Bobby McFerrin - Don't worry, be happy

Intermediate exercise designed by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)

 

See instructions overleaf.

 

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Instructions:

 

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 not 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 bring everybody down please                       ________________________________________

9.      Don't Worry - Be Happy now                               ________________________________________

10.  Don't Worry - Be Happy now                               ________________________________________

11.  Don't Worry, Don't Worry - Don't do it                ________________________________________

12.  Don't Worry, it will soon pass, whatever it is          ________________________________________

13.  He may have to litigate                                          ________________________________________

14.  Here I give you my phone number             ________________________________________

15.  Here's a little song I wrote                         ________________________________________

16.  I'm not worried . . . .                                             ________________________________________

17.  In every life we have some trouble             ________________________________________

18.  Look at Me - I'm Happy                                       ________________________________________

19.  So don't Worry - Be Happy                                  ________________________________________

20.  Somebody came and took your bed                      ________________________________________

21.  The landlord say your rent is late,               ________________________________________

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

23.  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 'I haven't got sth.'

There are some examples of incorrect English in this song:

 

Slang                                      Normal English

Ain't got no gal                        = I haven't got a girlfriend

Ain't got not cash                     = I 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..