– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

T no no no no no look it's okay I'm just

a

clown oh boy that's a loud you're loud

you're very scared of me here come here

NOP okay no never mind uh Happy hatch

day oh hi pal you must be so

disappointed in yourself for being this

late oh no no no no no I'm not late look

at the time see the order said before

noon okay now you're late what where

have you been it's funny you ask you

missed the party what is that oh that

yeah um yes I fell on the box oh the

squirrel that's on us you know I tried

to keep my body between the ground and

the box but know I think I got a little

bruised you see anything back there hear

that honey the clown we paid to be here

an hour ago filling our son's hatch Day

cake that's why our son's hatch day

party is ruined oh and the next time you

mess up don't tell me a story just take

responsibility hey man it wasn't a story

I'm a screw up that woke up late and

fell on the thing you paid for it wasn't

a story I almost drowned why don't we

just settle this out and say the cak's

on

you I'm sorry it's on me well who else

would it be

on well you know I I'm not sure you're

going to like this um but since you ask

rather than being on me as you suggested

this cake is on

you so you want to hear a story I run my

butt off literally mind you to get the

glutenfree cake what the heck is gluten

I mean does gluten even exist who are

you get out of here already but you're

the only one that's had

cake oh that's good stuff anybody want

to eat some cake off their dad or

husband who needs plates when you got

this guy's face

right oh oh wait I almost forgot you

know I'm supposed to do a quick customer

satisfaction survey before I split okay

so on a scale of one to three stars what

would you say about my performance and

don't forget the squirrel

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was my

bad huh

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[Applause]

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congratulations huh it's a boy

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
clown /klaʊn/ B1	noun - a person who entertains others by telling jokes and doing silly things.
disappointed /dɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ B1	adjective - sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations.
bruised /bruːzd/ B1	adjective - having a discolored skin caused by a blow or fall.
ruined /ˈruːɪnd/ B1	adjective - completely destroyed or damaged.
responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ B2	noun - the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.
screw up /skruː ʌp/ B1	verb - to make a mistake or fail.
literally /ˈlɪtərəli/ B2	adverb - in a literal manner or sense; exactly.
gluten /ˈɡluːtən/ B2	noun - a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley.
performance /pərˈfɔːrməns/ B1	noun - the action of carrying out a task or function.
split /splɪt/ A2	verb - to break or cause to break into pieces.
survey /sərˈveɪ/ B1	noun - a set of questions designed to gather information about people's opinions or experiences.
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good.
congratulations /kənˌɡrætʃuˈleɪʃənz/ A2	noun - expression of pleasure by reason of success.

Key Grammar Structures

• T no no no no no look it's okay I'm just a clown

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm just a clown" uses the present continuous tense with "am" (contracted to 'm) to describe a temporary state or action.

• you must be so disappointed in yourself for being this late

  ➔ Modal verb (must) for deduction

  ➔ The modal verb "must" is used here to express a strong deduction or conclusion based on evidence.

• I tried to keep my body between the ground and the box

  ➔ Past simple tense with 'tried'

  ➔ The past simple tense with "tried" indicates a completed action in the past.

• that's why our son's hatch day party is ruined

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'is'

  ➔ The present simple tense with "is" describes a current state or fact.

• don't tell me a story just take responsibility

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give direct commands or instructions.

• I run my butt off literally mind you

  ➔ Present simple tense with emphasis

  ➔ The present simple tense with "run" is used here with emphasis to highlight the intensity of the action.

• what the heck is gluten I mean does gluten even exist

  ➔ Rhetorical questions

  ➔ Rhetorical questions are used to make a point or express strong feelings rather than to seek an answer.

• anybody want to eat some cake off their dad or husband

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'want'

  ➔ The present simple tense with "want" is used to ask about general desires or preferences.