No Lo Tengo

No Lo Tengo, or I Don't Have It in English, is a country song written by Sr. Wooly that is about a girl, Sylvia, who lost many of her school supplies, resulting in her getting a detention that gets worse as the song continues.

"Sylvia needs her dictionary for Spanish class. But she doesn't have it".

"This song is used to teach direct object pronouns, classroom objects, and the school schedule. It is repetitive, uses very simple Spanish, and is exceedingly comprehensible."

There are two versions of this song. The older version is sung by Sr. Wooly, and does not include backing vocals. The new version of the song, which is described in the below plot, is sung by Sylvia, with backing vocals and a little bit of changed lyrics.

Here is Sr. Wooly's blog post with the **original, full song**: https://www.senorwooly.com/blog/song-no-lo-tengo

Here is a sample of the music video: https://www.senorwooly.com/blog/wooly-week-day-1-no-lo-tengo-music-video

## Plot

The video starts by Sylvia, dressed in a country outfit, unpacking her wonky stuff, then sitting on a chair in front of the literally I don’t know to play it. The video takes place in a classroom. After she starts playing the instrument, other students, also dressed in a country outfit, sit in their desks and get ready to dance and be backup singers. Sylvia then starts singing about her class schedule, along with what objects she doesn't have. As she sings, the chalkboard and background screen changes to contain the theme for each class. For example, in Spanish class, where she loses her dictionary, the board reads "bienvenidos", and for math class, the board contains numerical expressions. Not only does the background change, but the backup singers also dress differently for each class scene, and new props are brought in (such as the experiment tools for the science class scene). After every two classes described, Sylvia announces that she is in detention for 20 minutes. After two more class descriptions, the detention time changes to 40 minutes, and eventually, Sylvia has "a life of punishment" and is locked up in what looks like a jail cell.

## Details

Song: No Lo Tengo

Translation: I Don't Have It

Released: 2008 (Classic Version); 2017 (Modern Version)

Singer: James Wooldridge (Classic Version); Sylvia (Modern Version)

Designer: Caitlin M

Choreographer: Amy L

Backup singers: Gillian, Hannah, Izzy, Patricia

Difficulty: Level 1 (out of 4)

## Lyrics

**Spanish:**

En la clase de español,necesito mi diccionario. (Su diccionario) Pero no lo tengo.

En la clase de matemáticas,
necesito mi calculadora. (Su calculadora) Pero no la tengo.

Ahora tengo veinte minutos de castigo.

En la clase de arte,
necesito mis pinturas. (Sus pinturas)
Pero no las tengo.

En la clase de música,
necesito mis instrumentos.
Pero no los tengo.

Ahora tengo cuarenta minutos de castigo.

En la clase de ciencias, necesito mis experimentos. (Sus expirimentos) Pero no los tengo.

En la clase de gimnasia,
necesito mi uniforme. (Su uniforme)
Pero no lo tengo.

Ahora tengo una vida de castigo

**English:**

In Spanish class, I need my dictionary. (Her dictionary) But I don't have it.

In math class, I need my calculator. (Her calculator) But I don't have it.

Now I have 20 minutes of punishment.

In art class, I need my paints. (Her paints) But I don't have them.

In music class, I need my instruments. But I don't have them.

Now I have 40 minutes of punishment.

In science class, I need my experiments. (Her experiments) But I don't have them.

In gym class, I need my uniform. (Her uniform) But I don't have it.

Now I have a life of punishment.

**Original Album Version:**

En la clase de español, necesito mi diccionario. Pero no lo tengo.

En la clase de matemáticas, necesito mi calculadora. Pero no la tengo.

Ahora tengo veinte minutos de detención.

En la clase de literatura, necesito mis novelas. Pero no las tengo.

En la clase de arte, necesito mis marcadores. Pero no los tengo.

Ahora tengo cuarenta minutos de detención.

En la clase de gimnasia, necesito mi uniforme. Pero no lo tengo.

En la clase de música,
necesito mi instrumento.
Pero no lo tengo.

Ahora tengo una vida de detención.

## Trivia

* This was a one-take video.
* Sylvia has never acted or sung in anything prior to this.