Lucky Ducks – English Lyrics

• By: Bob's Burgers
• Album: The Bob's Burgers Movie

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in a new culture, and "Lucky Ducks" from *The Bob's Burgers Movie* is a perfect example. This playful and witty song offers a glimpse into the humorous and often-relatable anxieties of the show's characters. By following along with the lyrics, you can pick up on colloquialisms and conversational phrases while enjoying the fun, theatrical nature of a *Bob's Burgers* musical number. What makes this song special is its clever blend of cynical humor and uplifting determination, making it both entertaining and a great tool for language learners to engage with authentic, character-driven dialogue.

[English]

Some lucky ducks get all the luck

Some break their backs to make a buck

And sure, we are a bunch of shady

Criminal-ish gents and ladies

But we did our time (yeah)

We paid for our crimes (well, most of us)

And our misdemeanors, now we sell fried dough and weiners

Even though we're kinda sketchy gals and fellas

Doesn't mean that Fischoeder can go and kill us (uh-uh)

Working here can really be a roller coaster

One day, you're cleaning vomit, next, your on a missing poster

It's such a drag to have a boss

Who pays you bad (who pays us bad)

Then bumps you off

Some lucky ducks get all the luck (oh, yes they do)

But that's not us (no, sir)

Unlucky schmucks

It really stinks, it really sucks

So we'll just play our lucky ducks

Cool, have fun with that

Should we get going?

Some lucky ducks get all the luck

You've said your piece, now listen up

To me, your life, it seems just fine

You think that's bad? Try being nine

The other day, things got real crazy

A girl at school, called me a baby (what?)

Yeah

Even though I'm small, well, I can tell you for sure

I'm gonna be the one that solves this frickin' murder

I know you all think Fischoeder's the one who did it

But I will find the evidence to get him acquitted

I'm just a kid (it's such a drag)

That's what they say (to have a boss)

"Now run along" (who pays you bad)

"Now go and play" (then bumps you off)

Some lucky ducks (it really stinks)

Get all the luck (it really sucks)

Until I show (so we'll just play)

Them what is what (our lucky ducks)

I'm gonna show them all what I can do

Gonna show 'em I'm much braver than what you

Think that I'm even though I'm small

No matter what comes, I gotta show you all

Come on, we don't need their help

Have a nice day!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lucky /ˈlʌki/ A2	adjective - having good fortune
duck /dʌk/ A1	noun - a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, and webbed feet
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or to cause to separate
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the human body
boss /bɔːs/ A2	noun - a person in charge of a worker or organization
crime /kraɪm/ B1	noun - an act committed in violation of a law
sell /sɛl/ A2	verb - to give something in exchange for money
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; insane
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B2	noun - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
evidence /ˈɛvɪdəns/ B2	noun - the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to cause or allow to be seen
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation
drag /dræɡ/ B2	noun - a tedious or boring situation
braver /ˈbreɪvər/ B2	adjective - showing courage

Key Grammar Structures

• Some lucky ducks get all the luck

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'get' to describe general truths or habits.

  ➔ 'Get' in the present tense indicates possession or achievement as in 'get all the luck'.

• We paid for our crimes

  ➔ Past simple tense to indicate completed actions in the past.

  ➔ 'Paid' is the past tense of 'pay', showing the action of settling a debt or cost has been completed.

• And our misdemeanors, now we sell fried dough and weiners

  ➔ Present simple tense to describe habitual actions or current state.

  ➔ 'Sell' in the present tense indicates their ongoing or habitual action of selling food.

• It's such a drag to have a boss

  ➔ Infinitive phrase 'to have' used as the subject complement after 'drag'.

  ➔ 'To have' here functions as part of the noun phrase explaining what is a 'drag', acting as an infinitive noun.

• Try being nine

  ➔ Imperative form with 'try' followed by the gerund 'being' to suggest attempting an experience.

  ➔ 'Try' is used as an imperative verb encouraging someone to attempt or experience something, with 'being' as the gerund explaining the experience.

• No matter what comes, I gotta show you all

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'no matter what' introduces a clause expressing regardless of circumstances.

  ➔ 'No matter what' introduces a subordinate clause that means regardless of any circumstances, emphasizing determination.

• Come on, we don't need their help

  ➔ Contracted negative form 'don't' (do not) used with plural subject 'we' for negation.

  ➔ 'Don't' is the contraction of 'do not', used here to negate the phrase 'need their help'.