When Johnny Comes
Marching Home Again
Vocabulary
| shout | hurrah | treasure |
| loyal | gay (2) | turn out (2) |
| cheer | march | feel/felt/felt |
| bell | wreath | heart (2) |
| joy | jubilee | say/said/said |
| lad | laurel | darling |
| brow | display | choicest |
| lassie | hearty | perform |
Video
Transcript
When Johnny comes marching home again
Hurrah, hurrah!
We’ll give him a hearty welcome then
Hurrah, hurrah!
The men will cheer, the boys will shout
The ladies, they will all turn out
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home
The old church bell will peal with joy
Hurrah, hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy
Hurrah, hurrah!
The village lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home
Get ready for the jubilee
Hurrah, hurrah!
We’ll give the hero three times three
Hurrah, hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home
Let love and friendship on that day
Hurrah, hurrah!
Their choicest treasures then display
Hurrah, hurrah!
And let each one perform some part
To fill with joy the warrior’s heart
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home
Questions
1. First Question. “When Johnny comes marching home again.” Johnny is an IT specialist or computer programmer. True or false?
2. Second Q. Was this a (regular) music video? Did the video show people singing and dancing?
3. Third Q. This was about a recent war. Is this right or wrong? Did they show videos of battles and fighting?
Fourth. Were there warplanes and helicopters in action? Did the soldiers use automatic assault rifles, or old guns?
Fifth. The man with the beard and oboe was probably an army general. What do you think?
Sixth. Did they only show paintings of the American Civil War (1861 to 1865)
Seventh. What was the song about?
A. Monday. Have you heard this song before?
B. Tuesday. Are there army or other military songs in your country?
C. Wednesday. When soldiers come home, everyone is happy. Yes or no?
D. Thursday. What might happen in the future?
E. Friday. Americans (American men) love fighting and battle scenes. What do you think?
