I'm Shipping Up To Boston

• By: Dropkick Murphys

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sailor /ˈseɪlər/ A2	noun - a person who works on a ship
leg /lɛg/ A1	noun - a limb of the body used for walking
climb /klaɪm/ B1	verb - to go up or ascend
shipping /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to send goods by ship or other means
Boston /ˈbɔːstən/ A2	noun - a city in the United States
wooden /ˈwʊdən/ B1	adjective - made of wood
lost /lɔst/ A2	verb - unable to find something
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover something
peg /pɛg/ B2	noun - a small cylindrical object used for fastening or supporting
top /tɒp/ A1	noun - the highest part or point

Grammar:

• And I lost my leg

  ➔ Simple past tense with 'lost'

  ➔ Use of the past tense 'lost' indicates a completed action in the past.

• Climbing up the topsails

  ➔ Present participle used as a gerund to show continuous action

  ➔ The gerund form 'climbing' shows ongoing action in the present.

• I'm shipping up to Boston

  ➔ Present continuous tense indicating future intention or arrangement

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm shipping up to' expresses a planned or intended future action.

• 'And I lost my leg'

  ➔ Conjunction 'and' connecting two independent clauses

  ➔ The word 'and' joins two related ideas in the sentence.

• To find my wooden leg

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating purpose

  ➔ The infinitive 'to find' expresses the purpose of shipping up to Boston.