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A1.2·folk · rock·2:31

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan · 1973

Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan (1973) — 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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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
  • Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
  • Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
  • Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
  • Mama, put my guns in the ground
  • I can't shoot them anymore
  • That long black cloud is comin' down
knockknockin'heaven's

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Mama, take thisoff of me

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

It'sdark, too dark to see

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I feel I'mon heaven's door

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Knock,knockin' on heaven's door

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Knock, knock, knockin' ondoor

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I can'tthem anymore

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I can't use it anymore

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Mama, take this badge off of me

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

It's gettin' dark, too dark to see

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Mama, put my guns in the ground

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Mama, take this ? off of me

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

It's ? dark, too dark to see

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Knock, ? knockin' on heaven's door

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Knock, knock, knockin' on ? door

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I can't ? them anymore

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 "knock" in the whole song?

"knock"

Exercise 23

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

"knockin'"

Exercise 24

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

  • Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
  • Mama, take this badge off of me
  • That long black cloud is comin' down

Exercise 25

If you could ask Bob Dylan one question about "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", what would it be and why?

knockknockin'heaven'sdoor

Exercise 26

Rewrite the chorus of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

knockknockin'heaven'sdoor

Exercise 27

If you had to summarize "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

knockknockin'heaven'sdoor

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • can't→
  • it's→
  • i'm→

Exercise 29

Describe the mood of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

knockknockin'heaven'sdoor

Exercise 30

Imagine you are making a short film with "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

knockknockin'heaven'sdoor