Who's Making Love

• By: Johnnie Taylor
• Album: The Very Best Of Johnnie Taylor

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
fellows /ˈfel.oʊz/ B1	noun - men or boys
advice /ədˈvaɪs/ B1	noun - guidance or recommendations
cheating /ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/ B2	verb - act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage
woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time
lady /ˈleɪ.di/ A2	noun - a woman
many /ˈmen.i/ A1	adjective - a large number of
fall /fɑːl/ A2	verb - to drop down unintentionally
bag /bæɡ/ A1	noun - a container
beat /biːt/ B1	verb - to hit repeatedly
treated /ˈtriː.tɪd/ A2	verb - to behave towards someone
sure /ʃʊr/ A2	adjective - certain
dreamed /driːmd/ B1	verb - experienced dreams during sleep
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
question /ˈkwes.tʃən/ A2	noun - a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information
reason /ˈriː.zən/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification
straighten /ˈstreɪ.tən/ B2	verb - to make or become straight
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - after the expected or usual time

Grammar:

• All you fellows, gather 'round me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "gather 'round me" is a direct command or request. The imperative mood is used to give orders, instructions, or make requests.

• And let me give you some good advice

  ➔ Use of "let" to express permission/suggestion

  ➔ "Let me give" expresses a willingness to offer advice. "Let" functions as a permission or a gentle command.

• What I'm gonna, gonna ask you now

  ➔ Informal contraction "gonna"

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," used to express a future intention. It's common in spoken English and informal contexts.

• You better think about it twice

  ➔ "Had better" contraction to "better"

  ➔ "You better" is a contraction of "You had better," expressing a strong suggestion or warning with a negative consequence if ignored. It implies a sense of obligation.

• While you're out cheating on your woman

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe an action happening around now/habitual action

  ➔ "You're out cheating" uses the present continuous to describe an action that is happening repeatedly or around the present time. It creates a sense of ongoing behavior.

• There's something you never even thought of, and that is

  ➔ Existential "there is/there are"

  ➔ "There's something" introduces the existence of something previously unconsidered. The contraction "there's" is commonly used.

• Thinking that a woman is made to, To be beat on and treated so bad

  ➔ Passive voice ("is made to be beaten")

  ➔ The phrase "is made to be beat on and treated" utilizes the passive voice to emphasize that the woman is the recipient of the actions (beating and mistreatment), rather than the actor.

• I know there are some women gives the other excuse

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement error

  ➔ The correct form should be "give" since the subject is "women" which is plural.