Nine Ball

• By: Zach Bryan

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
bet /bɛt/ B1	verb - to risk something, usually money, on the result of an event or a competition noun - an act of gambling or something that you gamble
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a male parent
check /tʃɛk/ A2	noun - a written order directing a bank to pay money
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - money in the form of coins or banknotes verb - convert (a check or money order) into cash.
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - a person or thing that causes death
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between one day and the next
pool /puːl/ A2	noun - a game played on a billiard table with a cue and 15 balls
stick /stɪk/ A2	noun - a long thin piece of wood or other material
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
corner /ˈkɔːrnər/ A2	noun - a place where two or more sides or edges meet
son /sʌn/ A1	noun - a male child
table /ˈteɪbl/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.

Grammar:

• I don't wanna bet, but my father wrote a check that I bet his ass could never cash

  ➔ Relative clause with "that"; Modal verb "wanna" (want to)

  ➔ The relative clause "that I bet his ass could never cash" modifies "check". "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to".

• He's bettin' on the eight-ball landin' in the side wall, cold-blooded killer if you asked

  ➔ Present continuous for future prediction ("He's bettin'"); elliptical clause with "if"

  ➔ "He's bettin'" implies a strong belief about a future event. "Cold-blooded killer if you asked" is short for "He's a cold-blooded killer if you asked him".

• Only twelve years old, but I got ahold of a pool stick I was gifted from him

  ➔ Adjective phrase as an introductory element; Passive voice ("I was gifted")

  ➔ "Only twelve years old" describes the speaker's age and functions as an introduction. "I was gifted" indicates that the pool stick was given to the speaker by someone else (him).

• But I got myself a steady hand

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun ("myself")

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun "myself" emphasizes that the speaker acquired a steady hand through their own efforts.

• Bettin' that his son 'll win again

  ➔ Contraction "'ll" (will); Gerund as a noun (Bettin')

  ➔ "'ll" is a contraction of "will," indicating future tense. "Bettin'" functions as a noun, the subject of the clause.

• Count on that this table's got a lean

  ➔ Imperative mood ("Count on that"); Possessive "table's"

  ➔ "Count on that" is an imperative, giving a direct command. "Table's" shows possession, meaning the table possesses the quality of having a lean.

• Won't you take me fishin', and I wanna try out for the seventh-grade football team

  ➔ Question tag ("Won't you"); modal verb "wanna"; preposition "for"

  ➔ "'Won't you'" is a question tag used to soften a request. "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". "For" indicates the purpose of trying out.