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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Music]

two of several animals looks like it's

time to build me an ark rice cakes I

pronounce this party dead nurse at the

time

[Music]

time to make 50 bucks in the noose I was

the last kid on earth who might clowns

do you know anything about these epic

birthday fails the papers you did set

the helium out of all these balloons all

right Marge maybe I did cut the strings

on a few party hats but when I was a kid

a birthday party was nothing more than a

supermarket cake and sticking pins in a

donkey's butt and we look forward to it

for one whole year and a gift bag was

you didn't need a frickin gift bag

because you just went to a freakin party

you have a point

House winters and the ponies find out

what you've done I'm not afraid of big

birthday big birthday you have meddled

with the primal forces of nurture mr.

Simpson and I won't have it do you think

you just stopped a few lavish parties oh

no sir there is simply one endless

birthday celebration where everyone gets

a gift bag and no parent gets off easy

do you think this country makes cars

anymore do you think we smelt steel no

the only thing we do is throw elaborate

children's cotillion

with enormous inedible cakes out from

whence Yale graduates pop

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
animals /ˈænɪməlz/ B1	noun - living creatures other than humans
pronounce /prəˈnaʊns/ B1	verb - declare something to be the case
nurse /nɜːrs/ A2	noun - a person trained to care for the sick or injured
bucks /bʌks/ A2	noun - dollars
clowns /klaʊnz/ A2	noun - performers who entertain people, typically by juggling, telling jokes, or performing tricks
epic /ˈepɪk/ B2	adjective - remarkable or heroic
fails /feɪlz/ A2	noun - instances of not succeeding
lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/ B2	adjective - rich, elaborate, or luxurious
meddled /ˈmedld/ B1	verb - interfere in something that is not one's concern
primal /ˈpraɪməl/ C1	adjective - relating to an early stage in evolutionary development
forces /ˈfɔːrsɪz/ B1	noun - strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement
nurture /ˈnɜːrtʃər/ B2	verb - care for and encourage the growth or development of
celebration /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən/ B1	noun - the action of marking an event with festivities
elaborate /ɪˈlæbərət/ B2	adjective - involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning
cotillion /kəˈtɪljən/ C1	noun - a formal ball or dance
inedible /ɪnˈedɪbl/ B2	adjective - not suitable for eating
pop /pɒp/ A2	verb - burst or explode with a short, sharp sound

Key Grammar Structures

• two of several animals looks like it's time to build me an ark

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Singular/Plural)

  ➔ The verb 'looks' should agree with the singular subject 'two', but the sentence uses a plural structure incorrectly.

• I pronounce this party dead

  ➔ Present Simple for Formal Declaration

  ➔ 'Pronounce' here is used in a formal sense to declare something officially, typical of present simple tense.

• time to make 50 bucks in the noose

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ 'To make 50 bucks' is an infinitive phrase indicating the purpose of the action.

• I was the last kid on earth who might clowns

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'who'

  ➔ 'Who might clowns' is a relative clause modifying 'the last kid on earth', though it seems incomplete.

• the papers you did set the helium out of all these balloons

  ➔ Past Simple with 'did' for Emphasis

  ➔ 'Did set' is used to emphasize the action of setting the helium out of the balloons.

• when I was a kid, a birthday party was nothing more than a supermarket cake

  ➔ Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

  ➔ 'Was' (past simple) describes a state, while 'when I was a kid' sets the time frame.

• do you think this country makes cars anymore

  ➔ Present Simple in Questions

  ➔ The present simple 'makes' is used in a question to ask about a general situation.

• the only thing we do is throw elaborate children's cotillion

  ➔ Present Simple with 'do'

  ➔ 'Do' is used to emphasize the action 'throw' in the present simple tense.