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Panama

Van Halen · 1984

Panama by Van Halen (1984) — 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

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Panama, Panama
  • Panama, Panama
  • Ain't nothin' like it, her shiny machine
  • Got the feel for the wheel, keep the moving parts clean

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Panama, Panama
  • Panama, Panama
panamashe'sshoe

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Jump back,that sound?

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Hot shoe,down the avenue

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Don't you know she'shome with me?

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Got ancomin' through my bedroom

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Ah, youdown, between my legs

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Rightthe rear-view mirror now

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Here she comes, full blast and top down

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You'll lose her in the turn

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Yeah, we're runnin' a little bit hot tonight

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

She's blinding, I'm flying

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Hot shoe, burnin' down the avenue

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Jump back, ? that sound?

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Model ? zero discipline

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Ain't ? like it, her shiny machine

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Yeah, we're ? a little bit hot tonight

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

She's ? I'm flying

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 "panama" in the whole song?

"panama"

Exercise 23

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

"she's"

Exercise 24

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

  • Don't you know she's coming home with me?
  • Ease the seat back
  • Here she comes, full blast and top down

Exercise 25

Rewrite the chorus of "Panama" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

panamashe'sshoeburnin'

Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "Panama" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

panamashe'sshoeburnin'

Exercise 27

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

panamashe'sshoeburnin'

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • what's→
  • don't→
  • she's→
  • you'll→
  • i'll→
  • we're→

Exercise 29

Who in your life would you dedicate "Panama" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

panamashe'sshoeburnin'

Exercise 30

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

panamashe'sshoeburnin'