– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

that'll be 385 what do you mean

yesterday you said I was too pretty to

pay for stuff it's just I can't because

my manager said that

I happy birthday to you happy birthday

to you happy birthday dear Annie Amy

Amy happy birthday to you hey hey that's

weird today's my birthday too yeah not

in here it

is

happy birthday to

[Music]

you you're paying for that but no no no

it's her birthday you've sung happy

birthday to 20 different women

today but it really you no longer

authorized to distribute birthday

muffins damn

[Music]

it

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
yesterday /ˈjɛstərdeɪ/ B1	noun - the day before today
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
manager /ˈmænɪdʒər/ B1	noun - a person who is in charge of a business, department, or team
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
birthday /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/ A1	noun - the anniversary of someone's birth
weird /wɪrd/ B1	adjective - strange or unusual
authorized /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/ B2	adjective - having the power or right to do something
distribute /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/ B2	verb - to give out or spread something
muffins /ˈmʌfɪnz/ A2	noun - a small, sweet cake
damn /dæm/ B1	interjection - expressing annoyance or frustration
paying /ˈpeɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - giving money for something
different /ˈdɪfrənt/ A2	adjective - not the same
women /ˈwɪmɪn/ A1	noun - adult female humans

Key Grammar Structures

• that'll be 385 what do you mean

  ➔ Contraction ('ll) and Tag Question

  ➔ "that'll" is a contraction of "that will". "What do you mean?" functions as a tag question, seeking clarification. The speaker is surprised by the price.

• yesterday you said I was too pretty to pay for stuff

  ➔ Past Tense, Indirect Speech, Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ This sentence uses the past tense ("said", "was"). It's an example of indirect speech, reporting what someone said previously. "to pay for stuff" is an infinitive phrase expressing purpose.

• it's just I can't because my manager said that

  ➔ Contraction, Modal Verb (can't), Clause of Reason

  ➔ "it's" is a contraction of "it is". "can't" is a modal verb expressing inability. "because my manager said that" is a clause providing the reason for the inability.

• you're paying for that but no no no

  ➔ Present Continuous (for emphasis), Contrastive Conjunction ('but'), Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ "you're paying" uses the present continuous to emphasize the action happening now. "but" introduces a contrasting statement. The repetition of "no" emphasizes disagreement.