Way over yonder in the minor key

Billy Bragg

About this song worksheet

A printable ESL song worksheet for “Way over yonder in the minor key” by Billy Bragg, for Level 4 (upper intermediate) learners. Students listen and fill 14 gaps in the lyrics, then discuss the song.

Discussion questions

The singer boasts that nobody can sing like him. Is confidence attractive or annoying in a person? What is the difference between confidence and arrogance?
The girl's mother punishes the two young people by hitting them with a branch. What does this tell us about the relationship between the singer and the girl, and how society reacted to it?
Have you ever looked back on a time from your childhood and felt both happy and sad at the same time? What do we call that feeling, and why do you think we experience it?

A printable song worksheet for Way over yonder in the minor key by Billy Bragg. Includes gap-fill, vocabulary, and discussion activities.

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