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American Woman

The Guess Who Rock English

Vocabulary from The Guess Who: 'American Woman'.

American woman gonna mess your mind

American woman, she gonna mess your mind

American woman gonna mess your mind

Say a

Say m

Say e

Say r

Say i

Say c

Say a

Say n

American woman gonna mess your mind

American woman, stay away from me

American woman, mama let me be

Don't come hangin' around my door

I don't wanna see your face no more

I got more important things to do

Than spend my time growin' old with you

Now woman, I said stay away

American woman, listen what I say

American woman, get away from me

American woman, mama let me be

Don't come knockin' around my door

I don't wanna see your shadow no more

Coloured lights can hypnotize

Sparkle someone else's eyes

Now woman, I said get away

American woman, listen what I say

American woman, I said get away

American woman, listen what I say

Don't come hangin' around my door

I don't wanna see your face no more

I don't need your war machines

I don't need your ghetto scenes

Coloured lights can hypnotize

Sparkle someone else's eyes

Now woman, get away from me

American woman, mama let me be

Go, gotta get away

Now go go go

Gonna leave you, woman

Bye-bye

You're no good for me

I'm no good for you

Gonna look you right in the eye

Tell you what I'm gonna do

You know I'm gonna leave

You know I'm gonna go

You know I'm gonna leave

You know I'm gonna go, woman

I'm gonna leave,woman

Goodbye, american woman

Goodbye, american chick

Goodbye, american broad

Vocabulary

American

Adjective

əˈmerɪkən

relating to the United States or the Americas

The American flag was flying in the breeze.

Capitalize 'American' as it is a proper adjective derived from 'America'. It most commonly refers specifically to the United States.

woman

Noun

ˈwʊmən

an adult female human being

She is a very kind woman.

Used for an adult female person. The plural is 'women'.

going to

Auxiliary verb

ˈɡoʊ·ɪŋˌtu

going to (future intent or certainty)

It's going to be a beautiful day today.

Used to express a future plan, intention, or something that is certain to happen.

mess

Verb

mɛs

to behave in a silly way; to waste time

Stop messing around and focus on your work.

The phrasal verb 'mess around' means to spend time doing things that are not important or to behave in a silly way when you should be working. 'Mess' can also mean to make something dirty or untidy (often as 'mess up').

your

Determiner

jɔː

belonging to you

Is this your book?

A possessive determiner used to show that something belongs to the person or people being spoken to.

mind

Noun

maɪnd

thoughts; consciousness; the part of a person that thinks

I have a lot on my mind today.

Refers to the faculty of thought and memory. 'On one's mind' is an idiom meaning to be worried or thinking about something.

she

Pronoun

ʃi

she

She is a doctor.

A pronoun used to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

say

Verb

seɪ

to express something using words

What did you say to her?

Often used for reporting speech or expressing thoughts.

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