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Vocabulary from Chuck Berry: 'My Ding-a-Ling'.
When I was a little bitty boy
My grandmother bought me a cute little toy
Silver bells hangin' on a string
She told me it was my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want you to play with my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want you to play with my ding a ling
And then mother took me to Grammar School
But I stopped all in the vestibule
Every time that bell would ring
Catched me playin' with my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want you to play with my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want you to play with my ding a ling
Once I was climbing the garden wall
I slipped and had a terrible fall
I fell so hard I heard bells ring
But held on to my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want you to play with my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want you to play with my ding a ling
Once I was swimming cross Turtle creek
Many snappers all around my feet
Sure was hard swimming cross that thing
With both hands holdin' my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want you to play with my ding a ling
My ding a ling, my ding a ling
I want you to play with my ding a ling
This here song it ain't so sad
The cutest little song you ever had
Those of you who will not sing
You must be playin' with your own ding a ling
My ding a ling Your ding a ling, your ding a ling
We saw you playin' with your ding a ling
My ding a ling everybody sing
I want to play with my ding a ling
when
Conjunctionʍɛn
at the time that
I was happy when I saw her.
Used to join clauses to indicate that two things happen at the same time.
I
Pronounaɪ
used to refer to the person speaking or writing
I am a student.
The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.
was
Verbwɒz
past tense of 'be' (first/third person singular)
She was happy to see him.
The past simple form of 'be' used with 'I', 'he', 'she', or 'it'.
a
Determinerə
a
Give me a pen.
An indefinite article used before a noun.
little
Adjectiveˈlɪtəl
small in size, amount, or degree
He lives in a little house in the country.
Used to describe something that is not large or of minor importance.
bitty
Adjectivebɪti
informal: fragmented or made of small parts that do not fit well; also very small
A bitty report is hard to follow because its sections do not connect.
In British English it commonly means disjointed or poorly connected. In North American English it can also mean tiny, as in a little bitty house.
boy
Nounbɔɪ
boy
The little boy was playing with his toy cars in the garden.
Commonly refers to a male child or adolescent.
my
Determinermaɪ
belonging to me
This is my house.
A possessive determiner used by the speaker to show that something belongs to them.
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