– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

to the writers the graphics Department

the editors who I'm sure for whom this

past few months has been an absolutely

nightmare so the crew that run into the

bands to Reggie to everybody I cannot

tell you I cannot tell you how much I

love you

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what day is it babe it's the last day of

The Late Late Show

last day

last day it's an emotional day look I

think the big cat's here

morning morning

how are you buddy

never know what it's meant to me every

single one it's the last one all right

this is two works here every day 1200

shows have a good one

I'm gonna miss you James less than 5 000

brother yes sir

did not make it into the building

all right you obviously know what this

is uh Sheila and Monty's birthday

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today's the last show it's going to be

an exceptionally complicated tape deck

first thing we're going to do is shoot

the insert for the cold open for the 12

30 show with Will Ferrell and Harry

Styles we're going to shoot it so quick

it's going to blow your mind and then in

the second segment with the late night

host sketch and in segment three we're

going to welcome our guests Harry will

walk up first we'll walk out with a

sledgehammer so this is the desk

and then we'll set up that uh can we

just do spill you guys one more time and

then in segment five uh James will have

some remarks from the desk and then we

come back we'll reset for the song

before I open up for any questions I

just say that uh I'm so grateful that I

got to work with each and every one of

you this has been just an absolute dream

so thank all of you for a wonderful

eight years and uh let's go stick The

Landing

it's just another day here busy busy you

guys have built me a long time these

things we have so much to do today

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let's make this quick we've only got the

room for an hour yeah that would be

wonderful that's a great joke for free

titles are we silly not doing a news

jingle one last time and I mean I don't

want to make it extra long but we have

got a lot of cuts in here that we've

already made I do agree with you that

the people that watch the show at 12 37

yeah we'll want one last bit with that

with this gang all right

okay cool thanks everybody last three

eight yeah one second I just want to

take a lovely picture of all your

beautiful faces

so I just constantly and Blown Away by

the the gifts and the talent that you

all have and I'm so excited to see what

you all do next you're the most talented

group of people I could wish to go to

work with and you are so funny it uh it

kills me and that is the thing I'm going

to miss on and I think thanks for all

your work I really really do appreciate

it

[Applause]

so we're shooting with Will Ferrell

a couple hours and then we have to turn

it around in 10 minutes no no five

minutes or four minutes three or four

minutes my brain doesn't work anymore I

push so many buttons

in the last month I'm editing in my

sleep like I have timelines

that are in my dreams

all right stand by from the top folks

it'll feel different because we're going

to come off of the cold open yes you'll

already be standing there yes

thank you

all right here we go

how are you've done some incredible

things here at The Late Late Show you've

dangled from a zip line across Beverly

Boulevard you have the words late late

tattooed on your arm which of these do

you most regret saying yes to yeah maybe

we should open it up so what is your

favorite memory what is your favorite

okay if he comes with a story gives them

something more to work with rather than

saying like I regretted doing the

crossword now you've both been so

generous to Usher over the years I'm

eternally grateful there are no two

people I want

I ever do this

and that being said we are also yeah

grateful I just thank you so much I

really do I thank you for everything the

whole team the researchers that every

single bit of it it was the thing I was

most

nervous about when I started the show

whether I'd be able to do it and uh

you really really saw me through all of

it and now I just

I don't know you should feel defense

parade in what we've done here I love

you all very very much

get in here Zabo get in here get in here

I love you so much okay

um this is it gang the final Late Late

Show in the history of CBS but this is

the one we're gonna finally get it right

this time we we aren't determined to get

it right this time we are

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thank you

so that's real voice on the back yeah

but unfortunately we do not have that

time actually you're wrong we do yeah

great a couple of guys hanging out

watching the soccer

Lads having a cuddle

watching this [ __ ] Bros hey

nice

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this is James's last show soon

oh

right

eight years ago

I got a call that I was gonna do this

guy for a talk show and I didn't even

know who James was we've gone so well

and then I was like I remember calling

Ben and going

I just met the guy who should do my hair

makeup on the show life changes that is

well you um

this little moment of silence with this

guy

where does lead no store of our time

don't you forget it

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together

it's well again

[Laughter]

to import the footage group it

we're very head edited and then there

you go throw it right back to the stage

all right now what's this Ian are you

ready ready for One Last Ride it's just

one last had an reaction for us

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no time last one

try not to cry

all right let's do it guys

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

I love you

I love you so very much let's go get him

my last Grandpa

four three two one for the last time

James

[Applause]

come on

thank you very much I'm James Gordon for

the last time this this is the Langley

show

[Applause]

Ian are you ready you ready for one last

ride there was somebody who wanted to

there what no there was too early in the

show he just wanted to you know send you

a quick message so

James congrats on an incredible run

1200 shows we'll miss you pal

I can't wait to see what you do next

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13 minutes heavy with like nothing today

love this show all right gang let's do

it Mr Harry Styles

[Applause]

I feel like you even have the words late

late tattooed no let's see it let's see

it put in the thing let me see it

[Applause]

camera boys beautiful let's see your

Will Ferrell impression

[Laughter]

we're gonna be fine but James Court I

mean you've done such an amazing job

coming into the late night space which

is incredibly crowded incredibly

competitive

you know and establish your place you

know in America coming from let's face a

whole country like England

not me

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I really do like English

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thank you

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technically uh Jen you are the last

guest to ever sit on this couch

and I would like to take this moment to

thank each and every one of you who

works on this show from the bottom of my

heart look for the joy because if you do

it's out there and that's all this show

has ever been about

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and it really is going to be the last

three minutes thanks for sticking with

us I know

oh I'm wearing makeup

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it used to be the last seven things

thanks for watching

that's our show

thank you so much for your time

everybody I will miss you good night

[Music]

slow days

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - a performance or event verb - to present or display
last /læst/ A1	adjective - final or most recent verb - to continue to exist
crew /kruː/ A2	noun - a group of people working together
emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənl/ A2	adjective - relating to feelings
complicated /ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - difficult to understand or deal with
segment /ˈseɡmənt/ B1	noun - a part or section of something
grateful /ˈɡreɪtfəl/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing thanks
talent /ˈtælənt/ A2	noun - natural ability or skill
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling happy and eager
incredible /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/ B1	adjective - difficult to believe; extraordinary
generous /ˈdʒɛnərəs/ B1	adjective - showing a willingness to give
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ A2	adjective - anxious or worried
determined /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ B2	adjective - having made a firm decision
remarkable /rɪˈmɑːrkəbl/ B2	adjective - worthy of attention; notable
competitive /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ B2	adjective - involving competition

Key Grammar Structures

• the editors who I'm sure for whom this past few months has been an absolutely nightmare

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'whom'

  ➔ '"Whom"' is used as a relative pronoun to refer to people and is typically used as the object of a verb or preposition. In this sentence, '"whom"' refers back to 'the editors'.

• never know what it's meant to me every single one

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ The sentence can be rephrased as "never know what every single one of [the shows] it has meant to me". The relative clause ('that' or 'which') is implied to be able to make the sentence shorter. This is common in informal speech.

• whether I'd be able to do it

  ➔ Conditional in reported speech

  ➔ The structure 'whether + subject + would/could/might + verb' is used in reported speech to express a condition or doubt. In this sentence, James was nervous about "whether he would be able to do it" or not.

• The thing I was most nervous about when I started the show whether I'd be able to do it and you really really saw me through all of it

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'see someone through'

  ➔ The phrasal verb '"see someone through"' means to help or support someone during a difficult time until they have finished what they are doing. In this case, his team helped him manage through the show

• you really really saw me through all of it and now I just I don't know you should feel defense parade in what we've done here

  ➔ Modal Verb 'should' to express suggestion

  ➔ '"Should"' expresses a suggestion or recommendation. It means that the audience or staffs should be proud for their hard work

• James congrats on an incredible run 1200 shows we'll miss you pal

  ➔ Ellipsis

  ➔ Words are intentionally omitted from a sentence to avoid redundancy or for brevity. Here, the full sentence could be "James, congratulations on an incredible run. With 1200 shows, we'll miss you, pal."

• coming into the late night space which is incredibly crowded incredibly competitive

  ➔ Adverbial Intensifiers

  ➔ Using 'incredibly' as an adverb to strengthen the adjective that comes after, showing high levels of competition