– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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I want to thank you for sending in your videos for our dad dab

challenge.

The dads in my audience can't seem to dab.

Those are my writers trying.

There are men in the audience who can't dab,

and they just can't get the hang of it.

So I wanted to see if it was a case with all dads,

so I thought we could look together

at a few submissions we got in a game called Can This Dad Dab.

Can this dad dab?

...

All right, so we're going to watch the first one.

It'll freeze and then Twitch and I will try to guess.

You can join in too, we can all play.

We have paddles, Twitch.

We have paddles, but you can still play.

We'll let you.

Let's see the first one.

Dad, do dab.

What?

Do dab.

...

I think we'll start off strong.

I think we'll start off strong, I don't know.

Really?

That stance does not look good.

Let's see.

...

There we go.

Good dab.

It's a really big interesting one.

He dabbed.

You're right.

All right, let's see the next one.

[INAUDIBLE]

I'm just-- I'm just right.

There's just no way.

Nothing's going to happen.

Sorry, sir, but there's no way.

Daddy, do the dab.

...

Like-- it's like he has a mosquito on his arm

or something.

Let's see the next one.

Do you know where dab is?

No.

Anissa, show him what dab is.

Oh.

...

No.

Still don't think it's going to happen.

No, no.

No.

[INAUDIBLE]

All right.

Raise your hand if you're in the audience, you're a dad.

Raise your hand if you're a dad.

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All right.

Sir, you with the-- yeah.

You with the purple shirt.

We're going to give you some music, you got a lead up to it.

You've watched it, you see how it goes.

Come on out in the aisle.

We're going to give you some music.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

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Sit down.

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Well, that's how you play Can This Dad Dab.

Tune in next time we play Can This Mom Mambo.

Please keep your dad dab videos coming in,

put them on Ellentube, and if I show yours on the show

I will send you a gift card.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ B1	noun - a task or situation that tests someone's abilities
audience /ˈɔːdiəns/ B1	noun - a group of people gathered to watch or listen to something
writers /ˈraɪtərz/ A2	noun - people who write books, articles, or other texts
submissions /səbˈmɪʃənz/ B2	noun - something that is submitted for consideration
freeze /friːz/ A2	verb - to become solid due to cold
guess /ɡes/ A2	verb - to try to find an answer to something without having all the facts
paddles /ˈpædəlz/ A2	noun - an object used to propel a boat or canoe
stance /stæns/ B1	noun - the way someone stands or holds their body
interesting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ A2	adjective - arousing curiosity or interest
mosquito /məˈskiːtoʊ/ B1	noun - a small flying insect that bites people and animals
audience /ˈɔːdiəns/ B1	noun - a group of people gathered to watch or listen to something
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds organized in time
tune /tjuːn/ A2	verb - to adjust something precisely
gift /ɡɪft/ A1	noun - something given willingly without payment in return
card /kɑːrd/ A1	noun - a small piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard

Key Grammar Structures

• I want "to thank" you for "sending" in your videos for our dad dab challenge.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to thank) + gerund after a preposition (for sending).

  ➔ "to thank" shows the purpose of wanting; "for sending" uses a gerund after the preposition for.

• The dads in my audience "can't seem to" dab.

  ➔ Modal verb with the construction can’t seem to + infinitive (expressing difficulty or improbability).

  ➔ "can't seem to" indicates that the dads appear unable to perform the dab.

• I wanted "to see" if it was a case with all dads, so I thought we "could look" together at a few submissions.

  ➔ Past simple + infinitive of purpose (wanted to see); past simple + modal could + base verb (could look) for polite suggestion or ability in the past.

  ➔ "to see" shows the purpose of wanting; "could look" expresses a tentative suggestion in the past.

• "We'll" let you. "Let's" see the first one.

  ➔ Future simple contracted with will (We'll); imperative with let’s + base verb (Let's see).

  ➔ "We'll" = we will, future intent; "Let's" = let us, a polite invitation to act together.

• I think "we'll" start off strong.

  ➔ Future in a subordinate clause after a reporting verb (think) – we’ll = will.

  ➔ "we'll" (we will) shows a future action that the speaker predicts.

• "There’s" just no way.

  ➔ Existential there + be (there's) used to indicate existence or lack thereof.

  ➔ "There’s" introduces a state of non‑existence – there is no way.

• "Raise" your hand if you're a dad.

  ➔ Imperative verb (Raise) followed by a conditional clause with present simple (if you're).

  ➔ "Raise" is a direct command; the clause "if you're a dad" sets the condition for who should do it.

• If I "show" yours on the show I "will send" you a gift card.

  ➔ First conditional: if + present simple, will + base verb (future result).

  ➔ "show" is in the present simple clause introducing the condition; "will send" expresses the promised future action.