A Man With A Plan – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
When I first set myself on the road
I was stunned by sights untold
By the sea and across the lands
With a calming drink in hand
Italian way, grappa grappa hey
Deutschland lager, uber alles
If Aquavit left me feeling bleak
A pint of bitter will make me cheers!
Hey hey hey
I'm a man with a plan
The plan is to booze as much as I can
Hey hey hey
I will be this way
Until the fall of my final day
Hey hey hey
I'm a man with a plan
The plan is to booze as much as I can
Hey hey hey
I will be this way
Until the fall of my final day
Spirits are high tonight
Mostly of bottled kind
Our clan is gathered here
The plan is loud and clear
Everyone in full swing
Brothers of kin will attempt to 'sing'
No one care what tomorrow brings
And the sauna burns down again!
Hey hey hey
I'm a man with a plan
The plan is to booze as much as I can
Hey hey hey
I will be this way
Until the fall of my final day
Hey hey hey
I'm a man with a plan
The plan is to booze as much as I can
Hey hey hey
I will be this way
Until the fall of my final day
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
I'm a man with a plan
Hey hey hey
I'm a man with a plan
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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set /sɛt/ A2 |
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stunned /stʌnd/ B2 |
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lands /lændz/ B1 |
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calming /ˈkɑː.mɪŋ/ B2 |
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drink /drɪŋk/ A2 |
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cheers /tʃɪərz/ A2 |
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man /mæn/ A1 |
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plan /plæn/ A2 |
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booze /buːz/ B2 |
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final /ˈfaɪ.nəl/ B2 |
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day /deɪ/ A1 |
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spirits /ˈspɪr.ɪts/ B2 |
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gathered /ˈɡað.ərd/ B1 |
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swing /swɪŋ/ B2 |
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burns /bɜːrnz/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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When I first set myself on the road, I was stunned by sights untold
➔ Past Simple Tense and Past Participle in Passive Voice.
➔ "When I first "set" myself on the road" uses the past simple to describe a past action. "I was stunned by sights untold" uses the passive voice (was + past participle "stunned") to indicate that the subject was affected by something. "Untold" is a past participle acting as an adjective.
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With a calming drink in hand
➔ Present Participle as Adjective
➔ "Calming" is the present participle of "calm" and it is used here as an adjective to describe the drink. It means the drink is something that makes you calm.
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If Aquavit left me feeling bleak, A pint of bitter will make me cheers!
➔ Conditional Sentences (Type 1) and Causative "make"
➔ "If Aquavit left me feeling bleak" is a conditional clause. "A pint of bitter will make me cheers!" uses "make" as a causative verb, meaning the bitter will cause the speaker to cheer up. The structure is: make + object + base form of verb.
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The plan is to booze as much as I can
➔ Infinitive of Purpose and "as...as" structure
➔ "to booze" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining why the plan exists. "as much as I can" shows the extent of the action, using the comparative structure "as + adjective/adverb + as".
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Until the fall of my final day
➔ Prepositional Phrase and Future Time Clause
➔ "Until the fall of my final day" is a prepositional phrase indicating a time limit. "Until" introduces a future time clause specifying how long the action will continue.