Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
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Sing with the chorus
- She my sweet little baby
- I'm her little lover boy
- Yeah, I love my baby, my heart and soul
- Love like ours, it won't never grow old
Sing it again — final chorus
- She my sweet little baby
- I'm her little lover boy
- Yeah, I love my lady
- She's long and lean
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:
An' she's my sweet little thang
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She my sweet little baby
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's my sweet little thang
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Yeah, I love my lady
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
My ? lovin' cause the sun to shine
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
She my ? and joy
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Yeah, I love my ? my heart and soul
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I'm her little ? boy
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Stick with her ? the end of time
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 "little" in the whole song?
"little"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "sweet" in the whole song?
"sweet"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine
- She my sweet little baby
- Stick with her until the end of time
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- An' she's my sweet little thang
- She my pride and joy
- She's my sweet little thang
Exercise 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
"Pride and Joy" was released in 1983. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Imagine you are making a short film with "Pride and Joy" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
you've→she's→i'm→won't→you'll→
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Pride and Joy" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.