When I grow up

Learn English with 'When I Grow Up' song lyrics! Fill gaps, boost vocab.

Name: Class 9B 9C 9E When I Grow up, Tim Minchin Listen Listen to the song and complete the gaps BOYI will be tall enough to reach (1) the branchesThat I need to reach to climb the treesYou get to climb when you're (2) grown upGIRLAnd when I grow upI will be (3) smart enough to answer all the questionsThat you need to know the answers toBefore you're grown upGIRLSAnd when I grow upI will eat sweets every day (4) on the way to workAnd I will go to bed late every nightAnd I will wake up (5) when the sun comes upAnd I will watch cartoons until (6) my eyes go squareAnd I won't care 'cos I'll be all grown upWhen I grow up (when I grow up) (when I grow up)I will be strong enough to carry (7) all the heavy thingsYou have to haul around with youWhen you're a grown upAnd when I grow up (when I grow up) (when I grow up)I will be brave enough to fight the creatures that (8) you have to fightBeneath the bed each nightTo be a grown upAnd when I grow up (when I grow up)I will have treats every dayAnd I´ll play with things that mum pretends that mum's don't think I'll likeAnd I will wake up when (9) the sun comes upAnd I will spend all day just lying in the sunAnd I won't burn 'cos I'll be all grown upMS HONEYI will be brave enough to fight the creatures that (10) you have to fightBeneath the bed each nightTo be a grown upMATILDAJust because you find that life's not fairIt doesn't mean that you just have to (11) grin and bear itIf you always take it on the chin and wear itNothing will change(When I grow up)Just because I find myself (12) in this storyIt doesn't mean that everything is written for meIf I think the ending is fixed alreadyI might as well be saying I think that it's okAnd that's not right Choose the synonym for... "grown up" teenager adult child "To reach" ... means to make an effort to avoid a problem to strech your arm to get something the expression "square eyes" is used to say that a person.... watches lots of cartoons has glasses watches lots of TV "to haul"means..... to pull something heavy to obtain a favour to wait for someone the expression "grin and bear"means to..... fight problems like a bear smile and move on accept something bad without complaining When I grow up, NF Listen Listen to the song and complete the gaps Yeah, when I grow up, you know what I wanna be?Take a seat, let me tell you (1) my ridiculous dreamsI wanna rap, yeah, I know it's hard to believeAnd I can tell you're already thinkin' I (2) will never succeedBut I'm okay with it, I admit the lyrics are weakI been workin' on 'em, I'll be good eventuallyI understand you gotta crawl before you get to your feetBut I been running for a while, they ain't ready for me, ahI know this probably isn't really (3) realisticAnd honestly, I might not ever (4) make a differenceBut that don't make a difference, I'ma have to risk itI been crunchin' numbers, you ain't gotta be a mathematicianTo see the odds ain't rootin' for meI can't lie though, it's kinda how I like it to beThe underdog, yeah, you probably think you know what I meanBut what I'm saying is they ever push me, I'm gonna swing, yeahI could go to college, (5) get in debtlike everybody else(6) Graduate and probably get a job that doesn't pay the billsThat don't make a lot of sense to me, forget the Happy MealsI don't like the dollar menu, I would rather make a mil'Huh? Make a meal? Nah, I said make a mil'Home-cookin', get the grill, how you want it? Pretty well?Everything I see is overdone to me, I'm not AdeleBut I'ma get a record deal and say hello to mass appealWhen I grow up, I just want (7)to pay my billsRappin' about the way I feel, oh yeahI just want to make a couple mil'Leave it to the fam in the will, oh yeahI just want to sign a record dealMaybe buy a house up in the hills, oh yeahMight not be the best in my fieldBut I guarantee that I'ma die realWhen I grow upYeah, ayyWhen I grow upYeah, yeah, ayyI'ma make 'em notice me, rhymin' like it's poetryEverything I oversee, I just like to overthinkMockin' me, you pay the fee, no return and no receiptsThose of you that don't believe, quiet, you don't know a thingQuiet when I'm tryna sing, quiet when I'm making beatsQuiet when I'm tryna think, sorry, I don't mean to screamI just feel like no one really gets me and it's sad to see'Cause someday I'ma grow up and show all of you it's meant to be, yeahAnybody wanna hear me rap? "No"Come on, let me play a couple tracks, "No"Come on, I can spit it really fast, "No"You think I should throw this in the trash? "No"Tricked you, haters, go away before I hit youI am not a beggar or a kiss-upYou don't understand? Well, I forgive you(8) I am not a quitter, you ain't really think that, did you?Maybe someday I could even be (9)up on the radioHave a tour bus and maybe even play a couple showsEverybody in the crowd singin' every word I wroteTellin' me that I am not the only one that (10)feels aloneHuh? You feel alone? Yeah, I kinda feel aloneWonder if that feelin' ever goes away when you get oldWill I ever make it as an artist? I don't really knowMight not make a lot of dough, I'ma have to try it, though