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[guitar plays] 00:03
♪ moon river ♪ 00:07
♪ wider than a mile ♪ 00:12
♪ I'm crossin' you in style ♪ 00:16
♪ someday ♪ 00:20
♪ oh, dream maker ♪ 00:25
♪ you heartbreaker ♪ 00:30
♪ wherever you're goin' ♪ 00:34
♪ I'm goin' your way ♪ 00:39
♪ 2 drifters ♪ 00:44
♪ off to see the world ♪ 00:48
♪ there's such a lot of world ♪ 00:52
♪ to see ♪ 00:57
♪ we're after ♪ 01:01
♪ the same ♪ 01:06
♪ rainbow's end ♪ 01:10
♪ waitin' round the bend ♪ 01:15
♪ my huckleberry friend ♪ 01:20
♪ moon river ♪ 01:25
♪ and me ♪ 01:30
Hi. 01:42
Hi. 01:44
What you doin'? 01:45
Writing. 01:46

Moon River

By
Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
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Lyrics:

[English]

[guitar plays]

♪ moon river ♪

♪ wider than a mile ♪

♪ I'm crossin' you in style ♪

♪ someday ♪

♪ oh, dream maker ♪

♪ you heartbreaker ♪

♪ wherever you're goin' ♪

♪ I'm goin' your way ♪

♪ 2 drifters ♪

♪ off to see the world ♪

♪ there's such a lot of world ♪

♪ to see ♪

♪ we're after ♪

♪ the same ♪

♪ rainbow's end ♪

♪ waitin' round the bend ♪

♪ my huckleberry friend ♪

♪ moon river ♪

♪ and me ♪

Hi.

Hi.

What you doin'?

Writing.

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

moon

/muːn/

A1
  • noun
  • - the natural satellite of the Earth

river

/ˈrɪvər/

A1
  • noun
  • - a large natural stream of water

wider

/ˈwaɪdər/

A2
  • adjective
  • - having a greater width

dream

/driːm/

A2
  • noun
  • - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
  • verb
  • - to imagine or hope for something

heartbreaker

/ˈhɑːrtˌbreɪkər/

B2
  • noun
  • - a person who causes emotional pain to others

drifter

/ˈdrɪftər/

B2
  • noun
  • - a person who moves from place to place without a fixed home

world

/wɜːrld/

A1
  • noun
  • - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples

same

/seɪm/

A1
  • adjective
  • - identical; not different

waiting

/ˈweɪtɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to stay in one place until something happens

friend

/frɛnd/

A1
  • noun
  • - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection

Grammar:

  • I'm crossin' you in style.

    ➔ Present continuous tense

    ➔ Uses the verb 'to be' + verb ending in '-ing' to describe an action happening at the moment or in a temporary context.

  • Wherever you're goin' you I'm goin' your way.

    ➔ Determiner 'wherever' + clause of location; future intention with 'goin''

    ➔ Indicates that the action or desire applies regardless of location, expressing a sense of commitment or shared journey.

  • My huckleberry friend.

    ➔ Possessive pronoun 'My' + noun phrase

    ➔ Shows possession or association with the noun 'friend,' indicating a close or personal relationship.

  • Waitin' round the bend.

    ➔ Gerund 'waitin'' + prepositional phrase 'round the bend'

    ➔ Uses a gerund to indicate an ongoing action or state, combined with a prepositional phrase to specify location or timing.

  • There's such a lot of world to see.

    ➔ Existential there + adjective phrase

    ➔ Uses 'there is/are' construction to indicate existence, combined with an adjective phrase emphasizing quantity or extent.

  • We're after the same rainbow's end.

    ➔ Be after + noun phrase indicating pursuit or desire

    ➔ The phrase 'be after' is used to indicate pursuit, desire, or aim for something.