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Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver Country English

Vocabulary from John Denver: 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'.

Almost heaven

West Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountains

Shenandoah River

Life is old there

Older than the trees

Younger than the mountains

Growing like a breeze

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

All my memories

Gather 'round her

Miner's lady

Stranger to blue water

Dark and dusty

Painted on the sky

Misty taste of moonshine

Teardrop in my eye

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me

The radio reminds me of my home far away

Driving down the road, I get a feeling

That I should have been home yesterday

Yesterday

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

Take me home (down), country roads

Take me home (down), country roads

Vocabulary

almost

Adverb

ˈɑːl.moʊst

nearly; not quite

It is almost time to leave.

Used to indicate that something is very close to a state or condition but not completely there.

heaven

Noun

ˈhɛvən

a place or state of supreme happiness; the abode of God

The view from the top of the mountain was absolute heaven.

Can refer literally to a religious afterlife or figuratively to any experience of great bliss.

West Virginia

Noun

ˌwestvɚˈdʒɪn.jə

a state in the southeastern United States

He grew up in a small town in West Virginia.

West Virginia is a U.S. state located in the Appalachian region. It is known for its mountains and coal mining industry.

Blue Ridge

Noun

bluː ɹɪdʒ

a range of the Appalachian Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains are known for their beautiful scenery.

The Blue Ridge is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. It is named for the bluish color seen from a distance.

mountain

Noun

ˈmaʊn.tən

a very high hill, often with rocks near the top

They live in a small village in the mountains.

Typically refers to a landform that rises high above its surroundings.

Shenandoah

Noun

the name of a river, valley, and several places in the United States

The Shenandoah River flows through the beautiful valley.

Most famous for the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and West Virginia, and the folk song of the same name.

river

Noun

ˈrɪvər

a large natural stream of water

The boat is floating down the river.

Refers to a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

life

Noun

laɪf

the state of being alive; the period of time from birth to death

She has lived a long and happy life.

A broad noun referring to existence or the span of someone's existence.

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