Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

• By: Bob Dylan

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	verb - to feel curiosity or doubt about something noun - a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar.
rooster /ˈruːstər/ B1	noun - an adult male chicken
crows /kroʊz/ B1	verb - to (of a rooster) make a loud, high-pitched cry.
dawn /dɔːn/ B1	noun - the first light of day
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
traveling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ A2	verb - going from one place to another, typically over a distance.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light.
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attained.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different.
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.
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to give (someone or something) a specified name or description.
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something).
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for (someone). noun - an intense feeling of affection.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
precious /ˈpreʃəs/ B2	adjective - of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Grammar:

• Well it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe

  ➔ It + be + no use + to + infinitive

  ➔ This structure expresses the futility of an action. "It ain't no use" is a colloquial contraction of "It is no use." The infinitive "to sit and wonder why" explains what is futile.

• Ifin' you don't know by now

  ➔ Ellipsis and Subjunctive (implied)

  ➔ "Ifin'" is a colloquial shortening of "if." There's an implied subjunctive condition. It implies "If you don't know *now, then it doesn't matter*" the implication of the condition results in consequence

• When your rooster crows at the break a dawn

  ➔ Article omission

  ➔ The line omits the article "the" before "break a dawn," creating a more informal, poetic tone. Standard English would be "at the break of dawn."

• You're the reason I'm trav'lin' on

  ➔ Relative clause with implied relative pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" or "why" is omitted. It can be expanded to "You're the reason *that* I'm traveling on."

• The light I never knowed

  ➔ Non-standard verb form (knowed)

  ➔ "Knowed" is a non-standard, archaic past participle form of "know." The standard past participle is "known."

• We never did too much talkin' anyway

  ➔ Double negative (implied)

  ➔ While not a direct double negative, the construction "too much talking anyway" suggests a lack of substantial conversation, implying a negative sentiment.

• Like you never done before

  ➔ Non-standard verb form (done)

  ➔ "Done" is used in place of the standard past participle "done", typical dialectal or informal speech.

• Where I'm bound, I can't tell

  ➔ Indirect question

  ➔ This is an indirect question embedded within a statement. The typical direct question would be "Where am I bound?" But here, it's part of a larger statement "I can't tell *where I'm bound*."