9 To 5
Lyrics:
[English]
("9 to 5" by Dolly Parton)
♪ Tumble out of bed ♪
♪ And stumble to the kitchen ♪
♪ Pour myself a cup of ambition ♪
♪ And yawn and stretch and try to come to life ♪
♪ Jump in the shower ♪
♪ And the blood starts pumpin' ♪
♪ Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin' ♪
♪ For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 ♪
♪ Workin' 9 to 5 ♪
♪ What a way to make a livin' ♪
♪ Barely gettin' by ♪
♪ It's all takin' and no givin' ♪
♪ They just use your mind ♪
♪ And they never give you credit ♪
♪ It's enough to drive you ♪
♪ Crazy if you let it ♪
♪ 9 to 5 ♪
♪ For service and devotion ♪
♪ You would think that I ♪
♪ Would deserve a fat promotion ♪
♪ Want to move ahead ♪
♪ But the boss won't seem to let me ♪
♪ I swear sometimes that man is ♪
♪ Out to get me hmmm ♪
♪ They let you dream ♪
♪ Just a watch 'em shatter ♪
♪ You're just a step on the boss man's ladder ♪
♪ But you got dreams he'll never take away ♪
♪ In the same boat with a lot of your friends ♪
♪ Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in ♪
♪ And the tide's gonna turn ♪
♪ And it's all gonna roll you away ♪
♪ Workin' 9 to 5 ♪
♪ What a way to make livin' ♪
♪ Barely gettin' by ♪
♪ It's all takin' and no givin' ♪
♪ They just use your mind ♪
♪ And you never get the credit ♪
♪ It's enough to drive you ♪
♪ Crazy if you let it ♪
♪ 9 to 5 ♪
♪ Yeah they got you were they want you ♪
♪ There's a better life ♪
♪ And you think about it don't you ♪
♪ It's a rich man's game ♪
♪ No matter what they call it ♪
♪ And you spend your life ♪
♪ Putting money in his wallet ♪
♪ 9 to 5 ♪
♪ Oh what a way to make a livin' ♪
♪ Barely gettin' by ♪
♪ It's all takin' and no givin' ♪
♪ They just use your mind ♪
♪ And they never give you credit ♪
♪ It's enough to drive you ♪
♪ Crazy if you let it ♪
♪ 9 to 5 ♪
♪ Yeah they got you where they want you ♪
♪ There's a better life ♪
♪ And you dream about it don't you ♪
Vocabulary in this song:
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ambition /æmˈbɪʃən/ B2 |
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blood /blʌd/ A2 |
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traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ B1 |
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promotion /prəˈmoʊʃən/ B2 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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credit /ˈkrɛdɪt/ B2 |
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devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ C1 |
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ladder /ˈlædər/ B1 |
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boat /boʊt/ A2 |
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life /laɪf/ A2 |
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way /weɪ/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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Tumble out of bed
➔ Verb phrase with preposition
➔ "Tumble out of" is a phrasal verb indicating to fall or drop suddenly and clumsily from a place.
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Pour myself a cup of ambition
➔ Reflexive pronoun + noun phrase
➔ The phrase uses the reflexive pronoun "myself" to indicate that the subject is performing an action for their own benefit.
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And try to come to life
➔ Infinitive phrase with purpose
➔ "Try to come to life" is an expression indicating an effort to become energetic or active.
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And the blood starts pumpin'
➔ Simple present tense with a gerund
➔ The phrase uses the simple present tense "starts" to describe an ongoing or habitual action, with "pumpin'" (pumping) as a gerund to emphasize activity.
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They just use your mind
➔ Simple present tense with quantifier "just"
➔ "Use" is in the simple present tense, indicating a habitual action, with "just" emphasizing that the action is limited or solely focused on "your mind".
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It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
➔ Conditional clause with "if" and infinitive
➔ "It's enough to drive you crazy" is a main clause expressing a consequence, with "if you let it" as a conditional clause indicating that this consequence will happen only if the subject allows it.
