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  • I threw a wish in the well, Don't ask me, I'll never tell

  • I looked to you as it fell, And now you're in my way

  • I trade my soul for a wish, Pennies and dimes for a kiss

  • I wasn't looking for this, But now you're in my way

  • Your stare was holdin', Ripped jeans, skin was showin'

  • Hot night, wind was blowin'

  • Where you think you're going, baby?

  • Hey, I just met you,

  • And this is crazy,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • It's hard to look right,

  • At you baby,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • Hey, I just met you,

  • And this is crazy,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • And all the other boys,

  • Try to chase me,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • You took your time with the call,

  • I took no time with the fall

  • You gave me nothing at all,

  • But still, you're in my way

  • I beg, and borrow and steal

  • At first sight and it's real

  • I didn't know I would feel it,

  • But it's in my way

  • Your stare was holdin', Ripped jeans, skin was showin'

  • Hot night, wind was blowin'

  • Where you think you're going, baby?

  • Hey, I just met you,

  • And this is crazy,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • It's hard to look right,

  • At you baby,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • Hey, I just met you,

  • And this is crazy,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • And all the other boys,

  • Try to chase me,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • Before you came into my life

  • I missed you so bad I missed you so bad

  • I missed you so, so bad

  • Before you came into my life

  • I missed you so bad And you should know that

  • I missed you so, so bad

  • It's hard to look right,

  • At you baby,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • Hey, I just met you,

  • And this is crazy,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • And all the other boys,

  • Try to chase me,

  • But here's my number,

  • So call me, maybe?

  • Before you came into my life

  • I missed you so bad I missed you so bad

  • I missed you so, so bad

  • Before you came into my life

  • I missed you so bad And you should know that

  • So call me, maybe?

I threw a wish in the well, Don't ask me, I'll never tell

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Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

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    Bruce Chen posted on 2015/02/09
Video vocabulary

Keywords

life

US /laɪf/

UK /laɪf/

  • noun
  • All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • Period of time things live, from birth to death
stare

US /stɛr/

UK /steə(r)/

  • noun
  • A long look at something or someone for a reason
  • verb
  • To look at someone or something for a long time
throw

US /θroʊ/

UK /θrəʊ/

  • noun
  • Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
  • Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
  • Forcibly putting someone on the ground
  • verb
  • To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
  • To confuse or upset someone
  • (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
  • To propel something through the air with force.
  • To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly
hard

US /hɑː(r)d/

UK /hɑ:d/

  • adjective
  • Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
  • (Of alcohol) strong
  • Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
  • Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
  • Strong
  • (Of edge) clear; sharp
  • Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
  • adverb
  • With lots of force, power, or impact
call

US /kɔl/

UK /kɔ:l/

  • noun
  • A order or request for action
  • The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
  • A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
  • A short visit to a place or person
  • A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
  • verb
  • To make a request or order for action
  • (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
  • To announce the date of an election
  • To make a judgment about something
  • To give someone or something a name
  • To guess in advance the result or outcome
  • To visit a place or person for a short time
  • To phone someone
  • To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
number

US /ˈnʌmbɚ/

UK /ˈnʌmbə(r)/

  • noun
  • Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • Particular song or dance performed during a show
  • Total quantity or amount of things
  • verb
  • To put numbers on things
  • To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
  • To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set
wind

US /wɪnd/

UK /wɪnd/

  • noun
  • A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • Something that has influence
  • verb
  • If a road, path, or river winds, it follows a route that turns repeatedly in different directions
  • To turn or cause something to turn
  • To twist around something
  • adjective
  • (Musical instruments) that you blow into to play
chase

US /tʃes/

UK /tʃeɪs/

  • other
  • To try very hard to get something that you want
  • other
  • To decorate metal by engraving or embossing.
  • To run after someone or something.
  • To pursue someone or something in order to catch them.
  • To try to obtain or achieve something.
  • noun
  • Act of going after someone to catch them
  • A frame in which pages of type are locked up for printing or stereotyping.
  • An act of pursuing someone or something.
  • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
  • verb
  • To go after with the intention of catching
soul

US /sol/

UK /səʊl/

  • noun
  • Central or basic part of something
  • Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
  • Spiritual part of a person; spirit
rip

US /rɪp/

UK /rɪp/

  • verb
  • To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
  • To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
  • To cheat or swindle someone.
  • To remove or take by pulling it forcefully
  • To tear (something) quickly or forcibly.
  • noun
  • A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
  • (Computing) A copy of data (especially audio or video) from a CD, DVD, etc., to a computer.
  • A tear or split in something.
  • (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
  • A tear or split in something.
  • other
  • (Computing) To copy data (especially audio or video) from a CD, DVD, etc., to a computer.
  • To tear (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone.
  • abbreviation
  • Rest in peace (used on gravestones or in obituaries).