– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Good Tea Party morning, everyone!

Peter, you joined the Tea Party?!

That's right, Brian.

I finally got something better to do

with my Saturdays than sit at the mall

and watch Japanese girls laugh at normal conversation.

So, I drove to work this morning...

(all giggling)

And I had to stop for coffee.

(all giggling)

So, there's a Starbucks near my house.

(all laughing)

You people are a circus.

Finally, I'm part of a movement of regular people

trying to take back our government.

Look, the Tea Party isn't

the grassroots movement you think it is.

It's actually funded by Big Business types

who are using you to get the government out of their way

so they can roll over everyone.

Mom held hands with a woman at the gas station this morning.

Don't know what that means. Just reporting it.

All I'm saying is you're being used

and you're too clueless to know it.

Boy, you just think you're so superior, don't you?

Like that first creature to walk on dry land.

Hey, where'd you go?

Ah, I went for a jog. What's a jog?

It's a great way to stay in shape is what it is.

Is it like a swim?

(laughing condescendingly)

No, no, it's, it's nothing like a swim.

Wow, a lot of people here today.

Yeah. Man, I love street fairs.

They got rides, games,

and ethnic food cooked horribly by white Americans.

Tack-os! Hot tack-os here!

Oh, are those tack-os?

You better believe they're tack-os.

I love tack-os!

Especially on a corn tor-tilla.

Oh! I love tack-os on a corn tor-tilla!

Boy, they're really against socialism.

That's right. The Tea Party is all about self-reliance.

Look, there's even a Tunnel of Self-Love.

Would you like to buy a photo of yourself on the ride, sir?

No, I would not.

Welcome, everyone!

It's great to see so many regular people out here.

Folks who are tired of big government

and are ready to stand up for their rights.

Yeah! Down with the Spend-o-crats!

PETER: We are Marshall!

And now, it's my privilege

to introduce another regular, blue-collar guy,

our Quahog chapter spokesman: Joe Workingman!

(cheering and applause)

Good afternoon, friends and socioeconomic equals!

Is anyone else out there sick of government crap?

Oh, my God.

It's like he's saying everything I'm listening to.

That's right.

The government wants to tell you what foods to eat.

(booing)

And what church you can go to.

(booing)

And that you can't own a chimpanzee

because you're not responsible enough.

(booing)

I would feed it!

Also, the government wants to tell you

how many children you can have.

What?! No!

And the government wants to tell you

you can't throw your old TVs into the river.

Then how I supposed to find TV?

If you join the Tea Party, together, we can fix all that.

But you probably don't wanna join the Tea Party

because all you get are these stupid, awesome keychains!

Oh, my God, it's the keychain from the dream!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
finally /ˈfaɪnəli/ A2	adverb - at the end of a period of time
conversation /ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃən/ A2	noun - a talk between two or more people
movement /ˈmuːvmənt/ B1	noun - a group of people working together to advance a shared political, social, or artistic idea
government /ˈɡʌvənmənt/ A2	noun - the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state
grassroots /ˈɡrɑːsruːts/ C1	adjective - involving the common people in a political movement
funded /ˈfʌndɪd/ B2	verb - to provide money for a particular purpose
clueless /ˈkluːləs/ B2	adjective - having no knowledge or understanding of a situation
superior /suːˈpɪəriər/ B2	adjective - higher in rank, status, or quality
creature /ˈkriːtʃər/ B1	noun - a living being, often an animal
condescendingly /ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋli/ C2	adverb - in a way that suggests one is superior to others
ethnic /ˈeθnɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to a population subgroup with a common national or cultural tradition
socialism /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/ C1	noun - a political and economic theory of social organization
privilege /ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ/ B2	noun - a special right or advantage
spokesman /ˈspoʊksmən/ B2	noun - a person who speaks on behalf of a group
chimpanzee /ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/ B2	noun - a great ape native to Africa

Key Grammar Structures

• I finally got something better to do with my Saturdays than sit at the mall.

  ➔ Comparative adjectives with 'than'

  ➔ We use 'better... than' to compare two activities. 'Better' is the irregular comparative of 'good'.

• It's actually funded by Big Business types who are using you.

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple) + Relative Clause

  ➔ The structure 'is funded' indicates the passive voice. 'Who' introduces a relative clause modifying 'types'.

• You're being used and you're too clueless to know it.

  ➔ Passive Continuous + 'too... to' structure

  ➔ 'Are being used' is the present continuous passive. 'Too... to' implies a negative result (so clueless that you cannot know it).

• Like that first creature to walk on dry land.

  ➔ Infinitive as an adjective modifier

  ➔ The infinitive 'to walk' follows 'creature', describing or identifying which creature it is.

• They got rides, games, and ethnic food cooked horribly by white Americans.

  ➔ Past Participle phrase as reduced relative clause

  ➔ 'Cooked' acts as a reduced version of 'which is cooked'.

• Is anyone else out there sick of government crap?

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun + adjective phrase

  ➔ 'Anyone else' is the subject. Adjectives following indefinite pronouns come after the pronoun.

• It's like he's saying everything I'm listening to.

  ➔ Reduced relative clause (object relative pronoun omitted)

  ➔ The phrase 'everything [that] I'm listening to' omits 'that' as the object of the preposition 'to'.

• Then how I supposed to find TV?

  ➔ Colloquial omission of auxiliary verb (be)

  ➔ Grammatically, it should be 'how am I supposed to...'. The 'am' is omitted for casual, non-standard speech.