Months of the Year Song – English Lyrics

• By: A Unit of Time Rap for Kids

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythm of the "Months of the Year Song" by A Unit of Time Rap for Kids! This vibrant and catchy rap offers a fantastic way to learn English vocabulary related to time and the calendar. Its clear pronunciation, repetitive structure, and engaging beat make it special for language learners, providing an auditory and lyrical guide to mastering the months of the year in a memorable way.

[English]

Rap Intro, Melodic Chorus

We know that there’s one minute If we can fit 60 seconds in it.

If we could stack minutes and build a tower, There would be 60 in 1 hour.

When 12 hours pass, then we’re halfway

To 24 hours, which makes 1 day.

And a week is complete in 7 days,

But the length of a month is harder to say.

They can be 28 to 31 days long;

One of them contains the day that you were born on!

January, March, May, July, August, October, December:

All have 31 days; ALL HAVE 31 DAAAYS!

April, June, September, and November:

All have 30 days; ALL HAVE 30 DAAAYS!

February has 28 days, But when it’s a leap year,

It’s got 29 days; ITS GOT 29 DAAAYS!

Yee-ah. Check. Check 1-2. Yo, Listen!

(Y'all, This Club Closes When the Bell Rings)

The length of a year is hard to make clear, ‘cause one of every 4 years is a leap year.

The common years happen three in a row They have 365 days, you know.

Then a leap year comes with an intercalary, That’s the name of the extra day in February.

That’s why leap years have 366 days

And why February’s number of days can change.

January, March, May, July, August, October, December:

All have 31 days; ALL HAVE 31 DAAAYS!

April, June, September, and November:

All have 30 days; ALL HAVE 30 DAAAYS!

February has twenty-eight days, but when it’s a leap year,

It’s got 29 days; it’s got 29 DAAAYS.

10 Years is 1 Decade 100 Years is a Century.

And a millennium’s 1000 years of history!

January, March, May, July, August, October, December:

All have 31 days; ALL HAVE 31 DAAAYS!

April, June, September, and November:

All have 30 days; ALL HAVE 30 DAAAYS!

February has 28 days, but when it’s a leap year,

It’s got 29 days; it’s got 29 DAAAYS.

Yeeah. One, Two. One, Two. Yeah, Now you know, Now you Know!

That's It.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1	noun - a unit of time equal to 60 seconds
hour /aʊər/ A1	noun - a unit of time equal to 60 minutes
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
week /wiːk/ A1	noun - a period of seven days
month /mʌnθ/ A1	noun - a period of time equal to about 30 days
year /jɪr/ A1	noun - a period of 365 days
leap /liːp/ B1	adjective - an extra day added to February every four years
century /ˈsɛnʧəri/ B2	noun - a period of 100 years
decade /ˈdɛkeɪd/ B2	noun - a period of 10 years
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B1	noun - the study of past events
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ B2	verb - to finish making or doing something
stack /stæk/ B1	verb - to arrange in a pile
contains /kənˈteɪnz/ B1	verb - to have something inside
extra /ˈɛkstrə/ B2	adjective - more than what is usual or expected

Key Grammar Structures

• If we can fit 60 seconds in it.

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 1)

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure to express a possible situation.

• There would be 60 in 1 hour.

  ➔ Future in the past

  ➔ This structure indicates what was expected to happen in the future from a past perspective.

• But the length of a month is harder to say.

  ➔ Comparative adjectives

  ➔ This sentence uses the comparative form 'harder' to compare the difficulty of stating the length of a month.

• All have 31 days; ALL HAVE 31 DAAAYS!

  ➔ Emphasis with repetition

  ➔ Repetition is used here for emphasis, making the statement more impactful.

• February has 28 days, but when it’s a leap year, it’s got 29 days.

  ➔ Complex sentences with subordinate clauses

  ➔ This sentence contains a main clause and a subordinate clause, providing additional information.

• 10 Years is 1 Decade.

  ➔ Simple present for definitions

  ➔ The simple present tense is used here to define a term.

• And why February’s number of days can change.

  ➔ Modal verbs for possibility

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express the possibility of change.