Gobble Gobble – English Lyrics

• By: Matthew West
• Album: Brand New

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be fun, and 'Gobble Gobble' by Matthew West is a perfect example! This lighthearted Thanksgiving song is full of simple, repetitive English phrases and funny, everyday vocabulary related to family gatherings and food. Its catchy chorus is easy to sing along to, helping you practice pronunciation and rhythm in a joyful way. Discover the humor and warmth of an American Thanksgiving through this silly song!

[English]

There are so many songs about Christmas

The reindeer, the lights and the gifts

We sing "chestnuts are roasting" and "marshmallows toasting"

And "here comes old jolly Saint Nick"

Now don't get me wrong, I sure love all those songs

But one holiday gets left out

You see, no one remembers a song for November

But that's gonna change starting now

Gobble gobble one, gobble gobble two

Gobble gobble me, gobble gobble you (listen to me now)

Gobble gobble three, gobble gobble four

Gobble gobble please can I have some more

Oh my my get that turkey in my belly

Oh my my with the cranberry jelly

Oh my my come on and sing it with me

Happy Thanksgiving

I stick a straw in the gravy boat

I'mma eat a dozen dinner rolls

Stretchy pants on that's how I roll

No judgement here, no judgement here

Grandpa's passed out passing gas (come on)

But we got pumpkin candles burning just for that (light 'em up)

Someone brought up politics now everybody's mad (Jesus 2020)

But you can't be mad when when the whole world's singin'

Gobble gobble one, gobble gobble two

Gobble gobble me, gobble gobble you (everybody now)

Gobble gobble three, gobble gobble four

Gobble gobble please can I have some more

Oh my my get that turkey in my belly

Oh my my with the cranberry jelly

Oh my my come on and sing it with me

Happy Thanksgiving

Oh my my get that turkey in my belly

Oh my my with the cranberry jelly

Oh my my come on and sing it with me

Happy Thanksgiving

Gobble gobble one, gobble gobble two

Gobble gobble me, gobble gobble you (listen to me now)

Gobble gobble three, gobble gobble four

Gobble gobble please can I have some more

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
songs /sɔŋz/ A1	noun - a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25.
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A1	noun - something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong affection for.
holiday /ˈhɒlədeɪ/ A1	noun - a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.
remembers /rɪˈmembərz/ A2	verb - have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has known or experienced in the past).
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - make or become different.
belly /ˈbeli/ A2	noun - the abdomen or stomach.
turkey /ˈtɜːrki/ A2	noun - a large North American bird that is often eaten on Thanksgiving.
jelly /ˈdʒeli/ A2	noun - a food preparation made with gelatin and sugar and fruit juice.
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
gravy /ˈɡreɪvi/ B1	noun - a sauce made from meat juices, stock, and flour or cornstarch.
rolls /roʊlz/ A2	noun - a piece of bread or cake, typically small and round.
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry; annoyed.
singin' /ˈsɪŋɪn/ A1	verb - Present participle of sing: make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.

Key Grammar Structures

• Now don't get me wrong, I sure love all those songs

  ➔ Imperative (Don't + verb) and use of "sure" as an intensifier.

  ➔ "Don't get me wrong" is a common idiom meaning 'please understand my intention correctly'. "Sure" here emphasizes the speaker's love for the songs.

• But one holiday gets left out

  ➔ Passive voice (gets + past participle)

  ➔ The holiday is the recipient of the action (being left out). "Gets left out" means 'is excluded'.

• I'mma eat a dozen dinner rolls

  ➔ Contraction "I'mma" (I'm going to). Informal usage.

  ➔ "I'mma" is a very informal contraction of "I'm going to". It's common in some dialects, particularly African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

• Stretchy pants on that's how I roll

  ➔ Reduced relative clause ("that's how I roll" implies "that's how I do things" or "that's my style").

  ➔ "That's how I roll" is an idiom meaning 'that's how I do things' or 'that's my style'. It implies a casual and confident approach.

• Grandpa's passed out passing gas

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (has/have been + verb+ing) abbreviated to present continuous.

  ➔ "Grandpa's passed out" likely means "Grandpa has passed out", meaning he is unconscious. "Passing gas" is a continuous action.

• But you can't be mad when the whole world's singin'

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" (cannot) expressing impossibility; reduced form "world's" (world is) and present continuous "singin'" (singing).

  ➔ "Can't be mad" expresses an inability to feel angry in that situation. "World's" is a common contraction. "Singin'" is a colloquial shortening of "singing".