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Mmm, I bet you're wondering how I knew 00:07

Baby, baby, baby, 'bout your plans to make me blue (how?) 00:12

With some other girl you knew before 00:18

Between the two of us, girls, you know I love you more 00:22

It took me by surprise, I must say 00:26

When I found out yesterday 00:31

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine 00:34

(Oh, I heard it through the grapevine) 00:36

Not much longer would you be mine (not much longer would you be mine) 00:38

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine (oh, I heard it through the grapevine) 00:42

And I'm just about, just about, just about to lose my mind 00:47

Oh yes, I am (oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am) 00:51

Baby, won't you listen to me? 00:56

Boy, take a good look at these tears of mine 00:59

Baby, baby, these tears I can't hold, hold outside 01:03

Losing you would end my life, you see 01:09

Because you mean that much to me 01:14

You could've told me yourself 01:18

That you love somebody else 01:22

Instead, I heard it through the grapevine (oh, I heard it through the grapevine) 01:25

Oh, not much longer would you be mine (not much longer would you be mine) 01:29

Don't you know that I heard it (heard it) 01:33

Yes, I heard it (heard it through the grapevine) 01:35

Oh, just about, just about, just about to lose my mind 01:38

Oh yes, I am (oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am) 01:42

Go, go-o-o-o-o, go 01:49

Go, I gotta go 01:51

Whoa-whoa, if you gonna let me go 01:56

Whoa-whoa-whoa, I gotta go 02:00

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa, I heard 02:02

Say you believe half of what you see (yes, I heard it) 02:03

Oh, ho, and none of what you hear (yes, I heard it) 02:07

Baby, but I just can't help being confused (yes, I heard it) 02:11

If it's true, please, baby, won't you tell me, dear? (Yes, I heard it) 02:16

Oh, oh-oh, do you plan to let me go 02:20

For the other girl you loved before? 02:26

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine 02:29

(Oh, I heard it through the grapevine) 02:31

Not much longer would you be mine (not much longer would you be mine) 02:33

Don't you know that I heard it (heard it) 02:37

Yes, I heard it (heard it through the grapevine) 02:39

Oh, I heard it (heard it) 02:42

Heard it (heard it-) 02:43

02:44

I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Gladys Knight & The Pips

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[English]

Mmm, I bet you're wondering how I knew

Baby, baby, baby, 'bout your plans to make me blue (how?)

With some other girl you knew before

Between the two of us, girls, you know I love you more

It took me by surprise, I must say

When I found out yesterday

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine

(Oh, I heard it through the grapevine)

Not much longer would you be mine (not much longer would you be mine)

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine (oh, I heard it through the grapevine)

And I'm just about, just about, just about to lose my mind

Oh yes, I am (oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am)

Baby, won't you listen to me?

Boy, take a good look at these tears of mine

Baby, baby, these tears I can't hold, hold outside

Losing you would end my life, you see

Because you mean that much to me

You could've told me yourself

That you love somebody else

Instead, I heard it through the grapevine (oh, I heard it through the grapevine)

Oh, not much longer would you be mine (not much longer would you be mine)

Don't you know that I heard it (heard it)

Yes, I heard it (heard it through the grapevine)

Oh, just about, just about, just about to lose my mind

Oh yes, I am (oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am)

Go, go-o-o-o-o, go

Go, I gotta go

Whoa-whoa, if you gonna let me go

Whoa-whoa-whoa, I gotta go

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa, I heard

Say you believe half of what you see (yes, I heard it)

Oh, ho, and none of what you hear (yes, I heard it)

Baby, but I just can't help being confused (yes, I heard it)

If it's true, please, baby, won't you tell me, dear? (Yes, I heard it)

Oh, oh-oh, do you plan to let me go

For the other girl you loved before?

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine

(Oh, I heard it through the grapevine)

Not much longer would you be mine (not much longer would you be mine)

Don't you know that I heard it (heard it)

Yes, I heard it (heard it through the grapevine)

Oh, I heard it (heard it)

Heard it (heard it-)

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
wondering /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/ B1	verb - feeling or expressing curiosity or doubt about something.
plans /plænz/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something. verb - decide on and arrange in advance.
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - sad or depressed.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - feel deep affection for (someone).
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing. verb - affect (someone) with surprise.
found /faʊnd/ A1	verb - discover (something or someone) unexpectedly or while looking for something else.
grapevine /ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/ B2	noun - the informal transmission of information, rumour, etc., from person to person.
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - be deprived of (something that one has or had).
mind /maɪnd/ A1	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.
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - give one's attention to a sound.
tears /tɪərz/ A1	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye as a result of strong emotion.
end /end/ A1	verb - come or bring to a final point; terminate.
true /truː/ A1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality.
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1	adjective - unable to think clearly; bewildered.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.

Vocabulary

Meanings

wondering

/ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

verb
- feeling or expressing curiosity or doubt about something.

plans

/plænz/

noun
- a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

verb
- decide on and arrange in advance.

blue

/bluː/

adjective
- sad or depressed.

love

/lʌv/

verb
- feel deep affection for (someone).

surprise

/sərˈpraɪz/

noun
- an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing.

verb
- affect (someone) with surprise.

found

/faʊnd/

verb
- discover (something or someone) unexpectedly or while looking for something else.

grapevine

/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/

noun
- the informal transmission of information, rumour, etc., from person to person.

lose

/luːz/

verb
- be deprived of (something that one has or had).

mind

/maɪnd/

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.

listen

/ˈlɪsən/

verb
- give one's attention to a sound.

tears

/tɪərz/

noun
- a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye as a result of strong emotion.

end

/end/

verb
- come or bring to a final point; terminate.

true

/truː/

adjective
- in accordance with fact or reality.

confused

/kənˈfjuːzd/

adjective
- unable to think clearly; bewildered.

believe

/bɪˈliːv/

verb
- accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.

Grammar:

I bet you're wondering how I knew

➔ Present Continuous in Embedded Question

➔ Use of 'wondering' (present continuous) shows ongoing thought or speculation. 'How I knew' is an embedded question acting as the object of 'wondering.' The word order changes to a statement structure (subject-verb) within the embedded question.
'bout your plans to make me blue

➔ Infinitive of Purpose ('to make')

➔ The infinitive phrase "to make me blue" explains the purpose of the "plans." It clarifies *why* the plans exist.
Not much longer would you be mine

➔ Inversion for Emphasis (Conditional)

➔ The typical word order would be "You would not be mine much longer." Inverting the auxiliary verb "would" and the subject "you" adds emphasis, creating a more dramatic effect. This sounds more poetic or formal. Often implies a conditional situation, even if not explicitly stated.
Losing you would end my life, you see

➔ Gerund as Subject ('Losing') and Conditional ('would end')

➔ "Losing" is a gerund (verb acting as a noun) functioning as the subject of the sentence. "would end" expresses a conditional result; if she lost him, her life would end.
You could've told me yourself

➔ Modal Verb of Lost Opportunity ('could have')

➔ "Could've told" (could have told) indicates that the person had the ability or possibility to tell her, but they didn't. It expresses regret or disappointment about a missed opportunity.