Elton John
The Greatest Discovery lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:13
Peering out of tiny eyes
The grubby hands that gripped the rail
Wiped the window clean of frost
As the morning air laid on the latch
A whistle awakened someone there
Next door to the nursery, just down the hall
A strange new sound you never heard before
A strange new sound that makes boys explore
Tread neat so small those little feet
Amid the morning his small heart beats
So much excitement yesterday
That must be rewarded, must be displayed
Large hands lift him through the air
Excited eyes contain him there
The eyes of those he loves and knows
But what's this extra bed just here?
His puzzled head tipped to one side
Amazement swims in those bright green eyes
Glancing down upon this thing
That make strange sounds, strange sounds that sing
In those silent happy seconds
That surround the sound of this event
A parent smile is made in moments
They have made for you a friend
And all you ever learned from them
Until you grew much older
Did not compare with when they said
This is your brand-new brother
This is your brand-new brother
This is your brand-new brother
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Key vocabulary
- silent
- making no soundB1
- tiny
- very smallB1
- upon
- onB1
- event
- planned public happeningA1
- excited
- feeling happy and energeticA1
- grubby
- dirty and untidy
- gripped
- held tightlyC1
- peering
- looking closelyB2
- rail
- long narrow barB2
- before
- earlier thanA1
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About this song
Elton John is an English singer-songwriter and pianist known for his role in pop rock and piano-driven glam rock. He became famous for the songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and for a career that produced major chart hits and award-winning performances.