Dear Jessie – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna
• Album: Like A Prayer

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Baby face don't grow so fast

Make a special wish that will always last

Rub this magic lantern

He will make your dreams come true, for you

Ride the rainbow to the other side

Catch a falling star and then take a ride

To the river that sings and the clover

That brings good luck to you, it's all true

Pink elephants and lemonade, dear Jessie

Hear the laughter running through the love parade

Candy kisses and a sunny day, dear Jessie

See the roses raining on the love parade

If the land of make believe

Is inside your heart, it will never leave

There's a golden gate where the fairies all wait

And dancing moons, for you

Close your eyes and you'll be there

Where the mermaids sing as they comb their hair

Like a fountain of gold, you can never grow old

Where dreams are made, your love parade

Pink elephants and lemonade, dear Jessie

Hear the laughter running through the love parade

Candy kisses and a sunny day, dear Jessie

See the roses raining on the love parade

Your dreams are made inside the love parade

It's a holiday inside the love parade

On the merry-go-round of lovers and white turtle doves

Leprechauns floatin' by, this is your lullaby

Sugarplum fingertips kissing your honey lips

Close your eyes sleepy head, is it time for your bed

Never forget what I've said, hang on, you're already there

Close your eyes and you'll be there

Where the mermaids sing as they comb their hair

Like a fountain of gold you can never grow old

Where dreams are made, your love parade

Pink elephants and lemonade, dear Jessie

Hear the laughter running through the love parade

Candy kisses and a sunny day, dear Jessie

See the roses raining on the love parade

Your dreams are made inside the love parade

It's a holiday inside your love parade

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grow /ɡroʊ/ A2	verb - to increase in size or amount
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to sit on and control the movement of (an animal or vehicle) noun - an act of riding
river /ˈrɪvər/ A2	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1	noun - the action or sound of laughing
roses /ˈroʊzɪz/ B1	noun - a flowering plant with thorny stems and fragrant flowers, typically red or pink
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body
golden /ˈɡoʊldən/ B1	adjective - made of gold
fountain /ˈfaʊntən/ B1	noun - a decorative jet of water
mermaids /ˈmɜːrmeɪdz/ B2	noun - a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish
parade /pəˈreɪd/ B2	noun - a public procession celebrating a special event
elephants /ˈelɪfənts/ B2	noun - a very large plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk
holiday /ˈhɑːlɪdeɪ/ B2	noun - a day of celebration
forget /fərˈɡet/ B2	verb - fail to remember
lips /lɪps/ B2	noun - either of the two soft parts forming the mouth

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby face don't grow so fast

  ➔ Imperative with auxiliary verb 'do' for emphasis and negative command.

  ➔ The sentence uses a direct command, but the inclusion of 'don't' and the auxiliary 'do' adds a sense of pleading or gentle warning. The phrase 'grow so fast' functions as a verb phrase.

• Rub this magic lantern, He will make your dreams come true, for you

  ➔ Conditional clause (will + infinitive) expressing future possibility and pronoun use for emphasis.

  ➔ The sentence demonstrates a typical conditional structure. 'He will make...' is the main clause, showing a future result dependent on the action of 'Rub this magic lantern'. 'For you' adds emphasis to the benefit.

• If the land of make believe Is inside your heart, it will never leave

  ➔ First conditional sentence structure (If + present simple, will + infinitive).

  ➔ This is a classic example of a first conditional sentence, expressing a likely outcome if a certain condition is met. The 'If' clause sets the condition, and the main clause states the result.

• There's a golden gate where the fairies all wait

  ➔ Present simple with 'there is/are' for existence and relative clause ('where').

  ➔ The sentence uses 'There's' (contraction of 'There is') to indicate the existence of a 'golden gate'. The 'where' clause provides additional information about the gate's location and the fairies' presence.