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A1.2·rock-and-roll·2:29

Peggy Sue

Buddy Holly · 1957

Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly (1957) — 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

  • Oh, well, I love you, gal
  • Yes, I love you, Peggy Sue
  • Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
  • Oh, how my heart yearns for you

Echo the hook

  • Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, Peggy Sue
  • Oh, Peggy, my Peggy Sue
  • Oh, well, I love you, gal
  • And I need you, Peggy Sue
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

If you knewSue

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Oh, how myyearns for you

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Pretty,pretty, pretty, Peggy Sue

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

If you knew Peggy Sue

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, well, I love you, gal

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, how my heart yearns for you

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I love you, Peggy Sue

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I want you, Peggy Sue

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

If you ? Peggy Sue

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Then ? know why I feel blue

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Oh, ? I love you, gal

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Pretty, ? pretty, pretty, Peggy Sue

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

With a love so ? and true

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

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

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

"peggy"

Exercise 20

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

"pretty"

Exercise 21

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

  • Then you'd know why I feel blue
  • With a love so rare and true
  • Yes, I need you, Peggy Sue

Exercise 22

Describe the mood of "Peggy Sue" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 23

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

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Exercise 24

Compare "Peggy Sue" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

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

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