Amarillo by Morning
George Strait · 1983
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Amarillo by mornin'
- Up from San Antone
- Everything that I got
- Is just what I've got on
Echo the hook
- Amarillo's where I'll be
- Amarillo by mornin'
- Amarillo's where I'll be
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Everything that I got
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'll be buckin' at the county fair
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
They took my saddle in Houston
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
When they pull that gate
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I ain't got a dime
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
In that ? sky
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
They ? my saddle in Houston
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Lost my ? and a girlfriend
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
But I'll be ? for eight
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
And I ? that
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "amarillo" in the whole song?
"amarillo"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "mornin'" in the whole song?
"mornin'"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Amarillo by mornin'
- Broke my leg in Santa Fe
- Up from San Antone
Exercise 25
Compare "Amarillo by Morning" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 26
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Amarillo by Morning", what would happen instead?
Exercise 27
Describe the mood of "Amarillo by Morning" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→i'll→i'm→
Exercise 29
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Amarillo by Morning" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.