Water on the table, say it ("wah" "der")

City in the night, say it ("see" "dee")

Better get ready, make it ("beh" "der")

Letter after letter, not a hard T stopper

Little bit of butter, ("bah" "der") smooth

Party in the kitchen, ("par" "dee") groove

Got a photo on my phone, say it ("fo" "doe")

Say it like Americans usually do

When the T is in the middle, don’t be slow

Between two vowels, let it softly go

Not “tee”, not “tuh”, let it flow

Flip that sound — now you know

Flip that T, make it sound like D

("wah" "der"), ("bah" "der"), ("see" "dee")

Talk it fast, talk it free

That’s American English, baby

Flip that T, hear the beat

("lay" "der"), ("meh" "dal"), ("for" "dee")

Say it right, naturally

Flip that T — sound like me

Ladder to the rooftop, say it ("la" "der")

Better than before, make it ("beh" "der")

Got a medal on my chest, say it ("meh" "dal")

Forty days and nights, say it ("for" "dee")

Later in the evening, say it ("lay" "der")

Meeting after class, say it ("mee" "ding")

Pretty little picture, say it ("prid" "dee")

Waiting for the bus, say it ("way" "ding")

Computer on the desk, say it ("com" "pyu" "der")

Writer of the story, say it ("ride" "der")

Cut it into pieces, say it ("cut" "ding")

Put it all together, say it ("put" "ding")

Saturday is coming, say it ("sa" "der" "day")

Quality is rising, say it ("qua" "li" "dee")

Getting kind of ready, say it ("geh" "ding")

Talking to your buddy, say it ("taw" "king")

(Spoken)

Tap your tongue, just once, that’s all

Not too strong, don’t let it fall

Soft and quick, American way

Flip that T — you sound okay

Flip that T, make it sound like D

("see" "dee"), ("par" "dee"), ("fo" "doe")

Every word, naturally

That’s the sound Americans know

Flip that T, light and free

("mee" "ding"), ("pri" "dee"), ("way" "ding")

Say it fast, say it slow

Flip that T — now you know

("wah" "der") … ("bah" "der") … ("see" "dee")

Flip that T