Janis Joplin
Mercedes Benz lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 1:47
I'd like to do a song of great social and political import
It goes like this
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?
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
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Key vocabulary
- i'd
- I would (I’d)B2
- like
- enjoy; similar toA1
- song
- musical vocal pieceA1
- mercedes
- car brand
- benz
- Mercedes-Benz car
- porsches
- plural of Porsche (cars)
- amends
- repairs; makes rightC1
- buy
- get by paying moneyA1
- friends
- people you likeA1
- drive
- go by carA1
About this song
Janis Joplin was an American rock and blues singer from Port Arthur, Texas. Known for her powerful, emotionally charged vocal style, she led Big Brother and the Holding Company and later pursued a solo career that defined late-1960s rock, with albums including Cheap Thrills and Pearl released after her death in 1970.