Jazz Chants : Rhythms of American English for Students of English As a Second Language

Jazz Chants from carolyn graham

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SH! SH! BABY'S SLEEPING ! 3

BIG MOUTH JOHN BROWN 5

RAIN 7

SALLY SPEAKS SPANISH, BUT NOT VERY WELL and HOW'S HIS ENGLISH? 9

IT'S GOT TO BE SOMEWHERE 11

TALL TREES 13

SELFISH 15

*WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AT TWO? and MEET ME IN THE MORNING 17

TAKING CREDIT 19

*A BAD DAY and MORE BAD LUCK 21

PERSONAL QUESTIONS 23

DO YOU KNOW MARY? 25

DEPARTURE AND RETURN HOME 27

*ON A DIET 29

TWELVE CANS OF TUNA FISH RAG 31

PANIC ON BEING LATE 33

OUCH! THAT HURTS 35

*WOULD YOU WALK TO CHINA IF YOU HAD THE TIME? 37

MAJOR DECISIONS 39

I GAVE IT AWAY 41

BANKER'S WIFE'S BLUES 43

*TELL ME YOUR NAME and SAND 45

LATE AGAIN 47

WARNING 49

FRIENDS 51

EASY SOLUTIONS 53

LOVE SONG 55

*Asterisks indicate Poems

1. Sh! Sh! Baby's Sleeping!

I said, Sh! Sh! Baby's_sleeping!

I said, Sh! Sh! Baby's_sleeping!

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What_did_you say?

What_did you say?

I said, Hush! Hush! Baby's_sleeping!

I said, Hush! Hush! Baby's_sleeping!

What _did_you say?

What did you say?

I said, Please be quiet, Baby's sleeping!

I said, Please be quiet, Baby's sleeping!

What_did_you say?

What_did_you say?

d

I said, Shut up! Shut up! Baby's_sleeping!

I said, Shut up! Shut up! Baby's_sleeping!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

d

Not_anymore.

2. Big Mouth John Brown

Who did_you see?

I saw John.

John who?

John Brown.

I can't hear you.

I said_John Brown.

I can't hear you.

I said John Brown.

I can't hear you.

I said John Brown.

I said John Brown.

John Brown.

John Brown.

What did_he say?

Who?

John Brown.

John Brown?

Yes. What did_he say?

He didn’t say anything.

Nothing?

Not a word.

I don't_believe it.

I don't_believe it.

Big Mouth John Brown didn't say a word?

Not a word.

I don't believe it. I don't believe it.

Big Mouth John Brown didn't say a word?

Big Mouth John Brown didn't say a word.

3. Rain

It was raining, raining, raining hard.

It was falling on my head.

It was falling on the stars.

It was falling on the sun.

It was falling on my shoes.

I got soaking wet.

I got soaking wet.

But I stayed outside.

I stayed outside.

The rain was_sweet.

The rain was warm.

The rain was soft.

It reminded me of home.

It was raining, raining, raining hard.

It was falling, falling, falling on the stars.

It was raining, raining, raining hard.

It was falling, falling, falling on the stars.

Soft rain

Raining, raining

Sweet rain

Raining, raining

Warm rain

Raining, raining

Sweet soft Raining, raining

Warm rain Raining, raining

Sweet soft Raining, raining

Warm rain Raining, raining

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4.Sally Speaks Spanish, But Not Very Well

Sally speaks_Spanish, but not very well.

When she tries to speak Spanish,

you really can't tell

what language she's_speaking

or trying to speak.

The first time I heard_her,

I thought it was Greek.

5. How's His English?

His English is wonderful,

he speaks very well.

His accent is perfect.

You really can't_tell

That_he isn't a native of the U.S.A.

There's only one problem,

he has nothing to say.

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6. It's Got to be Somewhere

Where is it? Where is it?

Where is it? Where is it?

I can't find it!

She can't find it!

It's got_to be here, it's got to be here!

It has to be here! It must be here!

It's gone! It's gone!

It's gone! It's gone!

Take it(d) easy! Take it easy!

It has to be here.

It must be here.

It can't_be lost.

It can't be lost.

It's got to be here.

It's got to be here.

Try to remember.

Try to remember.

I can't remember. [or]

Try to remember.

I can't remember.

Think back!

I can't think.

Think back!

I can't think.

hwere

Where did you put it?

Where did you put it?

I can’t remember.

I can't remember.

Oh, here it is, here it is!

Thank heavens!

Thank heavens!

I found it.

She found it!

Here it is! Here it is!

Whew! [Hwu]

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