– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Joey

got you the Joey special two pizzas

Joe

hello

damn it hello

no Joey's not here right now but I can

take a message I think

he's still got a chance for the part oh

that's great news

well no obviously not for the actor who

was mauled by his dog

yeah

oh well that's great I will give Joey

the message thank you

okay

Mac

audition

at two

allergy

actor

attacked

by dog

not

flowers

just tell me you've got the message what

message the actor playing Mac couldn't

do it they needed to see you at two

o'clock what it's six o'clock the guy

wrote it I wrote it on the board

and then it went all over New York City

looking for you I went to Ross's I went

to the coffee house I went to any place

that they made sandwiches

I can't believe this Chandler sorry I I

I don't know what to say well you you

might say congratulations I saw the

board I went to the audition I got the

part

is that supposed to be funny I was

really worried over here oh well you

know sometimes that fake out thing is

just mean oh wow okay man I'm sorry I

did not mean to make you feel bad well

that's good

and I'm incredibly happy for you

you really had me going there we could

do this all day yeah you're right

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
audition ˈɔːdɪʃən B1	noun - a trial performance to demonstrate an actor's suitability for a role verb - to perform in order to demonstrate suitability for a role
allergy ˈælɜːrdʒi A2	noun - a condition in which the body has an adverse reaction to a particular substance
actor ˈæktər A1	noun - a person who acts in a dramatic production
attacked əˈtæktd A2	verb - to act aggressively against someone or something
message ˈmɛsɪdʒ A1	noun - a piece of information or a communication
congratulations kənˌgrætʃəˈleɪʃənz A1	noun - an expression of praise for an achievement
part pɑːrt A1	noun - a character or role in a play or movie
worried ˈwʌrid A2	adjective - feeling or showing anxiety or concern
fake feɪk A1	adjective - not genuine; counterfeit verb - to make a copy of something with the intent to deceive
incredibly ɪnˈkrɛdəbli B1	adverb - to an incredible degree
happy ˈhæpi A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
going ˈɡoʊɪŋ A1	verb - to be in a specified state or process
board bɔːrd A1	noun - a flat, rigid piece of material used for writing or displaying information
sandwiches ˈsænwɪtʃɪz A1	noun - a food item consisting of two or more slices of bread with a filling between them
believe bɪˈliːv A1	verb - to accept that something is true
sorry ˈsɒri A1	adjective - feeling distress or regret

Key Grammar Structures

• got you the Joey special two pizzas

  ➔ Causative verb *get* + object + noun (meaning “bought”)

  ➔ In "got **you** the Joey special two pizzas", the verb **got** is used causatively meaning "bought you".

• I don't know what to say

  ➔ Negative present simple + infinitive clause as object complement

  ➔ The phrase **what to say** is an infinitive clause acting as the object of **know**: "I don't know **what to say**."

• they needed to see you at two o'clock

  ➔ Past simple + infinitive of purpose (need + to + verb)

  ➔ **Needed** is the past form of "need" followed by the infinitive **to see** expressing purpose: "they **needed to see** you…"

• I wrote it on the board and then it went all over New York City

  ➔ Simple past + phrasal verb "go all over" (resultative) + coordinating conjunction "and"

  ➔ The verb **went** forms the phrasal verb **went all over**, meaning "spread throughout": "it **went all over** New York City".

• I went to any place that they made sandwiches

  ➔ Relative clause with "that" defining a noun phrase

  ➔ The clause **that they made sandwiches** is a relative clause describing **any place**.

• I didn't mean to make you feel bad

  ➔ Past simple negative + infinitive of intention (mean + to + verb)

  ➔ **Didn't mean** is the negative past of "mean" followed by the infinitive **to make**, showing intention that was not present.

• you really had me going there

  ➔ "have + object + gerund" construction expressing causative/perception

  ➔ In **had me going**, **had** is the past of "have" and **going** is a gerund, meaning "caused me to think".

• couldn't do it

  ➔ Modal verb "could" + negative contraction + base verb

  ➔ **Couldn't** is the contracted negative of "could not"; it expresses inability in the past.

• looking for you

  ➔ Present participle used as a gerund phrase (subject complement)

  ➔ **Looking** is the present participle of "look" functioning as a gerund: "[I am] **looking for you**".