It's A Man's Man's Man's World

• By: James Brown

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being. verb - to provide with the people needed to operate or do something.
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being.
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child.
cars /kɑːrz/ A1	noun - a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor, and able to carry a small number of people.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or course for traveling from one place to another, especially one running between towns or cities.
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - a series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors.
carry /ˈkæri/ A2	verb - support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.
load /loʊd/ A2	noun - a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	noun - the absence of light adjective - with little or no light.
boat /boʊt/ A1	noun - a small vessel for travel on water.
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid
ark /ɑːrk/ B1	noun - the ship built by Noah to save his family and the animals from the Flood.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child.
happy /ˈhapi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
toys /tɔɪz/ A1	noun - an object for a child to play with.
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
wilderness /ˈwɪldərnəs/ B2	noun - an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region.
bitterness /ˈbɪtərnəs/ B2	noun - a feeling of anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly.

Grammar:

• This is a man's world

  ➔ Possessive 's'

  ➔ The apostrophe 's' indicates possession. In this case, the world belongs to or is dominated by men: "man's" world.

• But it wouldn't be nothing

  ➔ Double Negative (non-standard)

  ➔ Using "wouldn't" and "nothing" creates a double negative. In standard English, it should be "it wouldn't be anything" or "it would be nothing." The double negative emphasizes the dependence on women.

• Man made the cars to take us over the road

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to take us over the road" explains the purpose of making the cars. "To + verb" indicates why the action in the main clause (Man made the cars) was performed.

• Man made the electric light to take us out of the dark

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ Similar to the previous example, "to take us out of the dark" explains why the electric light was made. 'To + verb' describes the purpose.

• like Noah made the ark

  ➔ Simile (implicit comparison)

  ➔ The use of "like" is used to draw a comparison. In this case, it is comparing the making of the boat, and ark by Noah.

• Man thinks about our little bitty baby girls

  ➔ Compound Adjectives

  ➔ "Little bitty" is a compound adjective modifying "baby girls." Compound adjectives are formed when two or more words are joined to describe a noun.

• And after man make everything, everything he can

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Implied)

  ➔ Although "make" is in the present tense, in this context, it carries an implied subjunctive meaning. It suggests 'after man *has made/makes* everything that he *can make*. The present tense is used to convey a general truth or a possible future scenario.

• He's lost in the wilderness

  ➔ Present perfect continuous passive (adjectival)

  ➔ While not strictly passive in a verbal sense, "lost" here functions as an adjective describing his state. 'He's lost' implies 'He has become lost', suggesting an ongoing state resulting from a past action. Could be interpereted as present perfect passive being contracted to be more conversational.