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Country music singers 00:07
Have always been a real close family 00:11
But lately some of my kinfolks 00:15
Have disowned a few others and me 00:19
I guess it's because 00:22
I kinda changed my direction 00:26
Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition 00:30
They get on me and want to know 00:38
Hank, why do you drink? 00:40
Hank, why do you roll smoke? 00:43
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? 00:47
Over and over 00:55
Everybody makes my prediction 00:59
So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on 01:02
An old family tradition 01:06
I am very proud 01:12
Of my daddy's name 01:16
Although his kind of music 01:20
And mine ain't exactly the same 01:24
Stop and think it over 01:27
Put yourself in my position 01:31
If I get stoned and sing all night long 01:35
It's a family tradition 01:39
So don't ask me 01:43
Hank, why do you drink? 01:44
Hank, why do you roll smoke? 01:48
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? 01:53
If I'm down in a honky-tonk 02:00
And some ole slick's trying to give me friction 02:03
I'll say leave me alone 02:07
I'm singing all night long 02:09
It's a family tradition 02:11
02:16
Lordy, I have loved some ladies 02:48
And I have loved Jim Beam 02:53
And they both tried to kill me in 1973 02:57
When that doctor asked me 03:04
"Son, how did you get in this condition?" 03:08
I said, "Hey, Sawbones 03:11
I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition" 03:13
So don't ask me 03:20
Hank, why do you drink? 03:21
Hank, why do roll smoke? 03:24
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? 03:29
Stop and think it over 03:36
Try to put yourself in my unique position 03:40
If I get stoned and sing all night long 03:44
It's a family tradition 03:48
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Family Tradition

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Hank Williams, Jr.
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A Country Boy Can Survive (Box Set)
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[English]

Country music singers

Have always been a real close family

But lately some of my kinfolks

Have disowned a few others and me

I guess it's because

I kinda changed my direction

Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition

They get on me and want to know

Hank, why do you drink?

Hank, why do you roll smoke?

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

Over and over

Everybody makes my prediction

So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on

An old family tradition

I am very proud

Of my daddy's name

Although his kind of music

And mine ain't exactly the same

Stop and think it over

Put yourself in my position

If I get stoned and sing all night long

It's a family tradition

So don't ask me

Hank, why do you drink?

Hank, why do you roll smoke?

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

If I'm down in a honky-tonk

And some ole slick's trying to give me friction

I'll say leave me alone

I'm singing all night long

It's a family tradition

...

Lordy, I have loved some ladies

And I have loved Jim Beam

And they both tried to kill me in 1973

When that doctor asked me

"Son, how did you get in this condition?"

I said, "Hey, Sawbones

I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition"

So don't ask me

Hank, why do you drink?

Hank, why do roll smoke?

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

Stop and think it over

Try to put yourself in my unique position

If I get stoned and sing all night long

It's a family tradition

...

Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário Significados

family

/ˈfæməli/

A1
  • noun
  • - família

tradition

/trəˈdɪʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - tradição

music

/ˈmjuːzɪk/

A1
  • noun
  • - música

drink

/drɪŋk/

A1
  • verb
  • - beber
  • noun
  • - bebida

smoke

/smoʊk/

A2
  • verb
  • - fumar
  • noun
  • - fumaça

songs

/sɔːŋz/

A1
  • noun
  • - canções

stoned

/stoʊnd/

B2
  • adjective
  • - drogado

name

/neɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - nome

sing

/sɪŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - cantar

night

/naɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - noite

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • verb
  • - amar

doctor

/ˈdɒktər/

A1
  • noun
  • - doutor

unique

/juːˈniːk/

B2
  • adjective
  • - único

kind

/kaɪnd/

A2
  • noun
  • - tipo

honky-tonk

/ˈhɒŋki tɒŋk/

C1
  • noun
  • - bar barato

Gramática:

  • Have always been a real close family

    ➔ Presente Perfeito Contínuo (informal)

    ➔ Embora seja estritamente o presente perfeito *simples* ('have been'), o uso sugere um estado contínuo. 'Always' enfatiza a duração. Em contextos muito informais, as pessoas podem omitir partes do verbo auxiliar para abreviá-lo.

  • Some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and me

    ➔ Pretérito Perfeito Composto; Pronome 'me' como objeto de 'disowned'

    ➔ O *pretérito perfeito composto* ('have disowned') indica uma ação que começou no passado e tem relevância no presente. 'Me' é usado porque é o *objeto* do verbo 'disowned'. O uso correto exige 'me' em vez de 'I' aqui.

  • I guess it's because I kinda changed my direction

    ➔ Contração ('it's'); 'kinda' (contração informal de 'kind of')

    ➔ 'It's' é uma *contração* de 'it is'. 'Kinda' é uma *contração informal* de 'kind of', usada para suavizar a afirmação.

  • Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition

    ➔ Construção verbal informal ('went and broke')

    ➔ 'Went and broke' é uma *expressão coloquial* frequentemente usada no inglês do sul dos Estados Unidos. Essencialmente significa 'broke', mas adiciona ênfase, sugerindo uma ação impulsiva ou decisiva. 'Went and' implica que ele não apenas quebrou a tradição, mas que fez isso deliberadamente ou com decisão.

  • Hank, why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke?

    ➔ Frases interrogativas; Uso do verbo auxiliar 'do'

    ➔ Estas são *frases interrogativas* no presente simples. O *verbo auxiliar* 'do' é necessário para formar perguntas com a maioria dos verbos no presente simples.

  • Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

    ➔ Verbo modal 'must'; Oração relativa ('that you wrote')

    ➔ 'Must' expressa *obrigação ou necessidade*. 'That you wrote' é uma *oração relativa* que modifica 'the songs', fornecendo mais informações sobre elas.

  • Everybody makes my prediction

    ➔ Presente Simples, substantivo/pronome coletivo como sujeito

    ➔ 'Everybody' funciona como um *pronome singular* nesta frase, então o verbo 'makes' está na terceira pessoa do singular. Isso ocorre porque a frase se refere ao todo coletivo.

  • If I get stoned, I'm just carrying on an old family tradition

    ➔ Oração Condicional (Tipo 1); Presente Simples/Futuro Simples (com contração)

    ➔ Esta é uma *oração condicional do Tipo 1*. A oração 'if' (If I get stoned) está no presente simples, e a oração principal (I'm just carrying on...) está no futuro simples (contraído para 'I'm').