Lemon Tree- Fool’s Garden

Practica tu Inglés conn esta canción tan sencilla de los años novennta. Primero escucha la primera parte (0:00 – 0:55) y contesta estas preguntas:

1. What adjective does the Singer use to describe the room?
2. What day is it? What’s the weather like?
3. What is he doing? Why is he at home?
4. What is he doing after leaving his house?

Fill in the gaps:

I’m sitting here in the 1.____________ room
It’s just another 2._______ Sunday afternoon
I’m wasting my time
I got 3._______ to do
I’m hanging around
I’m 4._______ for you
But nothing ever happens, and I wonder…

I’m driving around in my car
I’m driving too 5._______
I’m driving too far
I’d like to change my point of 6.______
I feel so lonely
I’m waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you 7._____ me ’bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I’m turning my head up and down
I’m turning turning turning turning turning 8._____
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree.

NOTEPAD: Your ideas

I’m sitting here
I 9._____ the power
I’d like to go out taking a shower
But there’s a heavy 10._____ inside my head
I feel so 11._____
Put myself into bed
While nothing ever happens, and I wonder…

Isolation is not good for me
Isolation- I don’t want to sit on the lemon-tree

I’m steppin’ around in the desert of 12._____
Baby anyhow I’ll get another toy
And everything will happen, and you wonder…

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you 7._____ me ’bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I’m turning my head up and down
I’m turning turning turning turning turning 8._____
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And I wonder, wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you 7._____ me ’bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree.

Answers Below!

1. Boring
2. Rainy
3. Nothing
4. Waiting
5. Fast
6. View
7. Told
8. Around
9. Miss
10. Cloud
11. Tired
12. Joy

I’m sitting here in a (1)BORING room, it’s just another (2)RAINY
Sunday afternoon. I’m wasting my time, I got (3)NOTHING to do.
I’m hanging around, I’m (4)WAITING for you,
But nothing ever happens – and I wonder.

I’m driving around in my car, I’m driving too (5)FAST, I’m
Driving too far. I’d like to change my point of (6)VIEW.
I feel so lonely, I’m waiting for you,
But nothing ever happens – and I wonder.

I wonder how, I wonder why yesterday you (7)TOLD me
‘Bout the blue blue sky and all that I can see is just
A yellow lemon tree. I’m turning my head up and down
I’m turning, turning, turning, turning, turning (8)AROUND.
And all that I can see is just another lemon tree.

Sing: dah…

I’m sitting here, I (9)MISS the power, I’d like to go out,
Taking a shower, but there’s a heavy (10)CLOUD inside my head.
I feel so (11)TIRED, put myself into bed, where nothing ever
Happens – and I wonder.

Isolation – is not the good for me.
Isolation – I don’t want to sit on a lemon tree.
I’m steppin’ around in a desert of (12)JOY. Baby anyhow I’ll get
Another toy and everything will happen – and you’ll wonder.

I wonder how, I wonder why yesterday you told me
‘Bout the blue blue sky and all that I can see is just
Another lemon tree. I’m turning my head up and down
I’m turning, turning, turning, turning, turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree.

And I wonder, wonder
I wonder how, I wonder why yesterday you told me
‘Bout the blue blue sky and all that I can see
And all that I can see
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree.