– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

uh [Music]

don't be late [Music]  

um

ow

[Music]  

mm-hmm

oh [Music] okay okay universe  think you're pretty tough [Music]

take that universe

oh thanks bill did you remember to water the  daffodils oh and if you could unbox the unicorn  

nightlights and restock the birthday balloons  lastly i promise you this is it could you go  

to the bathrooms and give it a once over before  we open just keep making my store look pretty  

good morning mr hammond oh harman sam oh right old  time i love that i hope you're taking notes bill  

and please just call me mar marv got it  you may be the best decision i ever made

[Music]

oh hi marv hey say if you never mentioned  that uh you had circus skills on your resume  

unless i ran past that or something

sorry to bother you oh how did it get on you

you know something don't sweat it i got the  perfect task for you here we go sam oh a job you  

can do outside cart patrol yay you'll have better  luck tomorrow i'm sure of it i keep hoping mark

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/ B2	noun - all existing matter and space considered as a whole
water /ˈwɔːtər/ or /ˈwɑːtər/ A2	verb - to pour or supply water to plants or land
balloons /bəˈluːn/ A2	noun - a flexible bag filled with air or gas, used as a decoration or toy
store /stɔːr/ A2	noun - a place where items are kept for sale or use
nightlights /ˈnaɪtlaɪts/ B1	noun - small light used to illuminate a room at night
birthday /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/ A1	noun - the anniversary of the day someone was born
bathrooms /ˈbæθruːmz/ A2	noun - rooms containing a bath or shower and usually a toilet
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen verb - to commit oneself to do or undertake to do something
store /stɔːr/ A2	verb - to keep or accumulate
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to maintain possession or condition
make /meɪk/ A2	verb - to create, produce, or construct
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a specified number of years

Key Grammar Structures

• don't be late

  ➔ Imperative (negative)

  ➔ The word "don't" forms a negative imperative, telling someone not to be late.

• think you're pretty tough

  ➔ Present simple (with contraction)

  ➔ The contraction "you're" (= you are) is used in the present simple to describe a lasting quality.

• Did you remember to water the daffodils?

  ➔ Past simple interrogative

  ➔ The auxiliary "Did" + base verb "remember" forms a past‑simple question.

• if you could unbox the unicorn nightlights and restock the birthday balloons

  ➔ Conditional clause with modal verb "could"

  ➔ The modal "could" expresses a polite possibility or ability in the conditional "if" clause.

• could you go to the bathrooms and give it a once over before we open?

  ➔ Polite request with modal "could" + infinitive

  ➔ The sentence begins with "could you" – a polite way to ask someone to do something.

• I hope you're taking notes.

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ The form "you're taking" (= you are taking) uses the present continuous to describe an action in progress.

• please just call me mar.

  ➔ Imperative with polite particle "please"

  ➔ The word "please" softens the imperative "call", making the request more courteous.

• you may be the best decision I ever made.

  ➔ Modal verb "may" expressing possibility

  ➔ "May" is used here to show a tentative, hopeful assessment: "you may be...".