Whorehouse Blues
Lyrics:
[English]
One, two, three, four
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Well, we come up from the gutter
The wrong side of the tracks
Yeah, we come up from the gutter
Wrong side of the tracks
You know the music brought us out, babe
And we ain't never been back
'Cause we went city to city
All around the world
Yes, we went city to city
All around the world
You know it never looked like enough, honey
Even after 30 years
'Cause we come blazing like a shooting star
We light you up real good
We come blazing like a shooting star
And we light you up real good
We're gonna hit you like a flash of lightning
Just like a bad boy would
Make your name
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You know the only thing that's missing
Is a little mouth harp blues, mouth harp blues
You know the only thing that's missing
Is a little mouth harp blues, that's how we do it
And you know life's full of surprises
You know we do that too
Oh, yeah
Come on
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You know we ain't too good-lookin'
But we are satisfied, satisfied
No, we ain't never been good-lookin'
But we are satisfied, satisfied
We should've opened up a little whorehouse, honey
Get a little booty on the side
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Can we go now?
Yeah
...
Vocabulary in this song:
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gutter /ˈɡʌtər/ B1 |
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tracks /træk/ B1 |
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blazing /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ B2 |
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light /laɪt/ A2 |
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flash /flæʃ/ B2 |
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whoreshouse /ˈhʊərˌhaʊs/ C1 |
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satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ B2 |
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booty /ˈbʊti/ C1 |
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surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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We come up from the gutter
➔ Present tense with "come up" colloquial phrase
➔ The phrase "come up" is used idiomatically to mean "to rise from a lower position" or "to originate from".
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All around the world
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating extent or scope
➔ The phrase "all around the world" emphasizes the global extent or reach of their activities.
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We light you up real good
➔ Present tense with phrasal verb "light up" and adverb "real" (colloquial for "really")
➔ The phrasal verb "light up" means "to illuminate" or "to excite/intensify" emotionally, and "real good" is colloquial for "very well" or "powerfully".
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Make your name
➔ Imperative phrase encouraging action to achieve recognition
➔ This phrase is an imperative expression urging someone to act in ways that will establish their reputation or fame.
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Can we go now?
➔ Modal verb "can" used for asking permission or making a request
➔ The modal "can" expresses ability or permission and is used here to make a polite request to leave.
