Pour Me A Drink – English Lyrics

• By: Post Malone, Blake Shelton
• Album: F-1 Trillion

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the laid-back, celebratory vibe of 'Pour Me A Drink,' a catchy country-pop collaboration between Post Malone and Blake Shelton. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn colloquial English phrases related to relaxation, unwinding, and common everyday frustrations, making language learning enjoyable through its relatable lyrics and infectious melody.

[English]

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♪ FORTY HOURS GOT ME GOIN’ OUT MY MIND ♪

♪ DALLAS DROPPED ANOTHER GAME IN OVERTIME ♪

♪ CAUGHT A TICKET SPEEDIN’ DOWN THE, SIXTY FIVE ♪

♪ YOU KNOW WHERE, I’M GOIN’ ♪

♪ GUESS I WENT AND REALLY MESSED IT UP AGAIN ♪

♪ NOW MY BABY’S GONNER THAN A TULSA WIND ♪

♪ JUDGIN’ BY THE STONE SOBER, STATE I’M IN ♪

♪ NEED TO CRACK ONE ♪

♪ WIDE OPEN ♪

♪ SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪ SOMEBODY BUM ME A SMOKE ♪

♪ I’M BOUT TO GET ON A BUZZ ♪

♪ I’M BOUT TO GET ON A ROLL ♪

♪ YEAH I’VE BEEN BREAKIN’ MY BACK ♪

♪ JUST KEEPIN’ UP WITH THE JONES’ES ♪

♪ Y’ALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN ♪

♪ Y’ALL KNOW HOW IT GOES ♪

♪ WHEN IT’S UP ON A FRIDAY, AND I’M PAID ♪

♪ SLIDE ONE OVER MY WAY ♪

♪ I CAN’T EVEN THINK WHEN ♪

♪ I CAN HEAR ONE CALLING MY NAME ♪

♪ SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪ POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪ BOURBON BROWN EYES TRYNA, GET ME DRUNK ♪

♪ CAN’T STOP UNTIL THE BOTTLE AND THE, JOB IS DONE ♪

♪ YEAH I THINK I MIGHTA FOUND MY, FUTURE LOVE ♪

♪ BUDDY YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BUY HER ONE ♪

♪ SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪ SOMEBODY BUM ME A SMOKE ♪

♪ I’M BOUT TO GET ON A BUZZ ♪

♪ I’M BOUT TO GET ON A ROLL ♪

♪ YEAH I’VE BEEN BREAKIN’ MY BACK ♪

♪ JUST KEEPIN’ UP WITH THE JONES’ES ♪

♪ Y’ALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN ♪

♪ Y’ALL KNOW HOW IT GOES ♪

♪ WHEN IT’S UP ON A FRIDAY, AND I’M PAID ♪

♪ SLIDE ONE OVER MY WAY ♪

♪ I CAN’T EVEN THINK WHEN ♪

♪ I CAN HEAR ONE CALLING MY NAME ♪

♪ SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪ SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪♪♪

♪ SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪ SOMEBODY BUM ME A SMOKE ♪

♪ I’M BOUT TO GET ON A BUZZ ♪

♪ I’M BOUT TO GET ON A ROLL ♪

♪ YEAH I’VE BEEN BREAKIN’ MY BACK ♪

♪ JUST KEEPIN’ UP WITH THE JONES’ES ♪

♪ Y’ALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN ♪

♪ Y’ALL KNOW HOW IT GOES ♪

♪ WHEN IT’S UP ON A FRIDAY, AND I’M PAID ♪

♪ SLIDE ONE OVER MY WAY ♪

♪ I CAN’T EVEN THINK WHEN ♪

♪ I CAN HEAR ONE CALLING MY NAME ♪

♪ (HEY) SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪ SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

♪ YEAH SOMEBODY POUR ME A DRINK ♪

- YES SIR!

- POOR ME A DRINK!

- I'M ON IT BUDDY

♪ POUR ME A DRINK ♪

- THANK YOU SIR

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pour /pɔːr/ A2	verb - to flow or cause to flow
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	noun - a liquid for drinking verb - to swallow liquid
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity or sport usually involving skill or knowledge in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or team
ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ A2	noun - a piece of paper or card that gives you the right to enter a place, travel on public transport, etc.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
wind /wɪnd/ A2	noun - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to one of low pressure
stone /stoʊn/ A2	noun - hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - allowing access, passage, or a view
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - the cloud of black, gray, or white gases and dust that is produced by burning something verb - to inhale and exhale the smoke of burning tobacco or a drug
buzz /bʌz/ B2	noun - a feeling of excitement, energy, and pleasure
roll /roʊl/ A2	noun - a piece of something that is rolled up verb - move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the posterior surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light and send signals to the brain
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
bottle /ˈbɒtl/ A2	noun - a container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids
job /dʒɒb/ A1	noun - a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid
friday /ˈfraɪdeɪ/ A1	noun - the day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday

Key Grammar Structures

• FORTY HOURS GOT ME GOIN’ OUT MY MIND

  ➔ Causative "get" (informal)

  ➔ The phrase "got me goin'" uses the informal causative "get + object + present participle" to indicate that the forty hours of work *caused* the speaker to go out of their mind.

• NOW MY BABY’S GONNER THAN A TULSA WIND

  ➔ Informal contraction and comparative

  ➔ "Gonner" is an informal contraction of "gone". The phrase "gonner than a Tulsa wind" uses a comparative structure to emphasize how completely the speaker's baby is gone.

• JUDGIN’ BY THE STONE SOBER, STATE I’M IN

  ➔ Present participle as adjective, relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ "Judgin'" is the present participle of "judge" used here as an adjective modifying the unspoken subject. "The state I'm in" is a relative clause where the relative pronoun "that" is omitted (the state *that* I'm in).

• I’M BOUT TO GET ON A BUZZ

  ➔ Informal expression "bout to" (about to)

  ➔ "Bout to" is an informal contraction of "about to", indicating an imminent action. Here it suggests the speaker is about to get intoxicated.

• YEAH I’VE BEEN BREAKIN’ MY BACK

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous tense "I've been breakin'" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. It emphasizes the duration and ongoing nature of the hard work.

• JUST KEEPIN’ UP WITH THE JONES’ES

  ➔ Gerund as object of preposition, idiom

  ➔ "Keepin'" is a gerund acting as the object of the preposition "with". "Keeping up with the Joneses" is an idiom meaning to strive to attain the same material possessions and lifestyle as one's neighbors or peers.

• WHEN IT’S UP ON A FRIDAY, AND I’M PAID

  ➔ Passive voice (implied subject)

  ➔ "It’s up" implies a passive construction where the implied subject is the paycheck or salary. The paycheck is available/ready to be cashed on Friday.