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 and 's' ('"man's"') indicate possession. It shows that the "world" belongs to or is dominated by men.

• But it wouldn't be nothing

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ "wouldn't be" is the main clause showing a hypothetical result. The implicit 'if' clause is related to the existence of women ('if there were no women'). This usage emphasizes the interdependence of men and women.

• Man made the cars to take us over the road

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase "to take us over the road" is an infinitive of purpose. It explains *why* man made the cars.

• Man made the train to carry the heavy load

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ Similar to the previous line, "to carry the heavy load" explains the purpose of the train. It indicates *why* the train was made.

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

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ Again, "to take us out of the dark" clarifies the reason for creating electric lights. It describes the function or intent behind the invention.

• And after man make everything, everything he can

  ➔ Present Simple (Habitual Action)

  ➔ The phrase "man make" (though grammatically incorrect in standard English; it should be 'makes') suggests a repeated action or a general truth about what man does. This highlights the continuous creation and innovation attributed to men.

• You know that man makes money, to buy from other man

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose, Indirect Speech

  ➔ "to buy from other man" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining why men make money. "You know that..." introduces reported speech, implying a generally accepted truth. 'Makes' uses present simple to describe habitual action

• He's lost in the wilderness

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive

  ➔ Although it looks like present continuous, "He's lost" here means "He has been lost", indicating a state resulting from a past action, emphasizing his current condition of being lost. The passive voice is implied; something 'made' him lost. "Wilderness" refers to a desolate, uncultivated area.