How Many More Times – English Lyrics

• By: Led Zeppelin
• Album: Led Zeppelin I

Lyrics & Translation

Explore 'How Many More Times' to master the cadence and phrasing of classic rock storytelling. This track is a masterclass in the blues-rock lexicon, perfect for learners looking to understand how rhythmic intensity and emotive vocal delivery define the English rock canon.

[English]

作词 : Jones/Page/Bonham/Plant

作曲 : Jones/Page/Bonham/Plant

How many more times, treat me the way you wanna do?

How many more times, treat me the way you wanna do?

When I give you all my love, please, please, be true

I'll give you all I've got to give, rings, pearls and all

I'll give you all I've got to give, rings, pearls and all

I've got to get you together baby

I'm sure, sure you're gonna crawl

Hey, I cant get you outta my mind

I was a young man, I couldn't resist

Started thinkin' it over, just what I had missed

Got me a girl and I kissed her and then and then

Whoops, oh, Lordy, well, I did it again

Now, I got ten children of my own

I got another child on the way, that makes eleven

But I'm in constant Heaven

I know it's all right in my mind

'Cause I got a little schoolgirl and she's all mine

I can't get through to her 'cause it doesn't permit

But I'm gonna give her everything I've got to give

Oh Rosie, oh girl, oh Rosie, oh girl

Steal away now, steal away

Steal away, baby, steal away

Little Robert Anthony wants to come and play

Why don't you come to me baby?

Steal away, alright, alright

Well, they call me The Hunter, that's my name

They call me The Hunter, that's how I got my fame

Ain't no need to hide, ain't no need to run

'Cause I've got you in the sights of my gun

How many more times, barrel house all night long? Alright

How many more times, barrel house all night long?

But I've got to get to you, baby, oh, please come home

Why don't you listen to me, babe?

Why don't you please come home?

Why don't you please come home?

Why don't you please come home?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
treat /triːt/ B1	verb - to behave towards someone in a particular way
pearls /pɜːrlz/ B2	noun - a hard, shiny object found inside the shell of an oyster
crawl /krɔːl/ B2	verb - to move slowly with your body close to the ground
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to stop yourself from doing something that you want to do
constant /ˈkɑːnstənt/ B2	adjective - happening all the time or repeatedly
permit /pərˈmɪt/ B1	verb - to allow something to happen
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - to move secretly or quietly
hunter /ˈhʌntər/ B1	noun - a person who chases and kills animals for food or sport
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being known and recognized by many people
sights /saɪts/ B2	noun - the device on a gun for aiming
barrel /ˈbærəl/ B2	noun - a large curved container, or part of a gun
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to pay attention to someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• How many more times, treat me the way you wanna do?

  ➔ Wh- question with quantifier and infinitive

  ➔ "How many more times" is used to ask about the frequency of a recurring action.

• When I give you all my love, please, please, be true

  ➔ Subordinate time clause with present tense

  ➔ The "When" clause describes a future condition, using the present tense instead of the future tense.

• I'm sure, sure you're gonna crawl

  ➔ Future intention with 'be going to'

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a contraction of "going to," expressing a strong prediction about the future.

• I was a young man, I couldn't resist

  ➔ Past ability with modal verb 'could'

  ➔ 'Couldn't' (could not) is used here to describe the lack of capacity to resist an action in the past.

• Now, I got ten children of my own

  ➔ Informal possession with 'have got'

  ➔ 'Got' is used in colloquial English to mean "possess" or "have."

• I've got another child on the way

  ➔ Present Perfect and idiomatic expression

  ➔ "On the way" is an idiom meaning something is about to happen or arrive (a child to be born).

• I've got you in the sights of my gun

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of location

  ➔ The preposition "in" defines the exact location or state within a target range.

• Why don't you please come home?

  ➔ Negative interrogative for persuasion

  ➔ The negative structure "Why don't you" is used to make a suggestion or a persistent request.