Learning English with Songs: “Surfin’ Safari”

Howdy,

Summer is fully here (for half the world) and we thought what better song to get you into the holiday mood than the Beach Boys’ Surfin Safari?

1. Read the lyrics
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. Watch the video

Lyrics

Let’s go surfin’ now
Everybody’s learning how
Come on and safari with me
(Come on and safari with…)

Early in the morning we’ll be startin’ out
Some honeys will be coming along
We’re loading up our Woody
With our boards inside
And headin’ out singing our song

Come on (surfin’) baby wait and see (surfin’ safari)
Yes I’m gonna (surfin’) take you surfin’ (surfin’ safari)with me
Come along (surfin’) baby wait and see (surfin’ safari)
Yes I’m gonna (surfin’) take you surfin’ (surfin’ safari)with me

Let’s go surfin’ now
Everybody’s learning how
Come on and safari with me
(Come on and safari with…)

At Huntington and Malibu
They’re shooting the pier
At Rincon they’re walking the nose
We’re going on safari to the islands this year
So if you’re coming get ready to go

Come on (surfin’) baby wait and see (surfin’ safari)
Yes I’m gonna (surfin’) take you surfin’ (surfin’ safari)with me
Come along (surfin’) baby wait and see (surfin’ safari)
Yes I’m gonna (surfin’) take you surfin’ (surfin’ safari)with me

Let’s go surfin’ now
Everybody’s learning how
Come on and safari with me
(Come on and safari with…)

They’re anglin’ in Laguna in Cerro Azul
They’re kicking out in Dohini too
I tell you surfing’s mighty wild
It’s getting bigger every day
From Hawaii to the shores of Peru

Come on (surfin’) baby wait and see (surfin’ safari)
Yes I’m gonna (surfin’) take you surfin’ (surfin’ safari)with me
Come along (surfin’) baby wait and see (surfin’ safari)
Yes I’m gonna (surfin’) take you surfin’ (surfin’ safari)with me

Let’s go surfin’ now
Everybody’s learning how
Come on and safari with me
(Come on and safari with…)

Vocabulary

Mood – the way someone feels : a person’s emotional state.

Startin’ out – about to leave.

Honeys – an way of saying “women” either in a flirty or loving way.

Pier – a structure that goes out from a shore into the water.

Anglin‘ – the activity or sport of fishing for pleasure.

Mighty – having or showing great strength or power.

Shores – the land along the edge of an area of water.

Video