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Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)

Looking Glass Rock English

Vocabulary from Looking Glass: 'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)'.

There's a port on a western bay

And it serves a hundred ships a day

Lonely sailors pass the time away

And talk about their homes

And there's a girl in this harbor town

And she works layin' whiskey down

They say: Brandy, fetch another round

She serves them whiskey and wine

The sailors say: Brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a fine girl)

What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)

Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea

Brandy wears a braided chain

Made of finest silver from the North of Spain

A locket that bears the name

Of the man that Brandy loves

He came on a summer's day

Bringin' gifts from far away

But he made it clear he couldn't stay

No harbor was his home

The sailor said: Brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a finegirl)

What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)

But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea

Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes

When he told his sailor stories

She could feel the ocean fall and rise

She saw its raging glory

But he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest man

And Brandy does her best to understand

At night when the bars close down

Brandy walks through a silent town

And loves a man who's not around

She still can hear him say

She hears him say: Brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a finegirl)

What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)

But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea

Brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a fine girl)

What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)

But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea

Vocabulary

there

Pronoun

ðɛəɹ

dummy subject; used to state that something exists

There is a beautiful park nearby.

Used as an expletive or dummy subject with the verb 'to be' to introduce the existence of something. The real subject follows the verb.

a

Determiner

ə

a

Give me a pen.

An indefinite article used before a noun.

port

Noun

pɔɹt

a harbor town or city

Many fishing boats were docked in the small port.

A place on the coast where ships can shelter or dock; can also refer to the left side of a ship.

on

Preposition

ɑn

positioned at the upper surface of

There is a cup on the table.

Indicates position above something else and touching it.

western

Adjective

ˈwɛstɚn

relating to countries in the west part of the world, especially Europe and North America

Many western countries have similar cultural values.

Used to describe nations in Europe, the Americas, and Australasia that share certain historical and cultural ties.

bay

Noun

beɪ

a part of the coast where land curves around sheltered water; also an enclosed or marked space

A small boat is on the calm bay at sunset.

The common geography sense is a sheltered coastal body of water. In other contexts it can mean a marked space, such as a loading bay or parking bay.

and

Conjunction

ænd

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.

it

Pronoun

ɪt

it

It is on the desk.

Refers to a thing, animal, or situation that has already been mentioned.

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