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From the Ted Talk by Rhiannon Giddens: Songs that bring history to life


Unscramble the Blue Letters


(msiuc)

(Sings) Look down, look down that lonesome road before you travel on.

Look up, look up and greet your maker, for Gabriel blows his horn.

warey totin' such a load, goin' down that lonesome road. Look down that lonesome road, before you travel on.

Look down, look down that lonesome road before you travel on.

Look up, look up and geret your maker, for gariebl blows his horn.

Weary totin' such a load, goin' down that lonesome road.

Look down, look down, look down, look down that lonesome road before you teravl on.

Up above my head up above my head I hear music in the air music in the air.

Open Cloze


(_____)

(Sings) Look down, look down that lonesome road before you travel on.

Look up, look up and greet your maker, for Gabriel blows his horn.

_____ totin' such a load, goin' down that lonesome road. Look down that lonesome road, before you travel on.

Look down, look down that lonesome road before you travel on.

Look up, look up and _____ your maker, for _______ blows his horn.

Weary totin' such a load, goin' down that lonesome road.

Look down, look down, look down, look down that lonesome road before you ______ on.

Up above my head up above my head I hear music in the air music in the air.

Solution


  1. weary
  2. gabriel
  3. greet
  4. music
  5. travel

Original Text


(Music)

(Sings) Look down, look down that lonesome road before you travel on.

Look up, look up and greet your maker, for Gabriel blows his horn.

Weary totin' such a load, goin' down that lonesome road. Look down that lonesome road, before you travel on.

Look down, look down that lonesome road before you travel on.

Look up, look up and greet your maker, for Gabriel blows his horn.

Weary totin' such a load, goin' down that lonesome road.

Look down, look down, look down, look down that lonesome road before you travel on.

Up above my head up above my head I hear music in the air music in the air.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
road lies 14
hear music 7
lonesome road 5
water boy 2
gonna bust 2
song based 2
gabriel blows 2
horn weary 2
air music 2



Important Words


  1. air
  2. blows
  3. gabriel
  4. greet
  5. head
  6. hear
  7. horn
  8. load
  9. lonesome
  10. maker
  11. music
  12. road
  13. sings
  14. travel
  15. weary