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"

  ➔ The word "that" introduces a relative clause that modifies "check". The relative clause "that I bet his ass could never cash" provides additional information about the check.

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

  ➔ Present continuous for future action (betting)

  ➔ "He's bettin'" is a shortened form of "He is betting," using the present continuous tense to describe a future action. The phrase "if you asked" is also a conditional clause (type 1 - implicit) offering context.

• But every night he needs me to land himself a red-three, corner pocket at 12 a.m.

  ➔ Object + infinitive construction (needs me to land)

  ➔ The verb "needs" is followed by an object ("me") and an infinitive ("to land"). This construction indicates that he requires the speaker to perform the action of landing the ball.

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

  ➔ Passive voice (was gifted)

  ➔ "Was gifted" is the past passive form of the verb "gift". It indicates that the speaker received the pool stick as a gift.

• Bet I make comeback

  ➔ Ellipsis (I bet)

  ➔ The phrase "Bet I make comeback" is a colloquial shortening of "I bet I make a comeback." The "I" is omitted for brevity and informality.

• Won't you to takе me fishin', and I wanna try out for the sevеnth-grade football team

  ➔ Use of "wanna" and "try out for"

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". "Try out for" is a phrasal verb meaning to attempt to join a team or group.

• He'll probably be nothin', but this town's old drunkard 'nd die on a smoke-stained stool

  ➔ Future tense with 'll (He'll)

  ➔ "He'll" is a contraction of "He will", indicating a prediction about the future. The "nd" is a colloquial contraction of "and".

• Right now he's got a bargain that he's taken too far on his boys game of nine-ball pool

  ➔ Present perfect (he's taken)

  ➔ "He's taken" is the present perfect form of the verb "take". It signifies an action completed at some point in the past that has relevance to the present.