George Michael – Papa Was A Rolling Stone

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George Michael – Papa Was A Rolling Stone

It was the third of September

That day i`ll always remember, yes I will

`cause that was the day that my daddy died

Never had a chance to see him, no

Never heard nothin` but bad things about him

Mama, i`m depending on you to tell me the truth

Mama just hung her head and said

Chorus

“papa was a rollin` stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone” (repeat)

Hey, mama, is it true what they say

That papa never worked a day in his life

Some bad talk going around sayin`

Papa had there outside children

And another wife

That ain`t right

Heard some talk about papa and his storefront

Preachin`

Talkin` about saving souls and all the time

Leaching

And dealing in dirt

Stealin`in the name of the Lord

But mama she just said

Chorus

Say, I heard my papa was a jack of all trades

Is that what sent papa to an early grave?

Folkssay papa wouldbeg, borrow or steal just

To pay his bills.

Hey, mama, folks say papa was never much on thinkin`

Spent most of his time chasin` women and drinkin`

But mother, i`m depending on you to tell me the

Truth

But my mama she just said

“papa was a rollin` stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone” (repeat)

Can you remember the verbs from the lyrics? What are the English equivalents of these Hungarian verbs?

1. meghalni

2. függni valamitől

3. lecsüggeszteni a fejét

4. otthagyni

5. letenni, helyezni

6. prédikálni

7. megmenteni

8. elszivárogni

9. lopni

10. koldulni

11. kölcsön kérni

12. hajtani, hajszolni

Key:

1. to die

2. to depend on something

3. to hang somebody’s head

4. to leave

5. to lay

6. to preach

7. to save

8. to leach

9. to steal

10. to beg

11. to borrow

12. to chase

Vocabulary

to depend on

támaszkodni valamire, függni valamitől

hung her head

lecsüggesztette a fejét

a rolling stone

valaki, aki nem tud megmaradni egy helyen, nincsenek kötődései

bad talk

gonosz beszéd

outside children

házasságon kívüli gyerek

ain`t

= isn’t (aren’t)

storefront

kirakat, itt: képmutató, a külvilágnak szóló

preaching

prédikálás

to save souls

lelkeket menteni

to leach

elszivárogni

to deal in dirt

piszkos munkával foglalkozni

to steal

lopni

jack of all trades

ezermester

early grave

korai halál

grave

sír

folk

emberek, nép

to beg

koldulni

to borrow

kölcsön kérni

bill

számla

to chase

hajtani, hajszolni

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