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Black Water
Vocabulary from The Doobie Brothers: 'Black Water'.
Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'
Ol' mississippi, she's callin' my name
Catfish are jumpin' that paddle wheel thumpin'
Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light, gonna make every thing
Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at all
Well, if it rains, I don't care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' up town
Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky, dixieland and dance a honky tonk
And I'll be buyin' everybody drinks all round
I'd like to hear some funky, dixieland, pretty momma come and take me
By the hand, by the hand, take me by the hand
(I want to honky-tonk)
(Honky-tonk)
Pretty momma, come and dance with your daddy all night long
I'd like to (honky-tonk)
(With you all night long)
Vocabulary
well
Interjectionwɛl
used for introducing a statement; exclamation of doubt or surprise
Well, I think we should go now.
A versatile interjection used at the start of a response to give the speaker time to think, to express surprise, or to transition to a new topic.
I
Pronounaɪ
used to refer to the person speaking or writing
I am a student.
The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.
build
Verbbɪld
to construct; to make by putting parts together
They are building a new bridge over the river.
Used for creating structures (buildings, bridges) or abstract things (relationships, careers). The past tense is 'built'.
me
Pronounmiː
me
She gave it to me.
The object form of the pronoun 'I'. Used as the object of a verb or preposition.
a
Determinerə
a
Give me a pen.
An indefinite article used before a noun.
raft
Nounræft
a flat floating platform or small inflatable boat; also a large number or amount
We pushed the raft across the lake before sunset.
Use it for a simple floating craft on water. In the phrase a raft of, it means a large amount.
and
Conjunctionænd
used to join words or groups of words
He likes apples and oranges.
Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.
she
Pronounʃi
she
She is a doctor.
A pronoun used to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.
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