Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
James Brown · 1965
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- He Ain't No Drag
- Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
- Come Here Mama... And Dig This Crazy Scene
Sing it again — final chorus
- He Ain't No Drag
- He's Got A Brand New Bag
- Oh Papa! He's Doing The Jerk
- Papa... He's Doing The Jerk
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:
He Ain't No Drag
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
He's Doing The Fly
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
He Ain't Too Hip Now
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
He's Got A Brand New Bag
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Papa... He's Doing The Jerk
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Come Here ? Papa's In The Swing
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Papa's Got A ? New Bag
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
He's ? The Jerk...
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Oh ? He's Doing The Jerk
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
He's Doing The Fly ? Day And Ev'ry Night
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 "he's" in the whole song?
"he's"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "doing" in the whole song?
"doing"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Come Here Sister... Papa's In The Swing
- He's Doing The Fly
- He's Got A Brand New Bag
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- He Ain't No Drag
- Oh Papa! He's Doing The Jerk
- Papa's In The Swing
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
If you had to summarize "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 28
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
he's→don't→
Exercise 30
Who in your life would you dedicate "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?