Oh, but at least he died doing what he loved --

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
knuckles ˈnʌkəlz A1	noun - the parts of the hand where the fingers join the hand
store stɔːr A1	verb - to keep or put something in a place for future use
Shih Tzu ʃiː tsuː A2	noun - a breed of small dog
icebox ˈaɪsˌbɒks A2	noun - a refrigerator or a box for storing ice
freeze-dried friz draɪd B1	adjective - preserved by freezing and then drying
surprise səˈpraɪz A1	noun - an unexpected event or fact
pepitas pəˈpiːtəz B1	noun - pumpkin seeds
cayenne keɪˈɛn B1	noun - a type of hot pepper
smother ˈsmʌðər B1	verb - to cover something completely
oleo ˈoʊlioʊ B2	noun - a type of margarine
budget ˈbʌdʒɪt A2	noun - an estimate of income and expenses
temptress ˈtɛmptris B2	noun - a woman who seduces or attracts others

Key Grammar Structures

• Now, I'm saying "knock knock," but I didn't actually knock because I just had my knuckles done.

  ➔ Indirect Speech & Past Perfect

  ➔ The phrase "I'm saying 'knock knock'" introduces reported speech. The 'didn't actually knock' uses the past simple to report a past action, and 'had my knuckles done' uses the past perfect to indicate an action completed *before* the time of not knocking.

• Amy Lou, would you be a good neighbor and let me store Reginald, my late Shih Tzu, in your icebox?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2) & Apposition

  ➔ "Would you be..." forms a second conditional, expressing an unlikely situation. "Reginald, my late Shih Tzu" uses apposition – 'my late Shih Tzu' renames or further identifies 'Reginald'.

• Now, I have to keep him fresh before I get him freeze dried as a surprise for Leslie.

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "to keep him fresh" is an infinitive phrase expressing the purpose of the action – why the speaker *has to* do something. The 'as a surprise' is a prepositional phrase modifying 'freeze dried'.

• Now, I'd keep him at my house, but I don't want to.

  ➔ Contraction & Negative Contraction

  ➔ “I’d” is a contraction of “I would”. “don’t want to” is a negative contraction, shortening “do not want to”. These are common in informal speech.