Tom Dooley
Letra:
[English]
Throughout history
There have been many songs written about the eternal triangle
This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson
A beautiful woman
And a condemned man name Tom Dooley
When the sun rises tomorrow
Tom Dooley must hang
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Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
I met her on the mountain
There I took her life
Met her on the mountain
Stabbed her with my knife
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
This time tomorrow
Reckon where I'll be
Hadn't ha' been for Greyson
I'd been in Tennessee
Well now boy
Hang down your head and cry (Tom Dooley)
Hang down your head and cry (Poor boy)
Well a, hang down your head and cry (Tom Dooley)
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Hang down your head and cry (Tom Dooley)
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head and cry (Tom Dooley)
Poor boy, you're bound to die
This time tomorrow
Reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley
Hanging from a white oak tree
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang Down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Well now boy
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to
Die
...
Vocabulario en esta canción:
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hang /hæŋ/ A2 |
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head /hɛd/ A1 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A1 |
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poor /pʊər/ A1 |
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boy /bɔɪ/ A1 |
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die /daɪ/ A1 |
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mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ A2 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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knife /naɪf/ A1 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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valley /ˈvæli/ B1 |
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tree /triː/ A1 |
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sun /sʌn/ A1 |
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rises /ˈraɪzɪz/ A1 |
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white /waɪt/ A1 |
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Gramática:
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When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.
➔ Futuro con el verbo modal 'must'
➔ "Must" indica obligación o necesidad. Esta frase describe un evento futuro que está predeterminado.
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Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
➔ Modo imperativo
➔ La frase "Hang down your head" es una orden o instrucción directa.
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Poor boy, you're bound to die
➔ Estructura 'Be bound to'
➔ "Be bound to" expresa certeza sobre un evento futuro. Significa que algo seguramente va a suceder.
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There I took her life
➔ Pretérito indefinido
➔ "Took" es el pretérito indefinido de "take", usado para describir una acción completada en el pasado.
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Stabbed her with my knife
➔ Pretérito indefinido con la preposición 'with'
➔ "Stabbed" está en pretérito indefinido, y "with" indica el instrumento usado para realizar la acción.
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Hadn't ha' been for Greyson, I'd been in Tennessee
➔ Tercera condicional (tipo mixto)
➔ Esta frase es una condicional mixta. "Hadn't ha' been for" es una versión abreviada y coloquial de "If it hadn't been for". La estructura implica que si Greyson no hubiera estado involucrado (condición pasada), Tom Dooley estaría en Tennessee ahora (resultado presente).
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Reckon where I'll be
➔ Futuro informal con 'reckon'
➔ "Reckon" es un verbo coloquial que significa 'pensar' o 'suponer'. Aquí, se usa para expresar una suposición sobre el futuro. "I'll be" es una contracción de "I will be", indicando tiempo futuro.
