– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey!

Lieutenant dan, what are you doing here?

Well, thought I'd try out my sea legs.

Well, you ain't got no legs, lieutenant dan.

Yes, I know that.

You wrote me a letter, you idiot.

Well, well. Captain forrest gump.

I had to see this for myself...

And...

I told you if you were ever a shrimp boat captain,

That I'd be your first mate.

Well, here I am.

I'm a man of my word.

O.K.

But don't you be thinking

That I'm going to be calling you "sir."

No, sir.

It's my boat.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lieutenant /ljuːˈtenənt/ B1	noun - a military rank below captain
captain /ˈkæptɪn/ A2	noun - the person in charge of a ship or vessel
idiot /ˈɪdiət/ B1	noun - a foolish or stupid person
legs /legs/ A1	noun - the limbs used for walking
wrote /roʊt/ A2	verb - past tense of write; to form letters or words on a surface
mate /meɪt/ A2	noun - a fellow member of a crew
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a unit of language
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - the process of using your mind to consider something
boat /boʊt/ A1	noun - a small vessel for travel on water
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human

Key Grammar Structures

• what are you doing here?

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "are you doing" uses the present continuous tense to ask about an action happening now or around now.

• I'd try out my sea legs.

  ➔ Conditional Structure with 'would'

  ➔ The contraction "I'd" (I would) is used to express a willingness or intention in a conditional context.

• You ain't got no legs, lieutenant dan.

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The phrase "ain't got no legs" uses a double negative, which is informal and emphasizes the absence of legs.

• I had to see this for myself...

  ➔ Past Simple with 'had to'

  ➔ The phrase "had to see" indicates a past obligation or necessity.

• That I'd be your first mate.

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'would'

  ➔ The clause "That I'd be" is a conditional statement expressing a future possibility based on a past condition.

• I'm a man of my word.

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be'

  ➔ The phrase "I'm a man" uses the present simple to state a permanent characteristic or trait.

• But don't you be thinking That I'm going to be calling you 'sir.'

  ➔ Imperative with 'do' and Future Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "don't you be thinking" uses the imperative with 'do' to give a command, and "going to be calling" indicates a future continuous action.