Jeremy – English Lyrics

• By: Pearl Jam

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

At home, drawing pictures of mountain tops

with him on top

Lemon yellow sun

Arms raised in a V

And dead they lay in pools of maroon below

Daddy didn't give attention

Oh, to the fact that mommy didn't care

King Jeremy the wicked...

Oh, ruled his world...

Jeremy spoken, in class today

Jeremy spoken, in class today

Clearly I remember pickin' on the boy

Seemed a harmless little fuck

Ooh, we unleashed the lion

Gnashed his teeth and bit recess the lady's breast

How could I forget?

And he hit me with a surprise left

My jaw left hurtin'

Ooh, dropped wide open

Just like the day

Oh, like the day I heard

Daddy didn't give affection, no

And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear

King Jeremy the wicked

Oh, ruled his world

Jeremy spoken, in class today

Jeremy spoken, in class today

Jeremy spoken, in class today

To forget this

Try to erase this

From the blackboard

Jeremy spoken, in class today

Jeremy spoken, in class today

Woo-oh!

Woo-oh!

Woo-oh!

Woo-oh!

Woo-oh!

Jeremy spoken, Jeremy spoken

Jeremy spoken, Jeremy spoken

Jeremy spoke in class today

Woo-oh!

Woo-oh!

Woo-oh!

Jeremy spoken, Jeremy spoken

Jeremy spoken, Jeremy spoken

Jeremy spoken, Jeremy spoken

Jeremy spoke in class today

Jeremy spoke in class today

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Jeremy spoken, Jeremy spoken

Jeremy spoken, Jeremy spoken

Jeremy spoke in class today

Jeremy spoke in class today

Ah!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Jeremy /ˈdʒɛrəmi/ A1	noun - A male given name.
drawing /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/ A1	noun - a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon verb - to produce a picture of something using a pencil, pen, or crayon
pictures /ˈpɪktʃərz/ A1	noun - a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person or thing
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A1	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
tops /tɒps/ A1	noun - the highest part or point of something
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that the earth orbits
arms /ɑːmz/ A1	noun - the upper limbs of the human body
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
pools /puːlz/ A2	noun - a small area of still water
maroon /məˈruːn/ B1	adjective - dark brownish-red color noun - a dark brownish-red color
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - A male ruler of an independent state.
wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ B1	adjective - morally wrong; evil
spoken /ˈspəʊkən/ A2	verb - past participle of speak
class /klɑːs/ A1	noun - a group of students who are taught together
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
forget /fəˈɡet/ A1	verb - fail to remember
erase /ɪˈreɪz/ A2	verb - remove (writing or marks) by rubbing
blackboard /ˈblækˌbɔːrd/ A1	noun - a dark board used in a classroom to write on with chalk.