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Jive Talkin'
Vocabulary from Bee Gees: 'Jive Talkin''.
It's just you jive talkin'
You're telling me lies, yeah
Jive talkin'
You wear a disguise
Jive talkin'
So misunderstood
Jive talkin'
You're really no good
Oh, my child, you'll never know
Just what you mean to me
Oh, my child, you got so much
You're gonna take away my energy with all your
Jive talkin'
You're telling me lies
Good lovin'
Still gets in my eyes
Nobody believes what you say
It's just your
Jive talkin' that gets in the way
Oh, my love, you are so good
Treating me so cruel
There you go, with your fancy lies
Leavin' me looking like a love struck fool
With all your jive talkin'
You're telling me lies, yeah
Jive talkin'
You wear a disguise
Jive talkin' so misunderstood, yeah
Jive talkin'
You just ain't no good
Love talkin' is all very fine, yeah
Jive talkin' just isn't a crime
And if there's somebody you'll love till you die
Then all that jive talking'
Just gets in your eyes
Jive talkin'
You're telling me lies
Good lovin'
Still gets in my eyes
Nobody believes what you say
It's just your
Jive talkin' that gets in the way
Love talkin' is all very fine, yeah
Jive talkin' just isn't a crime
And if there's somebody you'll love till you die
Then all that jive talking'
Just gets in your eyes
Jive talkin'
Jive talkin'
Jive talkin'
Love talkin'
Jive talkin'
Jive talkin'
All right, all right
Jive talkin'
Vocabulary
it
Pronounɪt
it
It is on the desk.
Refers to a thing, animal, or situation that has already been mentioned.
just
Adverbdʒʌst
only; simply; very recently
I have just finished my homework.
Used to describe an action that happened a very short time ago, or to mean 'merely'.
you
Pronounjuː
you (second person pronoun)
I love you.
Refers to the person or people being addressed.
jive talk
Noun, Phrasedʒaɪv tɔk
deceptive, exaggerated, or insincere talk
The manager called the promise jive talk after seeing no plan.
Informal and somewhat dated. It criticizes talk that sounds flashy but dishonest or empty.
tell
Verbtɛl
to give information to someone
She told me a very funny joke.
Used when conveying information, instructions, or stories to another person.
me
Pronounmiː
me
She gave it to me.
The object form of the pronoun 'I'. Used as the object of a verb or preposition.
lie
Nounlaɪ
a false statement made with intent to deceive
He told a lie to avoid getting into trouble.
Commonly used with the verb 'tell' (to tell a lie). Often implies awareness that the statement is false.
yeah
Interjectionˈjɛ(ə)
yes
Yeah, that is true.
Informal version of 'yes'. Used widely in casual speech.
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