Y.M.C.A.

• By: Village People
• Album: Y.M.C.A.

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - being in an early stage of life, growth, or development
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
down /daʊn/ A1	adjective - feeling sad or depressed
pick /pɪk/ A2	verb - to choose or select someone or something
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, discovered, or experienced
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that is smaller than a city
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
short /ʃɔːrt/ A2	adjective - of limited duration; not long
dough /doʊ/ B2	noun - (informal) money
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement adjective - enjoyable
enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ A2	verb - to take pleasure in something
boys /bɔɪz/ A1	noun - plural of boy; a male child or young man
clean /kliːn/ A1	adjective - free from dirt, marks, or stains verb - to remove dirt, marks, or stains from something
meal /miːl/ A1	noun - an occasion when food is eaten
real /riːəl/ A1	adjective - actually existing or happening; not imagined or pretended
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of one's close associates, or from qualities or possessions that one values highly.
help /help/ A1	verb - to give assistance or support to someone
blues /bluːz/ B2	noun - a feeling of melancholy, sadness, or depression
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Grammar:

• Young man, there's no need to feel down

  ➔ Existential 'there is/are' + infinitive of emotion

  ➔ Uses the existential "there's" to express that there is no requirement or reason to experience a negative emotion. "To feel down" is an infinitive phrase describing the emotion.

• pick yourself off the ground

  ➔ Imperative verb + reflexive pronoun + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Pick" is the imperative verb, "yourself" is the reflexive pronoun emphasizing the action directed at the subject, and "off the ground" indicates the direction of movement.

• There's no need to be unhappy

  ➔ Existential 'there is/are' + 'no need' + infinitive

  ➔ Expresses the lack of necessity for a particular state of being. "To be unhappy" is an infinitive phrase that clarifies the unnecessary condition.

• There's a place you can go

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun ('that' or 'which')

  ➔ "You can go" modifies "a place". The full form would be "There's a place that you can go."

• when you're short on your dough

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ('when') + adjective phrase ('short on')

  ➔ "When" introduces a time clause, and "short on your dough" means having little money. "Dough" is an informal word for money.

• You can do whatever you feel

  ➔ Modal verb ('can') + 'whatever' (relative pronoun) + clause

  ➔ "Whatever you feel" acts as the object of "do". 'Whatever' means anything that.

• you got to know this one thing.

  ➔ Informal contraction 'got to' for 'have got to' (obligation)

  ➔ "Got to" is a less formal way of saying "have got to" or "have to", indicating a necessity or obligation. It's common in spoken English and song lyrics.

• No man does it all by himself.

  ➔ Negative statement with indefinite pronoun ('No man') and adverbial phrase ('by himself')

  ➔ "No man" is used to express that absolutely no one can achieve everything alone. "By himself" emphasizes that the action is done without help.