Come And Get Your Love – English Lyrics

• By: Redbone
• Album: Wovoka

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in a new culture, and Redbone's 'Come and Get Your Love' is a perfect example. This classic song, with its simple, repetitive, and uplifting lyrics, makes it easy for English language learners to sing along and pick up new vocabulary. Beyond the language, the song tells a powerful story of Native American pride and the universal message of love and unity, making it a culturally significant and enjoyable learning experience.

[English]

Hey (hey), what's the matter with your head?

Yeah

Hey (hey), what's the matter with your mind, and your sign, and oh-oh-oh?

Hey (hey), nothing's a matter with your head, baby, find it

Come on and find it

Hell with it, baby, 'cause you're fine, and you're mine

And you look so divine

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Hey (hey), what's the matter with you, feel right?

Don't you feel right, baby?

Hey (hey), alright, get it from the main line, alright

I said find it, find it, darling, love it if you like it, yeah

Hey (hey), it's your business if you want some, take some, get it together, baby

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Come and get your love, come and get your love

Come and get your love now

Come and get your love, come and get your love

Come and get your love now

Come and get your love, come and get your love

Come and get your love now

Come and get your love, come and get your love

Come and get your love now

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Come and get your love

Hey (hey), what's the matter with you, feel right?

Don't you feel right, baby?

Hey (hey), alright, get it from the main vine, alright

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come and get your love)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come and get your love)

(Come and get your love)

(Come and get your love)

La-la-la-la-la-la (come and get your love)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	noun - a subject or situation under consideration verb - to be important or significant
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought verb - to be annoyed or bothered by
sign /saɪn/ A2	noun - an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or perceive
fine /faɪn/ A1	adjective - of high quality; excellent
mine /maɪn/ A1	pronoun - belonging to or associated with me
divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ B2	adjective - of, from, or like God or a god
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable adjective - in good health
main /meɪn/ A2	adjective - principal; most important
line /laɪn/ A1	noun - a long, narrow mark or band
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ A2	noun - a beloved person
business /ˈbɪznɪs/ A2	noun - a person's concern
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do (something)
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold
vine /vaɪn/ B1	noun - any plant with a long, thin stem that climbs or trails along the ground.

Key Grammar Structures

• Hey (hey), what's the matter with your head?

  ➔ Question formation with 'what's the matter with'

  ➔ This line uses the common English idiom "what's the matter with", which means "what is wrong with" or "what is the problem with". It's followed by a noun phrase (your head) indicating the subject of the problem.

• Hey (hey), what's the matter with your mind, and your sign, and oh-oh-oh?

  ➔ Coordination (using 'and') with multiple nouns/noun phrases after 'what's the matter with'.

  ➔ This extends the previous example by coordinating multiple elements (mind, sign) that could be the source of the problem. "And" connects these elements.

• Hell with it, baby, 'cause you're fine, and you're mine

  ➔ Ellipsis ('Hell with it'), conjunction ('cause'), and simple present tense.

  ➔ "Hell with it" is an elliptical expression, implying "to hell with it" (informal). "'Cause" is a shortened form of "because", indicating a reason. "You're fine" and "you're mine" use the simple present tense to state facts or states of being.

• Come and get your love

  ➔ Imperative sentences using 'come and' + verb.

  ➔ This is a simple imperative sentence, giving a direct command or instruction. The structure "come and + verb" encourages immediate action.

• Don't you feel right, baby?

  ➔ Negative question with subject-auxiliary inversion ('do not' -> 'Don't').

  ➔ This is a negative question. The auxiliary verb "do" is inverted with the subject "you". The contraction "Don't" is common in informal speech and song lyrics.

• Alright, get it from the main line, alright

  ➔ Imperative sentence ('get') with prepositional phrase ('from the main line').

  ➔ This line contains an imperative verb "get," giving a command. The phrase "from the main line" functions as a prepositional phrase modifying the verb.

• Hey (hey), it's your business if you want some, take some, get it together, baby

  ➔ Complex sentence with conditional clause ('if you want some') and imperative clauses ('take some, get it together').

  ➔ This is a complex sentence with a main clause "it's your business" and a conditional clause "if you want some". It also includes a series of imperative clauses "take some, get it together". The 'if' clause sets a condition for the actions described in the imperatives.