Learn English with Songs – “These Boots are made for Walking”

Hello YOU!

Today’s song is a fantastic classic and we are so excited to hear you sing with us!

So let’s say hi to Nancy, the Queen of 60’s rock, and begin learning some English:

1. Read the lyrics
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. Sing!

Lyrics

You keep saying you got something for me
Something you call love but confess
You’ve been a’messin‘ where you shouldn’t ‘ve been a’messin’
And now someone else is getting all your best
Well, these boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin‘
You keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep sayin’ it when you oughta be a’changin’
What’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet
These boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep playing where you shouldn’t be playing
And you keep thinking that you’ll never get burnt (HAH)
Well, I’ve just found me a brand new box of matches (YEAH)
And what he knows you ain’t had time to learn
These boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

Vocabulary

Confess – to admit that you did something wrong or illegal.

A’messin‘ – “messing around” – to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time.

Walk all over – to not consider the wishes or feelings of (someone) : to treat (someone) very badly.

Truthin’ –  a made up word, the opposite of “lying”, which means to tell the truth.

Bet – an agreement in which people try to guess what will happen and the person who guesses wrong has to give something (such as money) to the person who guesses right.

Oughta – an informal way of saying “ought to”.

Matches – a short, thin piece of wood or thick paper with a special tip that produces fire when it is scratched against something else.

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