Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4,

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all drive ……………………………
I must make amends.
………………… hard all my lifetime,
1970) was an American singer and songwriter from
Port Arthur, Texas. She was an icon of the late
1960s as the lead (=main) singer of Big Brother
, and the Holding Company, and later as a solo
artist. Especially taken with (=fond of) the blues,
she gravitated to (=liked) folk and jazz. Janis
broke with local social traditions during the tense
(=nervous) days of racial integration (black ands
whites equal), standing up for (=figting for) the
rights of African Americans.

No help from ………………………………………

So Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me …………………….……… ?

Dialing For Dollars is trying to …………………………………………………

I wait for ……………………………. each day until three,

So oh Lord, won’t you buy me ………………………………………………?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me …………………………on ………………………?

I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t …………………………………………………

Prove that you love me and buy ………………………………………

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me ……………………………………………?

Everybody! Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

My friends all drive ………………………………………,

I must ……………………………………,

……………………………… hard all my ………………………………………,

No help from …………………………………………,

So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz? That’s it!

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV?

Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town?

I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town?

Everybody!
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends,
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

That’s it!

VOCABULARY

make amends
to do something good to show that you are sorry about something you have done:
She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner.
I wanted to make amends for the worry I've caused you.

let sy down (DISAPPOINT) phrasal verb

to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were expected to do:
You will be there tomorrow - you won't let me down, will you?
When I was sent to prison, I really felt I had let my parents down.
1. make amends a. to do something good to show that you are sorry about something
you have done
2. in sy’s lifetime b. during your whole life
3. delivery c. taking goods, letters, parcels etc. to people's houses or places of
4. a night on the town work
5. count on sy d. going partying or clubbing in the city center
e. to be confident that you can depend on someone
6. let sy down
f. to disappoint someone
7. prove g. to show that something is true
8. buy the next round h. to invite yourself and others for a drink after you drank the previous
one

1. "I spent thirty pounds in the pub last night." "That just …………………………… what an idiot you
are!"

2. A watch of this quality should last a …………………………………………

3. After we got the contract signed, we celebrated with …………………………………………………………

4. He's so aggressive - it's as if he's always trying to ………………………………………… something.

5. I can ………………………………………… my parents to help me.

6. I hope you will be there tomorrow. You won't …………………………………………, will you?

7. I wanted to ………………………………………… for the worry I've caused you.

8. I've only been working here two days, but it seems like …………………………………………

9. They suspected that she'd killed him but they could never actually ………………………………………
that it was her.

10. We played Poker in the bar. Whoever lost bought …………………………………………

11. We'll see a lot of technological changes during/in our …………………………………………

12. When he was sent to prison, he really felt he ……………………… his parents ……………………………

13. You can always ………………………………………… Michael in a crisis.

14. You can pay for the carpet on ………………………………………… (= when the seller brings it to your
house).
SOLUTIONS
Task 1.

a. make amends: to do something good to show that you are sorry about something you
have done
b. in sy’s lifetime: during your whole life
c. delivery: taking goods, letters, parcels etc. to people's houses or places of work
d. a night on the town: going partying or clubbing in the city center
e. count on sy: to be confident that you can depend on someone
f. let sy down: to disappoint someone
g. prove: to show that something is true
h. buy the next round: to invite yourself and others for a drink after you drank the previous
one

Task 2.

1. "I spent thirty pounds in the pub last night." "That just proves what an idiot you are!"

2. A watch of this quality should last a lifetime.

3. After we got the contract signed, we celebrated with a night on the town.

4. He's so aggressive - it's as if he's always trying to prove something.

5. I can count on my parents to help me.

6. I hope you will be there tomorrow. You won't let me down, will you?

7. I wanted to make amends for the worry I've caused you.

8. I've only been working here two days, but it seems like a lifetime.

9. They suspected that she'd killed him but they could never actually prove that it was her.

10. We played Poker in the bar. Whoever lost bought the next round.

11. We'll see a lot of technological changes during/in our lifetime.

12. When he was sent to prison, he really felt he let his parents down.

13. You can always count on Michael in a crisis.

14. You can pay for the carpet on delivery (= when the seller brings it to your house).