– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

wait a

minute wait a minute you you hated the

name Ruth why why would you change your

mind unless you know we're never going

to have to use it you did see the folder

you know it's a boy I didn't see

anything I actually changed my mind

about the name oh I don't think so

you're you're just giving me Ruth so so

you'll get to name him when it's a boy

and then that's when you'll swoop in and

and name him HEI or blank or

Sequoia I would put

seia veto

fine

unless you anticipated that I would

figure all this out and you know that it

actually is a girl and and you really do

want her to be named Ruth well I'm not

falling for

that okay Ruth is off the table

but Ross you want the name Ruth not like

[Music]

this

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hated /ˈheɪtɪd/ A2	verb - to feel strong dislike towards someone or something
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
anticipated /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/ B2	verb - to expect or foresee something
folder /ˈfoʊldər/ A1	noun - a thin cover or holder for papers
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ A2	adverb - used to emphasize a fact or correction
giving /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to freely transfer something to someone
swoop /swuːp/ B1	verb - to move quickly and suddenly, often to take something
anticipated /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/ B2	verb - to expect or foresee something
figure /ˈfɪɡjər/ A2	verb - to understand or solve something
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely
table /ˈteɪbəl/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs
want /wɔnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known
Ruth /ruːθ/ A1	noun - a female given name of Hebrew origin

Key Grammar Structures

• wait a minute wait a minute you you hated the name Ruth why why would you change your mind unless you know we're never going to have to use it

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis, rhetorical questions, conditional clause (unless)

  ➔ The repetition of "wait a minute" and "why" emphasizes the speaker's disbelief and frustration. The 'unless' clause introduces a condition that explains the change of heart: "...unless you know we're never going to have to use it".

• you did see the folder you know it's a boy

  ➔ Tag question, declarative statements

  ➔ "You did see the folder" uses a tag question to seek confirmation. The statement "you know it's a boy" is a direct assertion of fact.

• I didn't see anything I actually changed my mind about the name

  ➔ Negative statement, adverb of degree (actually)

  ➔ The phrase "I didn't see anything" is a straightforward negative statement. "Actually" modifies the following clause, indicating a correction or clarification: "I *actually* changed my mind".

• you're you're just giving me Ruth so so you'll get to name him when it's a boy

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis, future tense (will), conditional sentence

  ➔ The repetition of "you're" emphasizes the speaker's accusation. "You'll get to name him" uses the future tense to express a future possibility contingent on a condition: "when it's a boy".