No Voy a Levantarme

## Introduction

No Voy a Levantarme, or "I'm not going to get up" in English, is a song by the character Justin as a sequel to ¿Puedo ir al baño? because he does not want to get up and go to school. He presumably does not want to go to school because the teacher would not let him go to the bathroom; however, it is unknown whether this conjecture is true.

"Justin, who initially didn't want to go to the bathroom, now does not want to get up and go to school. However, his mom has other plans."

This song is meant to teach reflexive verbs, the morning routine, it+a+infinitive, and more.

## Details

Title: No Voy A Levantarme

Translation: I'm Not Going To Get Up

Writer(s): James Wooldridge

Singer: James Wooldridge

Actor (boy): Justin

Actor (mom): Karen

Duration (Of Video): 7:23

Difficulty Level: Level 2 (Out of 4)

## Plot

Justin first tries to get out of his bed, but he slams the alarm clock at 6 am and refuses to. Then, he showcases that it is cold outside the school. His mom then yells at him on the bed, saying Justin needs to go to school, but Justin, who did not finish his project, shows himself in his English class. He then dances in his bed and plays the guitar surrounded by other students dancing in the same gym. Other students do actions about each reflexive verb (like spraying toothpaste for "*cepillarse los dientes*" and spraying a bucket of water for "*ducharse*"). They then put Justin off to sleep. The process of waking up repeats, but his mom slams a shoe at his face and drags him out of the bedroom. Moments later, Justin promises to go to school any day except for that specific day. He performs other tasks like cooking food for his mother. Justin then slams the door. His mom tries to knock on the door, demanding Justin go to school but instead dances on his bed. He stops dancing when he realizes his mom is behind him in his room. She drives him to school and drops him off. Justin bangs on the door for a school janitor to let him in; however, the janitor doesn't. Instead, the janitor writes a note for Justin to see, which tells him the day is Saturday.

## Lyrics

Spanish:

A las seis de la manana me despierto pero no me levanto porque no quiero ir a la escuela porque hace mucho frio y viento tambien.

Pero mi madre me dice, necesitas levantarte, pero no me levanto porque no quiero ir a la escuela porque no he terminado mi proyecto de ingles.

No voy a levantarme. No voy a ducharme. No voy a cepillarme los dientes. No voy a vestirme. Y duermo. Me duermo.

A las seis y venticinco me despierto cuando mi madre me golpea con su zapato pero no me levanto porque no quiero ir a la escuela.

Pero mi madre me grita, necesitas levantarte, pero no me levanto porque no quiero ir a la escuela porque tengo un payaso dentro de mi loquer (original lyric: "tengo un examen de matematicas")

No voy a levantarme. No voy a ducharme. No voy a cepillarme los dientes. No voy a vestirme.

Mama, te prometo que manana ire. A partir de ahora, yo siempre ire. El lunes ire. El martes ire. El miercoles, el jueves, el viernes ire.

Pero hoy no voy! Madre, hoy no voy! Madre, hoy no voy! Madre, hoy no voy! Madre, hoy no voy! Madre, hoy no voy!

No voy a levantarme. No voy a ducharme. No voy a cepillarme los dientes. No voy a vestirme.

No voy a levantarme. No voy a ducharme. No voy a cepillarme los dientes. No voy a vestirme.

No voy!

English:

At six in the morning I wake up but I don't get up because I don't want to go to school because it is very cold and windy too.

But my mother tells me, you need to get up, but I don't get up because I don't want to go to school because I haven't finished my English project.

I'm not going to get up. I am not going to shower. I am not going to brush my teeth. I'm not going to get dressed. And sleep. I  go to sleep.

At six twenty-five I wake up when my mother hits me with her shoe but I don't get up because I don't want to go to school.

But my mother yells at me, you need to get up, but I don't get up because I don't want to go to school because I have a clown inside my locker (original lyric: "I have a math test")

I'm not going to get up. I am not going to shower. I am not going to brush my teeth. I'm not going to get dressed.

Mom, I promise I'll go tomorrow. From now on, I will always go. On Monday I will go. On Tuesday I will go. On Wednesday, on Thursday, and on Friday I will go.

But I'm not going today! Mother, I'm not going today! Mother, I'm not going today! Mother, I'm not going today! Mother, I'm not going today! Mother, I'm not going today!

I'm not going to get up. I am not going to shower. I am not going to brush my teeth. I'm not going to get dressed.

I'm not going to get up. I am not going to shower. I am not going to brush my teeth. I'm not going to get dressed.

I'm not going!

## Production

This video was filmed in 2012, 3 years after Puedo Ir Al Bano. Unlike Puedo ir, this was one of Sr. Wooly's first professional songs, as he brought an entire crew of fiilmmakers, students, and real props like a bed, into his gym. Nate, the composer of many Sr. Wooly songs, helped with the guitar composition. In order to film the slow motion scenes, they had to film everything at double speed, and then slow down.

## Trivia

* There are 5 rock band posters on the bedroom wall, which happens to be Sr. Wooly's bedroom in high school
* Karen also voiced the Botas and the Ganga
* No voy a levantarME could also be written as no ME voy a levantar
* Shoe throwing inspired by Eddie Murphy Standup
* "Loquer" is widely used by Latinos in the US, but is not formal Spanish
* Justin is a very talented guitarist in real life
* It took 23 takes to get the guitar throwing scene at the end correct
* It was 6oF outside when Justin tried to get into the school
* The turkey leg is part of Sr. Wooly's favorite blooper scene
* There was a prologue in the original script. A shadowy hand sets the alarm for 6am. We assume it's Justin's hand, but it was actually Mom.
* James Wooldridge played the clown in the locker, but the clown in the auditorium was played by another student
* In the auditorium, we see a girl named Emma, Who was the protagonist in another music video called "Las excusas".