First aired on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with country superstar Luke Bryan. It talks about the pronunciation of the word “gyro”.
[Skit: Luke Bryan, Jimmy Fallon, & (vendor)]
Hey, you want some lunch? I'm buying
Yeah man, I'm starving. What are you getting?
I'll have the falafel plate, please. How about you?
The uh, you know the uh, that thing there
(I can't see, which one?)
Um, the brown stuff that you, uh, you know, it's...
Man, man I'm good
Are you kidding me? What's going on man, you okay?
Not exactly
[Verse 1: Luke Bryan]
I was born in Southwest Georgia
Always tried to make my daddy proud
But of all the things I've learned there
Never learned how to say that word out loud
I just want something to eat
Made with a vertical rotisserie of lamb meat
[Verse 2: Jimmy Fallon]
I think I know just what you're going through
The way they spelled that gosh darn word seems like a trap
It's just lamb meat and other stuff rolled up in a pita
I wish they'd just called it a lamb tzatziki wrap
I could eat a thousand ounces
If I just knew how to pronounce it
[Chorus: Luke Bryan & Jimmy Fallon]
Is it gee-ro, jyro, here-o, or yai-ro?
Never been filled with so much doubt
Is it gwy-ro, ga-hee-ro, yurro, or worbtse?
We can safely rule that last one out
[Verse 3: Luke Bryan & Jimmy Fallon]
I can't believe I don't know how to say
I eat so many that you'd really think I would
Well my friend it looks like we're in a pickle
Actually a pickle on a wrap sounds pretty good
Well always thought I was a pretty cultured dude
Been to the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall, and the Louvre
I'm fluent in Italian and efficient in Croatian
But when it comes to pronunciation of this particular word...
I'm an abomination
[Chorus: Luke Bryan, Jimmy Fallon, & (vendor)]
Is it gyro? Is it gyro? I'll ask my friend from Kairo
He's usually pretty good with this stuff
Or maybe I'll just mumble it when I place my order
(Not so fast, I caught your bluff)
Well, uh, how would you pronounce it then?
(Gyro)
[Chorus: Luke Bryan & Jimmy Fallon]
It is gyro, it is gyro
Now I know it's gyro
The truth is so delicious to find
No more fearo, you're a hero
Cause now I know it's gyro
I finally got some piece of mind
We finally got some piece of mind
[Skit: Luke Bryan & (vendor)]
I'll take one gyro please
(You got it, buddy)
Um, can I change that actually
I'd love a shish keabob with a little extra humus
I Don’t Know How To Pronounce Gyro was written by Luke Bryan.
I Don’t Know How To Pronounce Gyro was produced by Jimmy Fallon.
Luke Bryan released I Don’t Know How To Pronounce Gyro on Mon Mar 13 2017.