“In love with a fool” is a beautiful song written for English teachers to use in the ESL classroom to practise so and neither/nor.
The lyrics of this song include the following 10 examples of so & nor: so was I, so had you, so did I, so did you, so do I, so have you, nor did I, nor can you, nor will you, nor are you.
This song comes with a worksheet and is available for download in mp3. To see other suggestions on how to use this song in class, click here.
Lyrics
You were hurting, and baby so was I
You had no-one to love, and baby nor did I
You felt rejected
You were not selective
And we knew it was not gonna last ’cause
I’d been in love with a deadbeat failure
I’d been in love with a worthless loser
I’d been in love with a fool
and so had you
You felt lonely, and baby so did I
You didn’t see this coming, and baby nor did I
All things considered
I can’t see this working
Nor can you ’cause we’re both on a rebound
I fell in love with a deadbeat failure
I fell in love with a worthless loser
I fell in love with a fool
and so did you
Time goes by and it feels so right
You let your guard down, so do I
We go out, have fun, get high
You fall in love and so do I
I have changed, and baby so have you
I’ll never need another, and baby nor will you
Or maybe I’m wrong
Don’t you feel like I do?
When we make love you still call his name out
All I want is a deadbeat failure
All I want is a worthless loser
All I want is a fool
just like you
But I guess that I ain’t good enough for a deadbeat failure
I ain’t good enough for a worthless loser
and if I ain’t good enough for a fool
Then nor are you
Suggested activity: fill the gaps
Download this exercise (PDF)
Fill in the gaps with “so” or “nor” plus the auxiliary verb and the corresponding subject pronoun. If necessary, you can use the expression (in brackets) to help you
You were hurting, and baby _______________ (I was hurting too)
You had no-one to love, and baby _______________ (I didn’t have anyone to love either)
You felt rejected, you were not selective
And we knew it was not gonna last ’cause
I’d been in love with a deadbeat failure
I’d been in love with a worthless loser
I’d been in love with a fool
and _______________ (you had been in love with one too)
You felt lonely, and baby _______________ (I felt lonely too)
You didn’t see this coming, but baby _______________ (I didn’t see this coming either)
All things considered, I can’t see this working
_______________ ’cause we’re both on the rebound (you can’t see this working either)
I fell in love with a deadbeat failure
I fell in love with a worthless loser
I fell in love with a fool
and _______________ (you fell in love with one too)
Time goes by and it feels so right
You let your guard down, _______________ (I let my guard down too)
We go out and dance all night
You fall in love and _______________ (I fall in love too)
I have changed, and baby _______________ (you have changed too)
I’ll never need another, and baby _______________ (you won’t need one either)
Or maybe I’m wrong, don’t you feel like I do?
When we make love you still call his name out
All I want is a deadbeat failure
All I want is a worthless loser
All I want is a fool
just like you
But I guess that I ain’t good enough for a deadbeat failure
I ain’t good enough for a worthless loser
and if I ain’t good enough for a fool
Then _______________ (you aren’t good enough either)
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If you enjoyed the song or if you think it will be useful for your students at least, remember this song comes with a worksheet and is available for download in mp3
