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Lyrics & Translation

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Oh little buddy did I scare you

I'm sorry wake up wake up okay don't

worry about it I'm gonna get you out in

a jiffy

you just keep holding your breath little

war me I'm coming Frankie here we go

gotcha

okay butter you're free now escape go

just go cry freedom you almost gave me a

heart attack

Lenny what are you doing well I I was

just uh picking you some flowers

hey mom said it's not okay to hit ah

mom's not here

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
scare skɛər A2	verb - to cause fear or alarm
jiffy ˈdʒɪfi B1	noun - a very short time
holding ˈhoʊldɪŋ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something
breath brɛθ A1	noun - air taken into the lungs
escape ɪˈskeɪp A2	verb - to get away from danger or confinement
freedom ˈfriːdəm A2	noun - the state of being free
attack əˈtæk A2	noun - a violent act against someone
picking ˈpɪkɪŋ A1	verb - to choose or select something
flowers ˈflaʊərz A1	noun - the reproductive part of a plant
buddy ˈbʌdi A1	noun - a friend or companion
worry ˈwʌri A2	verb - to feel anxious or troubled
free friː A1	adjective - not confined or restricted
almost ɔːlˈmoʊst A1	adverb - nearly or not quite
heart hɑːrt A1	noun - a vital organ in the body
cry kraɪ A1	verb - to shed tears

Key Grammar Structures

• Oh little buddy did I scare you

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The phrase "did I" is a tag question, used to confirm information or seek agreement. It inverts the auxiliary verb ('did') and the subject ('I') and is added to the end of a statement.

• you just keep holding your breath little war me

  ➔ Imperative with continuous form

  ➔ "keep holding" is an imperative in the continuous form, emphasizing the duration of the action. It's a command to continue an action already in progress.

• Lenny what are you doing

  ➔ Present Continuous for action in progress

  ➔ "What are you doing" uses the present continuous ('are doing') to ask about an action happening *now*.

• hey mom said it's not okay to hit

  ➔ Reported Speech

  ➔ "mom said it's not okay to hit" is an example of reported speech. The original statement ('it is not okay to hit') is reported by another person (Lenny). Note the change in tense and pronoun.