– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I wonder what the chain gang did today.

I hope we're not missing anything cool.

Maybe we should go back.

Hey, guys, look, there's a house.

Maybe there's something inside

we can use to get these chains off.

It looks like nobody's home.

Hey, these look like handcuff and shackle keys.

How do you know that?

(chuckles)

These are handcuff and shackle keys.

Hey, it worked!

You know, there's an awful lot of pictures

of the sheriff in this house.

Well, he's a good-looking man.

I'll bet a lot of people in town have pictures of him.

Oh, no! It's the sheriff!

Quick, into the closet!

(farting) Who's there?

PETER (in high-pitched voice): Just me, sweetie.

Oh, I didn't know you were home.

What are you doing in the closet there?

Um... wife things?

Oh, all right. Well, I'll only be home for a minute.

Some prisoners escaped from the work camp,

and I'm helping the warden track 'em down.

Oh. Well, maybe you should let 'em go.

You know I can't do that.

You're always working.

I wish you'd spend more time at home.

More time with me.

Maybe you're right, honey.

Maybe I do work too much.

You know what?

I'm gonna let those fugitives go.

You'd do that for me?

I'd do anything for you.

I love you.

I love you, too!

Now, come out here and give me a kiss!

Peter, no!

Wait a minute! I don't have a wife!

(gunshots)

(gunfire continues)

(sirens wailing)

(tires squealing)

(train whistle blowing)

Head for the tracks!

(gunfire)

Oh, no! They're shooting at us!

Good thing bad guys are such terrible shots.

Man, these guys are elusive!

Quick! Hop on!

All right, we did it. We made it.

That was a close one!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chain /tʃeɪn/ A2	noun - a series of connected metal links
handcuff /ˈhændkʌf/ B2	noun - a pair of lockable metal rings for securing a person's wrists
shackle /ˈʃækəl/ C1	noun - a shackle for the ankle
sheriff /ˈʃɛrɪf/ B2	noun - an elected officer in a county who is responsible for keeping the peace
closet /ˈklɒzɪt/ A2	noun - a cupboard or small room for clothes
prisoner /ˈprɪzənər/ B1	noun - a person legally committed to prison
warden /ˈwɔːrdən/ C1	noun - the person in charge of a prison
fugitive /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/ C1	noun - a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding
elusive /ɪˈluːsɪv/ C1	adjective - difficult to find, catch, or achieve
squeal /skwiːl/ B2	verb - to make a long, high-pitched sound
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	verb - to desire or be curious to know
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to break free from confinement or control
track /træk/ B1	verb - to follow the course or trail of
terrible /ˈtɛrɪbəl/ A2	adjective - extremely bad or serious
hop /hɒp/ B1	verb - to jump on one foot; to get quickly into/onto something

Key Grammar Structures

• I wonder what the chain gang did today.

  ➔ Indirect Question (Wh-clause)

  ➔ The clause "what the chain gang did" acts as the object of the verb "wonder".

• I hope we're not missing anything cool.

  ➔ Present Continuous for future/current action

  ➔ Using "'re not missing" to describe an action occurring at the time of speaking.

• Maybe there's something inside we can use.

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that/which" is omitted before "we can use".

• How do you know that?

  ➔ Wh- Question (Present Simple)

  ➔ Using the auxiliary verb "do" to form a question in the present simple tense.

• I'll bet a lot of people in town have pictures of him.

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction/Assumption)

  ➔ "I'll bet" expresses a high level of confidence in a prediction about the present.

• I wish you'd spend more time at home.

  ➔ Wish + would (Regret/Request)

  ➔ Used to express a desire for someone's behavior to change.

• Good thing bad guys are such terrible shots.

  ➔ Idiomatic expression / Adverbial usage of "such"

  ➔ "Such" is used here as an intensifier before an adjective phrase.

• Man, these guys are elusive!

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence

  ➔ Uses a subject + verb structure followed by an adjective to express strong emotion.