Dig It – English Lyrics

• By: The Beatles
• Album: Let It Be

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Like a Rolling Stone

Like a Rolling Stone

Like a Rolling Stone

Like the FBI

And the CIA

And the BBC

B.B. King

And Doris Day

Matt Busby

Dig it

Dig it

Dig it

Dig it

That was "Can You Dig It?" by Georgie Wood

And now we'd like to do "Hark the Angels Come"

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rolling /ˈroʊlɪŋ/ A2	adjective - moving by turning over and over
stone /stoʊn/ A1	noun - a hard solid substance of which rock is made
dig /dɪɡ/ A2	verb - to understand or like something (slang) verb - to break up or move earth
angels /ˈeɪndʒəlz/ A2	noun - spiritual beings sent by God
hark /hɑːrk/ C2	verb - to listen closely
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move towards or arrive

Key Grammar Structures

• Like a Rolling Stone

  ➔ Preposition 'like' for comparison

  ➔ We use "like" to indicate similarity between two things or people.

• And the FBI

  ➔ Definite article 'the' with acronyms

  ➔ We use "the" before organization names or acronyms that function as nouns.

• Dig it

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "dig" is used here in the imperative to express an invitation or command.

• That was "Can You Dig It?"

  ➔ Demonstrative pronoun + Past tense 'to be'

  ➔ "That" refers back to the song just played, using "was" to indicate completed action.

• And now we'd like to do

  ➔ Would like (Polite preference)

  ➔ We use "would like" as a polite way to state an intention or desire.

• Hark the Angels Come

  ➔ Archaic imperative / Present simple for future events

  ➔ "Hark" is an old-fashioned verb meaning to listen, while "come" implies an upcoming event.