Black Dog
Led Zeppelin · 1971
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh, ah, ah
- Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh, ah, ah.
- I gotta roll, can't stand still
- Got a flamin' heart, can't get my fill
Echo the hook
- Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ah
- Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ah
- All I ask for when I pray
- A steady rollin' woman won't come my way
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:
Hey hey mama said the way you move
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Ah, ah, child, way you shake that thing
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Hey hey baby when you walk that way
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Dreams of you all through my head
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Didn't take too long 'fore I found out
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Hey hey ? said the way you move
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Hey hey ? when you walk that way
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Eyes that ? burnin' red
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Move me like ? doin' now
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I ? know, but I been told
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 "baby" in the whole song?
"baby"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "can't" in the whole song?
"can't"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Didn't take too long 'fore I found out
- Hey hey mama said the way you move
- I gotta roll, can't stand still
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove
- Hey, baby, whoa baby, pretty baby
- Spent my money, took my car
Exercise 26
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 27
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 28
"Black Dog" was released in 1971. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
gonna→can't→gotta→you're→didn't→don't→
Exercise 30
If you had to summarize "Black Dog" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?