Christmas song
I was looking for a Christmas song that was simple enough to work with young learners of English as a second language, and I found a song based on the classic
"When the saints go marching in"
The sentence (from the song) " Oh, when the saints go marching in,Lord, how I want to be in that number" I think it means "I want to be one of the Saints who are marching in.
But then on the Christmas song I found, the lyrics goes " when Christ was born on Christmas day Oh how I want to be in that number" Does this sentence make sense?
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Christmas song
I was looking for a Christmas carol that was simple enough to work with young learners of English as a second language, and I found a song based on the classic"When the saints go marching in"
This excerpt "Oh, when the saints go marching in, Lord, how I want to be in that number" I think means "I want to be one of the Saints who are marching in.
But then, later on in the song, I found "when Christ was born on Christmas day, Oh how I want to be in that number" Does this sentence make sense?
Very well written! You ask an interesting question at the end. To me, the lyrics make no sense, either. I guess we must beware of lyrics? Personally, they would be the last place I would look to find good English. The lyrics will tend to say anything (that rhymes).
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Thanks!
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Nope. Based on your description, that sentence doesn't makes any sense. It sounds like the person who rewrote the lyrics wasn't putting much thought into it.
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While I love all traditional carols, sometimes the rock n roll songs are the best! like, rocking around the Christmas tree, or what about the a really rock n roll song , great for dancing, by Kay Starr 'Rock and Roll Waltz.' classic! Very clear words, some rhyming and counting as well. Love it, we always dance to this one.
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