Bobby McFerrin - Don't worry, be happy

Pre-intermediate exercise designed by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)

See instructions overleaf.

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Don't Worry - Be Happy

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Don't Worry - Be Happy

Don't Worry - Be Happy now

Don't Worry - Be Happy (X4)

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Don't Worry - Be Happy

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Don't Worry - Be Happy

Look at Me - I'm Happy

Don't Worry - Be Happy

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Don't Worry - Be Happy

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But don't Worry - Be Happy

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So don't Worry - Be Happy

Don't Worry - Be Happy now

Don't Worry - Be Happy (X4)

Don't Worry, Don't Worry - Don't do it

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Don't bring everybody down please

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Don't Worry - Be Happy

I'm not worried . . . .

Read these sentences out loud and translate them into your language. Then listen to song and put the number of the sentence in the first gap on page 1. When you have checked that the sentence is correct, write the missing sentence next to the number. Finally, sing the song! :-))

1. Ain't got no gal to make you smile ________________________________________

2. Ain't got no place to lay your head, ________________________________________

3. Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style, ________________________________________

4. and that will bring everybody down ________________________________________

5. Be Happy - Put a smile on your face ________________________________________

6. But when you worry you make it double ________________________________________

7. 'Cause when you worry your face will frown ________________________________________

8. Don't worry, it will soon pass, whatever it is ________________________________________

9. He may have to litigate ________________________________________

10. Here I give you my phone number ________________________________________

11. Here's a little song I wrote ________________________________________

12. In every life we have some trouble ________________________________________

13. Somebody came and took your bed ________________________________________

14. The landlord say your rent is late, ________________________________________

15. When you worry call me, I make you happy ________________________________________

16. You might want to sing it note for note ________________________________________

Note:

'Ain't' /AYNT/ is slang and can mean 'am not', 'isn't' or 'aren't'. In this song, it means 'If you haven't got...'

Here are some examples of incorrect English and slang in this song:

Slang Normal English

Ain't got no gal = If you haven't got a girlfriend

Ain't got no cash = If you haven't got any money

I give you my phone number = I'll give you....

.....song I wrote = .... song I've written

I make you happy = I'll make you happy

The landlord say = The landlord says..