With A Little Help From My Friends (Remastered 2009)

• By: The Beatles
• Album: The Beatles 1967 - 1970

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
tune /tjuːn/ A2	noun - a sequence of musical notes; a melody verb - to adjust a musical instrument to the correct pitch
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
ears /ɪərz/ A1	noun - the organ of hearing
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with words
key /kiː/ A2	noun - a set of related musical notes based on a particular note
help /help/ A1	noun - the action of helping someone verb - to give assistance to someone
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
away /əˈweɪ/ A1	adverb - to or at a distance from a particular place
worry /ˈwʌri/ B1	verb - to be anxious or uneasy about actual or potential problems noun - a state of anxiety and concern about actual or potential problems
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is necessary or desirable
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of
sight /saɪt/ B1	noun - the ability to see noun - something that one sees
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

Grammar:

• What *would* you think if I *sang* out of tune?

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Uses the structure "If + past simple, would + base form". It describes hypothetical or unreal situations in the present or future. "sang" is the past simple form, and "would think" is the conditional clause.

• Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song

  ➔ Imperative + 'and' + Future Simple

  ➔ "Lend" is the imperative. The structure indicates a direct consequence: *if* you lend me your ears, *then* I will sing.

• Oh, I *get by* with a little help from my friends

  ➔ Phrasal Verb: "get by"

  ➔ "Get by" means to manage or survive with limited resources. It implies managing a situation, often with difficulty.

• What *do* I *do* when my love is away?

  ➔ Present Simple question with auxiliary "do"

  ➔ Uses the auxiliary verb "do" to form a question in the present simple tense. It asks about a general, habitual action.

• Does it worry you *to be* alone?

  ➔ Infinitive as subject complement

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to be alone" acts as the subject complement describing what "it" (the situation) is like. The sentence essentially asks if the state of being alone causes worry.

• I need *somebody to love*

  ➔ Infinitive phrase modifying a noun

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to love" modifies the noun "somebody". It specifies what kind of "somebody" is needed. It functions as an adjective.

• Would you believe in a love *at first sight*?

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of time: "at first sight"

  ➔ "At first sight" is a common idiom that means immediately upon seeing someone or something. It functions as an adverbial phrase.

• Yes, I'm *certain* that it happens all the time

  ➔ Adjective expressing certainty + 'that' clause

  ➔ The adjective "certain" expresses a strong belief. The "that" clause introduces the content of that belief: "that it happens all the time".