– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

you got to pick a pocket or two

boys you've got to pick a pocket

[Music]

for

lovely just lovely really thanks listen

Joey we definitely want to see you for

the call back on Saturday

excellent I'll be there okay and listen

don't forget to bring your jazz shoes

for the dance

audition uh my uh my agent said that it

wasn't a dancing part oh Joey all the

rolls got to dance a little but believe

me with your dance background it'll be a

piece of cake three years of modern

dance with twiler

Tharp five years with the American

Ballet

Theater hey everybody lies on their

resume okay I wasn't one of the zoom

kids

either can you like dance at all yeah I

can dance you

know oh no no no

no what what is that sure it looks

stupid now there's no music playing

[Music]

uh Joey Joey

triani listen Joey I got a problem I

just got a call from my dance Captain

he's having a relationship crisis and

can't get out of Long Island so does

that mean the audition's off listen Joey

seeing as you've got the most

experience I want you to take these

dances and teach them the

combination what oh Joey come on it's

easy you know know it's hand hand head

head up ofay ofay big turn here

R step step and

Jazz it say steep step in jazz

hands have

fun

bye all right let's do it

[Applause]

no no

no what was that I know it's the best I

could get out of

him well people people people

people let's try again and this time

let's everybody watch

Joey show them how it's

done count it off m

[Music]

[Applause]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pick /pɪk/ A2	verb - to choose or select verb - to steal something quickly and secretly
lovely /ˈlʌvli/ A2	adjective - beautiful or attractive
excellent /ˈɛksələnt/ B1	adjective - extremely good
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A2	verb - to be unable to remember something
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of movements that match the rhythm of music
background /ˈbækɡraʊnd/ B1	noun - the part of a scene or picture that is behind the main objects noun - a person's education, experience, or family history
experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ B1	noun - knowledge or skill gained from doing, seeing, or feeling things
crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/ B2	noun - a time of intense difficulty or danger
combination /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃn/ B1	noun - a mixture of two or more things
easy /ˈiːzi/ A2	adjective - achieved without great effort
step /step/ A1	noun - one of a series of movements made by lifting and setting down each foot in walking or dancing verb - to move by lifting and setting down each foot in walking or dancing
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - humans
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - to look at something for a period of time
done /dʌn/ A2	adjective - completed

Key Grammar Structures

• you got to pick a pocket or two

  ➔ Modal verb + infinitive (got to = have to)

  ➔ The phrase 'got to' is an informal way of saying 'have to', expressing obligation. The structure is a modal verb ('got') followed by the infinitive ('to pick').

• Joey we definitely want to see you for the call back on Saturday

  ➔ Adverb of degree (definitely) modifying a verb (want)

  ➔ The adverb 'definitely' strengthens the verb 'want', indicating a firm intention. It's positioned before the main verb to modify its meaning.

• Joey come on it's easy you know

  ➔ Vocative case (Joey), Tag question (you know)

  ➔ 'Joey' is used directly to address him, demonstrating the vocative case. 'You know' is a tag question used to seek confirmation or agreement.

• hey everybody lies on their resume

  ➔ Generalization with 'everybody', possessive pronoun ('their')

  ➔ The sentence makes a broad generalization about people and their resumes. 'Their' is used as a gender-neutral possessive pronoun referring to 'everybody'.