Music of the Month
August 2017: Elvis Presley – All shook up
Check this vocabulary before you listen to the song.
To bless - to glorify
I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree – behaving as a crazy person, nervous, in love
All shook up - "reorganized" (in love)
Mixed up - confused
Buttercup - a yellow flower ("lover")
Chill - a feeling of cold
Now read the lyrics and study how the singer is feeling.
A well I bless my soul
What's wrong with me?
I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree
My friends say I'm acting wild as a bug
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!
My hands are shaky and my knees are weak
I can't seem to stand on my own two feet
Who do you thank when you have such luck?
Im in love
Im all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!
Please don't ask me what's on my mind
Im a little mixed up, but Im feelin fine
When Im near that girl that I love best
My heart beats so it scares me to death!
She touched my hand what a chill I got
Her lips are like a vulcano that's hot
Im proud to say she's my buttercup
Im in love
Im all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!
My tongue get tied when I try to speak
My insides shake like a leaf on a tree
There's only one cure for this body of mine
That's to have the girl that I love so fine!
Are you able to express your feelings easily in English?
If you feel you need to work on the vocabulary, click on the following links:
Elementary, Lesson 19
Pre-intermediate & Intermediate, Lesson 11
Upper-intermediate & Advanced, Lesson 5
Upper-intermediate & Advanced, Lesson 7
