Lucky Ducks – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Some lucky ducks get all the luck
Some break their backs to make a buck
And sure, we are a bunch of shady
Criminal-ish gents and ladies
But we did our time (yeah)
We paid for our crimes (well, most of us)
And our misdemeanors, now we sell fried dough and weiners
Even though we're kinda sketchy gals and fellas
Doesn't mean that Fischoeder can go and kill us (uh-uh)
Working here can really be a roller coaster
One day, you're cleaning vomit, next, your on a missing poster
It's such a drag to have a boss
Who pays you bad (who pays us bad)
Then bumps you off
Some lucky ducks get all the luck (oh, yes they do)
But that's not us (no, sir)
Unlucky schmucks
It really stinks, it really sucks
So we'll just play our lucky ducks
Cool, have fun with that
Should we get going?
Some lucky ducks get all the luck
You've said your piece, now listen up
To me, your life, it seems just fine
You think that's bad? Try being nine
The other day, things got real crazy
A girl at school, called me a baby (what?)
Yeah
Even though I'm small, well, I can tell you for sure
I'm gonna be the one that solves this frickin' murder
I know you all think Fischoeder's the one who did it
But I will find the evidence to get him acquitted
I'm just a kid (it's such a drag)
That's what they say (to have a boss)
"Now run along" (who pays you bad)
"Now go and play" (then bumps you off)
Some lucky ducks (it really stinks)
Get all the luck (it really sucks)
Until I show (so we'll just play)
Them what is what (our lucky ducks)
I'm gonna show them all what I can do
Gonna show 'em I'm much braver than what you
Think that I'm even though I'm small
No matter what comes, I gotta show you all
Come on, we don't need their help
Have a nice day!
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Key Vocabulary
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lucky /ˈlʌki/ A2 |
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duck /dʌk/ A1 |
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break /breɪk/ B1 |
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back /bæk/ A1 |
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boss /bɔːs/ A2 |
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crime /kraɪm/ B1 |
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sell /sɛl/ A2 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1 |
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murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B2 |
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evidence /ˈɛvɪdəns/ B2 |
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show /ʃoʊ/ A1 |
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play /pleɪ/ A1 |
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drag /dræɡ/ B2 |
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braver /ˈbreɪvər/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Some lucky ducks get all the luck
➔ Present simple tense with 'get' to describe general truths or habits.
➔ 'Get' in the present tense indicates possession or achievement as in 'get all the luck'.
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We paid for our crimes
➔ Past simple tense to indicate completed actions in the past.
➔ 'Paid' is the past tense of 'pay', showing the action of settling a debt or cost has been completed.
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And our misdemeanors, now we sell fried dough and weiners
➔ Present simple tense to describe habitual actions or current state.
➔ 'Sell' in the present tense indicates their ongoing or habitual action of selling food.
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It's such a drag to have a boss
➔ Infinitive phrase 'to have' used as the subject complement after 'drag'.
➔ 'To have' here functions as part of the noun phrase explaining what is a 'drag', acting as an infinitive noun.
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Try being nine
➔ Imperative form with 'try' followed by the gerund 'being' to suggest attempting an experience.
➔ 'Try' is used as an imperative verb encouraging someone to attempt or experience something, with 'being' as the gerund explaining the experience.
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No matter what comes, I gotta show you all
➔ Subordinating conjunction 'no matter what' introduces a clause expressing regardless of circumstances.
➔ 'No matter what' introduces a subordinate clause that means regardless of any circumstances, emphasizing determination.
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Come on, we don't need their help
➔ Contracted negative form 'don't' (do not) used with plural subject 'we' for negation.
➔ 'Don't' is the contraction of 'do not', used here to negate the phrase 'need their help'.
