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Song Sung Blue
Vocabulary from Neil Diamond: 'Song Sung Blue'.
Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one
Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
You sing them out again
Sing them out again
Song sung blue
Weeping like a willow
Song sung blue
Sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know, it gets to feeling good
You simply got no choice
Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
You sing them out again
Song sung blue
Weeping like a willow
Song sung blue
Sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know, it starts to feeling good
You simply got no choice
Vocabulary
song
Nounsɒŋ
a musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing
She sang a beautiful song.
Commonly used for any musical piece that includes vocal parts. It can also refer more broadly to the act of singing or a melody.
sing
Verbsɪŋ
to make musical sounds with the voice
She sang her baby to sleep every night.
Used when producing musical sounds with the voice, often following a melody.
blue
Adjectivebluː
a primary color like the sky; feeling sad
The sky was a beautiful shade of blue today.
Can describe the color or a mood of sadness (feeling blue).
everybody
Pronounˈevriˌbɑdi
every person; everyone
Everybody in the office likes the new coffee machine.
Used to refer to all the people in a group.
know
Verbnoʊ
to have information in your mind; to be aware of something
I know the answer to that question.
A stative verb, which means it is usually not used in the '-ing' continuous form. The past tense is 'knew' and the past participle is 'known'.
one
Pronounwʌn
one thing or person
Take one if you are hungry.
Used to refer to a single person or thing when you don't want to repeat a noun. It can also mean any person in general.
every
Determinerˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi
each one of a group
I drink tea every day.
Used with a singular noun to refer to all members of a group.
garden
Nounˈɡɑːr.dən
a piece of ground used for growing flowers, vegetables, or fruit
The children played in the garden.
Can refer to a private yard at a home or a large public ornamental area.
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