Smoke On the Water

• By: Deep Purple
• Album: Machine Head

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance verb - emit smoke
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
burned /bɜːrnd/ A2	verb - damaged or destroyed by fire
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving at a speed faster than a walk; managing, operating, or controlling something
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or location
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
hotel /hoʊˈtel/ A1	noun - an establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services for travellers and tourists.
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - a device producing illumination.
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature.
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - be deprived of (something that one has or had).
flare /fleər/ B2	noun - a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light

Grammar:

• We all came out to Montreux

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Use of the simple past tense, "came", to describe a completed action in the past. "Came out" means visited/arrived.

• To make records with a mobile

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to make" indicates the purpose of coming out to Montreux.

• We didn't have much time

  ➔ Negative Simple Past

  ➔ Use of the negative form of the simple past "didn't have" to describe a lack of time.

• But some stupid with a flare gun

  ➔ Noun as Subject with Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The noun "stupid" is used as the subject, followed by the prepositional phrase "with a flare gun" to provide additional information.

• Burned the place to the ground

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Burned...to the ground" is a phrasal verb that means completely destroyed by fire.

• Funky Claude was running in and out

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ Use of past continuous "was running" to describe an ongoing action in the past. "Running in and out" implies repeated actions.

• Pulling kids out the ground

  ➔ Present Participle as a Modifier

  ➔ The present participle "pulling" modifies the action of Funky Claude. It describes what he was doing while running in and out.

• It seemed that we would lose the race

  ➔ Conditional Mood (Hypothetical Past)

  ➔ Use of "would lose" to express a hypothetical outcome in the past. It shows a potential consequence based on the situation.