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Blackbird, blackbird singing the blues all day 00:11
right outside of my door. 00:16
Blackbird, blackbird--got to be on your way 00:22
where there's sunshine in store. 00:39
All through the winter you just hang around. 00:40
Now you should be going homeward bound. 00:40
Blackbird, blackbird, gotta be on your way 00:41
where there's sunshine galore. 00:48
Gonna pack up all my care and woe. 00:52
Here I go, singing low. 00:55
Bye, bye, blackbird. 00:59
Where somebody waits for me, 01:00
sugar's sweet, so is he. 01:03
Bye, bye, blackbird. 01:06
No one here to love and understand me, 01:11
Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me. 01:16
Gonna pack it up and and light the light, 01:22
I'll arrive late tonight. 01:26
Blackbird, bye, bye. 01:28

Bye Bye Blackbird

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Gene Austin
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Lyrics:

[English]

Blackbird, blackbird singing the blues all day

right outside of my door.

Blackbird, blackbird--got to be on your way

where there's sunshine in store.

All through the winter you just hang around.

Now you should be going homeward bound.

Blackbird, blackbird, gotta be on your way

where there's sunshine galore.

Gonna pack up all my care and woe.

Here I go, singing low.

Bye, bye, blackbird.

Where somebody waits for me,

sugar's sweet, so is he.

Bye, bye, blackbird.

No one here to love and understand me,

Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me.

Gonna pack it up and and light the light,

I'll arrive late tonight.

Blackbird, bye, bye.

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

sing

/sɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to produce musical sounds with the voice

dance

/dæns/

B1
  • verb
  • - to move the body in rhythm to music

shine

/ʃaɪn/

B2
  • verb
  • - to emit light

winter

/ˈwɪn.tər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the coldest season of the year

homeward

/ˈhoʊm.wərd/

C1
  • adverb
  • - toward one's home

care

/kɛər/

A2
  • noun
  • - interest in or concern for someone or something
  • verb
  • - to have regard for; to feel concern or interest

light

/laɪt/

A2
  • noun
  • - electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye
  • verb
  • - to illuminate

story

/ˈstɔː.ri/

A2
  • noun
  • - a narrative of real or imaginary events

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of deep affection

understand

/ʌndərˈstænd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to grasp the meaning of

hard

/hɑːrd/

A2
  • adjective
  • - difficult to do or understand

story

/ˈstɔː.ri/

A2
  • noun
  • - a narrative of real or imaginary events

Grammar:

  • singing the blues all day

    ➔ Present continuous tense

    ➔ Used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking or around the current time.

  • got to be on your way

    ➔ Modal verb + infinitive

    ➔ Expresses necessity or obligation to do something in the near future.

  • Gonna pack up all my care and woe

    ➔ Informal contraction of 'going to' + base verb

    ➔ Indicates a future intention or plan to do something.

  • Here I go, singing low

    ➔ Simple present tense with a verb of movement + present participle

    ➔ Expresses a habitual action or a moment of action happening at the moment of speaking.

  • Where somebody waits for me

    ➔ Relative clause with present simple tense

    ➔ Provides additional information about a noun, indicating the location or situation related to the subject.

  • No one here to love and understand me

    ➔ Negative indefinite pronoun + verb + to-infinitive

    ➔ Expresses the absence of any person who can perform the action of loving and understanding.

  • I'll arrive late tonight

    ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' + base verb

    ➔ Expresses a decision or expectation that something will happen in the future.