Captain Chicken – English Lyrics

• By: Gorillaz, Del The Funky Homosapien
• Album: Cracker Island

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Captain Chicken

The master of the cluckers

When I knock on your door you know it's a customer

Scary as hell

I'll be hella uncomfortable

I can't comfort you 'cause I'm trying to run from ya'

Always urging

Spooked, you'd get probably caught

Dodging is my hobby y'all

I have several bodyguards (help)

I throw stones, breaking through glass houses (glass)

Damn broke never put my money where my mouth is

Captain Chicken, thanks a lot

You're my daily, you're my car

Captain Chicken, oh my God

You look jolly, you look high

Captain Chicken

Captain Chicken

Captain Chicken

Captain Chicken are you there?

Wrapped in plastic, got no head

On the shelf, might look at you

You look tasty, I want you

Captain Chicken

Captain Chicken

Captain Chicken (uh-huh)

Captain Chicken

Captain Chicken

Captain Chicken

Captain Chicken

I come out in a major way

Singing to the cops everyday

I'm like Babyface

Obviously I'm Ken Folk

With Dobalina

I say a lot of things

But I'm a chicken, I don't mean it

I'ma see you, I'ma duck

'Cause I'm afraid of you

And all the words of sitting ducks

I'll betray me too

Captain Chicken

The foulest of the fouls

Two is not allowed in the game

I'm outta bounds (Captain Chicken)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
scary /ˈskɛri/ A2	adjective - causing fear or alarm
dodging /ˈdɒdʒɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move quickly to avoid something
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces
tasty /ˈteɪsti/ A2	adjective - pleasant to taste
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ B1	verb - to expose someone to danger or harm
foul /faʊl/ B1	adjective - very unpleasant or offensive noun - a violation of rules
bounds /baʊndz/ B2	noun - limits or boundaries
customer /ˈkʌstəmər/ A1	noun - a person who buys goods or services
urging /ˈɜːrdʒɪŋ/ B1	verb - to encourage or persuade
hobby /ˈhɒbi/ A2	noun - an activity done regularly in one's leisure time
jolly /ˈdʒɒli/ B1	adjective - cheerful and lively
obviously /ˈɒbvɪəsli/ B1	adverb - in a way that is easily seen or understood
plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ A2	noun - a synthetic material

Key Grammar Structures

• When I knock on your door you know it's a customer

  ➔ Present Simple with 'when' for general truth

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with 'when' to express a general truth or habit, indicating that whenever the action happens, the result is always the same.

• I'll be hella uncomfortable

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' for prediction

  ➔ The sentence uses 'will' to express a future prediction or a spontaneous decision, indicating that the speaker expects to feel uncomfortable in the future.

• I can't comfort you 'cause I'm trying to run from ya'

  ➔ Present Continuous for ongoing action and 'cause as informal contraction of 'because'

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action ('trying to run') and 'cause as an informal contraction of 'because' for a more conversational tone.

• I throw stones, breaking through glass houses

  ➔ Present Simple with gerund for simultaneous actions

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with a gerund ('breaking') to describe two actions happening at the same time, emphasizing the simultaneous nature of the actions.

• You're my daily, you're my car

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be' for attribution

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with 'be' to attribute qualities or roles to the subject, creating a metaphorical comparison.

• I'ma see you, I'ma duck

  ➔ Going to future contraction for informal prediction

  ➔ The sentence uses the contraction 'ima' (short for 'I am going to') for an informal way to express future intentions or predictions.

• I'm afraid of you

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be' for emotional state

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with 'be' to express a current emotional state, indicating a permanent or long-lasting feeling.

• The foulest of the fouls

  ➔ Superlative adjective for extreme comparison

  ➔ The phrase uses a superlative adjective ('foulest') to emphasize the extreme degree of a quality, indicating the highest level of 'foulness'.