Shadowing Practice: Gigi Perez - Sailor Song (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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27 sentences
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I saw her in the brightest way
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Looking like I'm happy
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Laughing while she hid her bed
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And called, and called And then she came up to my knees
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Begging, baby, would you please
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To the things you said you'd do to me, to me, oh
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Won't you kiss me on the mouth and love me like a sailor?
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And when you get a taste, can you tell me what's my flavor?
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I don't believe in God, but I believe that you're my savior
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My mom says that she's worried, but I'm covered in this favor
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And when we're getting dirty, I forget all that is wrong I sleep so I can see you,
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cause I hate to wait so long I sleep so I can see you, and I hate to wait so long
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She took my fingers to her mouth
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The kind of thing that makes you proud
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That nothing else ever worked out
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Worked out And maybe I tried other things,
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but nothing can capture the sting
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Of the venom she is gonna spit out right now
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Don't you kiss me on the mouth and laugh me like a sailor
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When you get a taste and you tell me what's my flavor I don't believe I,
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but I believe that you're my savior I know that you've been worried, but you're dripping in my favor
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When you get dirty, I forget all that is wrong I sleep so I can see you,
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cause I hate to wait so long
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And it seems all I can see when I'm waiting it so long
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And we can run away to the walls inside your house I can be the cat,
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baby you can be the mouse
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We can laugh off things that we know nothing about We can go forever until you wanna sit it out
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Gigi Perez - Sailor Song”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mouth, sleep, hate. This video has 27 sentences and 307 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flavor noun | /ˈfleɪvə/ | The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. |
| sailor noun | /ˈseɪ.lɚ/ | A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft. |
| savior noun | /ˈseɪvjɚ/ | A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm. |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| knee noun | /ni/ | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| mouse noun | /maʊs/ | Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail. |
| spit verb | /spɪt/ | To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. |
| sting verb | /ˈstɪŋ/ | To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both. |
| drip verb | /ˈdɹɪp/ | To fall one drop at a time. |
| venom noun | /ˈvɛnəm/ | An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey. |
| laugh verb | /læf/ | To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and… |
| favor noun | /ˈfeɪ.vɚ/ | A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone). |
| dirty adjective | /ˈdɝti/ | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| bright adjective | /ˈbɹaɪ̯t/ | Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| come up to verb | To approach. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like flavor, sailor, savior.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.