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Mary had a little lamb 00:05
little lamb little lamb 00:07
Mary had a little lamb 00:10
Its fleece was white as snow 00:12
Everywhere that Mary went 00:14
Mary went, Mary went 00:16
Everywhere that Mary went 00:19
The lamb was sure to go 00:21
It followed her to school one day 00:23
School one day, school one day 00:25
It followed her to school one day 00:28
Which was against the rules. 00:29
It made the children laugh and play 00:32
Laugh and play, laugh and play 00:35
It made the children laugh and play 00:36
To see the lamb at school 00:39
And so the teacher turned it out 00:41
Turned it out, turned it out 00:44
And so the teacher turned it out 00:46
But still it lingered near 00:48
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?" 00:51
Love Mary so? Love Mary so? 00:53
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?" 00:56
The eager children cry 00:58
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know." 00:59
Loves the lamb, you know, loves the lamb, you know 01:02
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know." 01:04
The teacher did reply 01:06

Mary Had A Little Lamb – English Lyrics

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[English]

Mary had a little lamb

little lamb little lamb

Mary had a little lamb

Its fleece was white as snow

Everywhere that Mary went

Mary went, Mary went

Everywhere that Mary went

The lamb was sure to go

It followed her to school one day

School one day, school one day

It followed her to school one day

Which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play

Laugh and play, laugh and play

It made the children laugh and play

To see the lamb at school

And so the teacher turned it out

Turned it out, turned it out

And so the teacher turned it out

But still it lingered near

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"

Love Mary so? Love Mary so?

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"

The eager children cry

"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know."

Loves the lamb, you know, loves the lamb, you know

"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know."

The teacher did reply

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

lamb

/læm/

A2
  • noun
  • - a young sheep

sheep

/ʃiːp/

A2
  • noun
  • - domesticated ruminant animal with a thick woolly coat

fleece

/fliːs/

B1
  • noun
  • - the woolly coat of a sheep

white

/waɪt/

A1
  • adjective
  • - the color of snow or milk

snow

/snoʊ/

A1
  • noun
  • - precipitation in the form of white flakes of crystalline water

follow

/ˈfɑː.loʊ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to go after someone or something

gone

/ɡɔn/

A2
  • verb
  • - past participle of go, meaning to have departed

turn

/tɜːrn/

A2
  • verb
  • - to change direction or position

laugh

/læf/

A2
  • verb
  • - to make sounds with voice expressing happiness or amusement

play

/pleɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to engage in an activity for enjoyment

teacher

/ˈtiː.tʃər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a person who teaches, especially in a school

cry

/kraɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to shed tears, often because of emotion or pain

know

/noʊ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to have information about something

Key Grammar Structures

  • Mary had a little lamb

    ➔ Past Simple Tense

    ➔ The verb "had" indicates an action that was completed in the past.

  • Its fleece was white as snow

    ➔ Past Simple Tense

    ➔ The verb "was" shows a state of being in the past.

  • It followed her to school one day

    ➔ Past Simple Tense

    ➔ The verb "followed" indicates a completed action in the past.

  • Which was against the rules

    ➔ Past Simple Tense

    ➔ The verb "was" indicates a state of being in the past.

  • The eager children cry

    ➔ Present Simple Tense

    ➔ The verb "cry" indicates a habitual action in the present.

  • Mary loves the lamb, you know

    ➔ Present Simple Tense

    ➔ The verb "loves" indicates a general truth or fact.

  • The teacher did reply

    ➔ Past Simple Tense with Emphasis

    ➔ The auxiliary verb "did" is used for emphasis in the past.