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This song is a good example of how to use Present Simple to speak about repeated actions and Present Continuous for actions and happenings at the moment.

First, try to understand the song just by listening to it, then check your understanding and extend your vocabulary from the lyrics below.

Flight Of The Conchords - Business Time (lyrics)

Oh Yea
Girl, Tonight we're gonna make love
You know how I know?
Because it's Wednesday
And Wednesday night is the night that we usually make love
Tuesday night is the night that we usually go to your mother's place and I teach her how to use the video machine again
But Wednesday night is the night that we make love

When everything is just right
You're not too tired from your afterwork social netball team practice
There's nothing good on TV.
Mmmmm...
Conditions are perfect for making love.
You turn to me and say something sexy like, "I might go to bed. I've got work in the morning."
I know what you're trying to say, baby.
You're trying to say "Aww, yeah. It's business time."

It's business
It's business time
I know what you're trying to say
You're trying to say it's time for business
It's business time
Ooh
It's business
It's business time
Aww aww yeah yeah

The next thing you know we're in the bathroom brushing our teeth
That's all part of it, that's foreplay.
Foreplay is very important in love making
Then you go sort out the recycling
Which isn't part of the foreplay, but it's still very important
Then next thing you know we're in the bedroom
You're wearin' that same old ugly, baggy T-shirt with a stain on it that you got from that team-building exercise you did for your old work several years ago
"Team Building Exercise '99".
I take off my clothes
But I trip over my jeans 'cause I'm still wearing my shoes
But it's okay because I turn it all into a sexy dance.

Next thing you know I'm wearing absolutely nothing
Except for my socks
And you know when I'm down to just my socks what time it is
It's business time

It's business
It's business time
When I'm down to my socks it's time for business
That's why they're called business socks
Ooh
It's business
It's business time
Aww aww yeah yeah

Making love
Making love for
Makin love for two
Making love for two minutes
When it's with me, you only need two minutes, girl
'Cause I'm so intense
Two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven
You turn to me and say something sexy like, "Is that it?"
I know what you're trying to say, girl
You're trying to say, "Aw yeah, that's it"
And then you tell me you want some more
Well, uh...
I'm not surprised
But I am quite sleepy
Mmm

It's business
It's business time
Business hours are over, Baby
It's business
It's business time

 
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