Build Me A Daddy – English Lyrics

• By: Luke Bryan

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ A boy walks past a window of a glowing, open sign ♪

♪ Full of wooden toys and trucks and painted trains ♪

♪ Rings the bell up on the counter, hands a picture to the man ♪

♪ Of a kid beside a soldier smiling away ♪

♪ Says, "Sir, I've heard you can build anything" ♪

♪ Could you build me a daddy ♪

♪ Strong as Superman ♪

♪ Make him 10 feet tall with a southern drawl and a crooked smile if you can ♪

♪ 'Cuz I sure miss him ♪

♪Maybe you could bring him back♪

♪ If I walked in with him, it'd sure make momma happy, if you could build me a daddy ♪

♪ There's an old Winchester rifle, back home hanging on the wall ♪

♪ He promised me, he'd teach me how to aim ♪

♪ And he said, when I got older, we could work on that curveball ♪

♪ I know he'd never wanna miss a game ♪

♪ So, here's a little money that I've saved ♪

♪ Could you build me a daddy ♪

♪ Strong as Superman ♪

♪ Make him 10 feet tall with a southern drawl and a crooked smile if you can ♪

♪ I sure miss him ♪

♪Maybe you could bring him back♪

♪ If I walked in with him, it'd sure make momma happy, if you could build me a daddy ♪

♪ Give him a big heart, make his arms wide open ♪

♪ I know he misses me, so mister, I was hoping ♪

♪ You could build me a daddy ♪

♪ Strong as Superman ♪

♪ Make him 10 feet tall with a southern drawl and a fishing pole in his hand ♪

♪ 'Cuz I sure miss him ♪

♪Maybe you could bring him back♪

♪ If I walked in with him, it'd sure make my momma happy, if you could you build me a daddy ♪

♪ Could you build me a daddy ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A2	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
build /bɪld/ B1	verb - to construct something by putting parts together
daddy /ˈdædi/ A2	noun - father or a father figure
strong /strɔŋ/ B1	adjective - having power or strength
superman /ˈsuːpərmæn/ B2	noun - a fictional superhero character known for strength and bravery
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - to have a happy or friendly expression by turning up the corners of the mouth
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sad or sad about someone's absence
bring /brɪŋ/ A2	verb - to take someone or something to a place
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
arms /ɑːrmz/ A2	noun - the limbs used for holding or embracing
fishing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ B1	noun - the activity of catching fish

Key Grammar Structures

• Rings the bell up on the counter, hands a picture to the man

  ➔ Present Participle as Reduced Relative Clause/Adverbial Clause

  ➔ Instead of saying 'He rings the bell...', the song uses the present participle 'Rings' to concisely describe an action happening simultaneously with another. It functions like a reduced relative clause (the boy who rings the bell) or an adverbial clause (while he is ringing the bell).

• Could you build me a daddy Strong as Superman

  ➔ Adjectival Clause/Comparative Adjective

  ➔ "Strong as Superman" is a comparative construction. 'As...as' is used to show equality in a quality. It functions as an adjectival clause modifying 'daddy', describing the desired strength.

• He promised me, he'd teach me how to aim

  ➔ Contraction of 'he would'/'Reported Speech/Past Tense

  ➔ The use of 'he'd' is a contraction of 'he would', indicating a future action in the past from the speaker's perspective. The sentence also demonstrates reported speech, conveying a past promise. The verb 'promised' is in the past tense.

• If I walked in with him, it'd sure make momma happy

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Second Conditional)/Contraction of 'it would'

  ➔ This is a second conditional sentence, expressing an unreal or improbable situation. 'If I walked...' presents the condition, and 'it'd' (it would) describes the likely result. The use of 'would' indicates a hypothetical outcome.