Dirt Cheap
Letra:
[English]
They came in thinkin' top dollar
To that old cotton crop farmer
They knocked on his screen door, and he said
"Lord, what you need, boys," and they said
"You know all the others went and cashed out
We got the subdivision all mapped out
It'll sit right here on this land
And you can leave town a rich man"
And he said, "Boys, whatever you're offerin', it won't be enough
'Cause I got a little girl that used to swing right there
I still see her pink bow in her brown hair
She's in the big city, but she still calls home
What's she gonna do if she comes back, and we're gone?
And over there, under that wide oak tree
Beneath the cross is where my best buddy's buried
Lasted 13 huntin' season runnin' strong
Keep your money 'cause a man can't leave his dog
And over there is where I got down on one knee
You can't buy that kind of dirt cheap"
One man smiled and he kinda looked away
The other said, "Before we go, I gotta know one thing
Between the droughts and the floods through all the years
What in the world got you through?
How the hell'd you get here?" And he said
"That little girl that used to swing right there
I still see her pink bow in her brown hair
Runnin' up after one of them long days
A big smile makin' every little worry fade
And over there, under that wide oak tree
Beneath the cross, where my best buddy's buried
All them huntin' seasons freezin' in a Jon boat
Me and him, double-barrel and a two-stroke
And that woman that said yes when I got down on one knee
Yeah, you can't buy that kind of dirt cheap"
No, it ain't somethin' you fall into
It's somethin' God gives you
And you hold on to
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Just like that little girl who used to swing right there
I still see her pink bow in her brown hair
She's in the big city now, but she still calls home
She's comin' back next week, and man, it's been too long
And over there, under that wide oak tree
Beside the cross, where my best buddy's buried
Lays a puppy posted up in the shade
That woman never could turn away a stray
I guess this's why she said, "Yes" when I got down on one knee
Oh, long as all this is here, why the hell would I ever leave?
And you can't buy that kind of dirt cheap
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Vocabulário nesta música:
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cotton /ˈkɒtn/ A2 |
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farmer /ˈfɑːrmər/ A1 |
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town /taʊn/ A1 |
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rich /rɪtʃ/ A2 |
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girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1 |
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city /ˈsɪti/ A1 |
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hair /her/ A1 |
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buddy /ˈbʌdi/ A2 |
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dog /dɔːɡ/ A1 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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knee /niː/ A2 |
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dirt /dɜːrt/ A2 |
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drought /draʊt/ B1 |
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flood /flʌd/ B1 |
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smile /smaɪl/ A1 |
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worry /ˈwɜːri/ A2 |
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puppy /ˈpʌpi/ A2 |
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shade /ʃeɪd/ B1 |
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stray /streɪ/ B2 |
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Gramática:
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They came in thinkin' top dollar
➔ Gerúndio como substantivo ('thinkin')
➔ Aqui, "thinkin'" (thinking) atua como um substantivo, representando o ato de pensar em algo. É comum na fala informal/músicas omitir o "g" das palavras terminadas em "-ing". A cláusula completa seria "They came in, thinking they would get top dollar."
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You know all the others went and cashed out
➔ Verbo frasal: "cashed out"
➔ "Cashed out" significa converter um investimento em dinheiro, ou vender algo por dinheiro.
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Whatever you're offerin', it won't be enough
➔ Oração relativa reduzida (Whatever you're offering)
➔ "Whatever you're offering" atua como o sujeito da frase. A oração completa implícita poderia ser "No matter what it is that you are offering". "Whatever" funciona como um pronome relativo fundido que combina o antecedente e o pronome relativo em si.
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Cause I got a little girl that used to swing right there
➔ Oração relativa com "that" (restritiva)
➔ A frase "that used to swing right there" é uma oração relativa que modifica "a little girl". "That" introduz a oração e é um pronome relativo que se refere ao substantivo "girl". "used to" descreve um hábito ou estado passado.
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What's she gonna do if she comes back, and we're gone?
➔ Oração condicional (Tipo 1) com "gonna" informal
➔ Esta é uma oração condicional Tipo 1 que expressa uma possibilidade real no futuro. "If she comes back, what will she do?" é a estrutura subjacente. "Gonna" é uma contração informal de "going to".
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Lasted 13 huntin' season runnin' strong
➔ Oração relativa reduzida / Frase adjetiva
➔ Esta frase atua como uma descrição da "huntin' season". Pode ser interpretada como uma oração relativa reduzida onde o pronome relativo e o verbo auxiliar são omitidos (por exemplo, "which was running strong"). "Huntin'" é usado como um adjetivo, típico da linguagem informal.
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Keep your money 'cause a man can't leave his dog
➔ Contração informal ("cause") e verbo modal ("can't")
➔ "Cause" é uma contração informal de "because". "Can't" é uma contração de "cannot", um verbo modal que expressa incapacidade ou impossibilidade.
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Yeah, you can't buy that kind of dirt cheap
➔ Verbo modal ("can't") e adjetivo como advérbio ("dirt cheap")
➔ "Can't" (cannot) expressa impossibilidade. "Dirt cheap" é um adjetivo composto que está funcionando adverbialmente aqui, modificando "buy" (você não pode comprar isso de uma maneira "dirt cheap"). Usar um adjetivo em vez de um advérbio é comum na fala informal.
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