Father & Friend - Alain Clark – Notes

Activity type: Listening for incorrect words.

Level: Elementary.

Time: 20 mins.

Note: On Father & Friend Alain Clark duets with his father Dain Clark, who is also a soul singer. The
single was a major hit in his homeland, the Netherlands, and throughout Europe.

1) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Explain there is one incorrect word in each line.

2) Allow them read the worksheet and ask them to predict the incorrect words, by underlining them.

3) Play the song. Students listen and correct the lyrics.

4) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the song again.

5) Correct, and sing together.

KEY:
Son: O, Papa sit down, and hear my song.
O, and if you feel like it then please sing along
No nothing that I wanna say, I haven’t said before
But to use your words, you can never be too sure

See, even though I don’t always show.. I’m glad that you’re around.
Said I’m glad that you're around

Father: O sonny, so strange to hear and see

That someone so different is a soul like me.
You may have gone right, where I would have gone left.
But son, that’s alright I will always have your back
See even though I don’t always show
I’m proud that you’re my son.

Son: Old days, and all of the new wanting to be like you.

Chorus: Every time I look at you I see myself I’m so proud of you.
For you help make me what I am, a better man.
I’m just so proud of you.

Son: O dad, your views on life, tell me how they came to be.
Father: Well see, I didn’t know my father like the way that you know me.
Son, life is just too short for us to never be in touch.
Son: That’s why I want to tell you that I love you very much.
Oh even though, I don’t always show, you know…
Father: And I want you to know that.

Chorus: Every time I look at you I see myself I’m so proud of you.
For you help make me what I am (tell me now), a better man.
I’m just so proud of you.

Father: I’m here and I’ll be if I can a father and a friend.

Every time I look at you.

Chorus: Every time I look at you. I see myself (what d’you see?). I’m so proud of you.
For you help make me what I am. Son and friend.
I’m just so proud of you.

Son: Listen, you know that one day too I’ll be walking in your shoes
Father: Yeah and I know that you'll do fine ‘cause you're a son of mine
Son: Oh Hey papa tell me what you've learned so that I don't get my fingers burned
Father: Son you'll see that as you go you'll make mistakes of your own
But that's okay man, see you live and you learn, you live and you learn…

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Activity © Tune into English 2010 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Caterina Ziliani, Milan
  Father & Friend - Alain Clark 
Son: O, Papa stay out, and hear my song.
O, and if you feel like it then miss sing along
No nothing that I wanna pay, I haven’t said before
But to use your words, you can never be too pure

See, even though I don’t always show.. I’m mad that you’re around.
Said I’m sad that you're around

Father: O sonny, so change to hear and see

That someone so innocent is a soul like me.
You may have gone fight, where I would have gone left.
But son, that’s alright I will always have your sack
See even though I don’t always say
I’m tired that you’re my son.

Son: Old days, and some of the new wanting to be like you.

Chorus: Every time I look at you I see my leg I’m so proud of you.
For you help make me what I am, a fatter man.
I’m just so tired of you.

Son: O dad, your views and lies, tell me how they came to be.
Father: Well see, I didn’t know my farmer like the way that you know me.
Son, life is just too long for us to never be in touch.
Son: That’s why I want to tell you that I hate you very much.
Oh even though, I don’t always say, you know…
Father: And I want you to see that.

Chorus: Every time I look at you I see my leg I’m so proud of you.
For you help make me what I am (tell me now), a fatter man.
I’m just so tired of you.

Father: I’m here and I’ll be if I can a farmer and a fence.

Every time I smile at you.

Chorus: Every time I look at you. I see my leg (what d’you see?). I’m so proud of you.
For you help make me what I can. Son and friend.
I’m just so tired of you.

Son: Listen, you know that one day too I’ll be talking with your shoes
Father: Yeah and I see that you'll do fine ’cause you're a son of mine
Son: Oh Hey papa tell me what you've learned so that I don't get my printers burned
Father: Son you'll see that as you go you'll make big cakes of your own
But that's okay man, see you give and you learn, you live and you learn…

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Activity © Tune into English 2010 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Caterina Ziliani, Milan