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A2.2·blues·2:29

Hoochie Coochie Man

Muddy Waters · 1954

Hoochie Coochie Man by Muddy Waters (1954) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

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Sing with the chorus

  • Everybody knows I'm him
  • Well, you know I'm a Hoochie Coochie Man
  • Yeah, everybody knows I'm him
  • I got a black cat bone

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Everybody knows I'm him
  • Yeah, you know I'm a Hoochie Coochie Man
  • Everybody knows I'm him
  • On the seventh hours
knowknowseverybody

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Thewoman told my mother

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

He'sbe a son of a gun

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

EverybodyI'm him

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I got acat bone

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

That I'm a HoochieMan

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And thatsee

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Before I was born

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He's gonna be a son of a gun

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But you know I'm him

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Well, you know I'm a Hoochie Coochie Man

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I got a black cat bone

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

The ? woman told my mother

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Then the ? wanna know

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Yeah, ? knows I'm him

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I'm gonna ? with you

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

He was ? for good luck

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "know" in the whole song?

"know"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "knows" in the whole song?

"knows"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • I got a black cat bone
  • On the seventh hours
  • The gypsy woman told my mother

Exercise 25

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • Before I was born
  • The seven doctors said
  • Then the world would know

Exercise 26

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

knowknowseverybodyhoochie

Exercise 27

"Hoochie Coochie Man" was released in 1954. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

knowknowseverybodyhoochie

Exercise 28

Imagine you are making a short film with "Hoochie Coochie Man" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

knowknowseverybodyhoochie

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • he's→
  • gonna→
  • wanna→
  • i'm→
  • you'll→
  • don't→

Exercise 30

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Hoochie Coochie Man" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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