“Get out of Bed” is a highly motivational song written for English teachers to practise another, other(s), and the other(s) the fun way in the ESL classroom, and it comes with an easy-to-use worksheet!
The lyrics of this song use the following 9 examples of other:
- It’s another new morning, there’s so much to do
- While you were sleeping others have changed the world
- There are other things to life than watching paint go dry
- There’s no other way
- You’ve got to help each other out
- There are two things to fear, and one is failure, but the other is regret
- Failure is just another step towards success
- I have failed and I have suffered on the one hand and then the other
- I have discovered if 10 ways didn’t work to just try the others
This song comes with a worksheet and is available for download in mp3. To see other suggestions on how to use this song, click here.
Lyrics
Get up out of bed
It’s another new morning, there’s so much to do
and there’s no time to waste
Get up out of bed
While you were sleeping others have changed the world
Go change it yourself
There are other things to life than watching paint go dry
Get up out of bed
Go change the world make it a better place
Go and do your best
Get up out of bed
You ain’t no John Lennon, so get up and get dressed
there’s no other way
And when your hopes are looking down
you’ve got to help each other out
Get up out of bed!
Get up out of bed
there are two things to fear, & one is failure
but the other is regret
Get up out of bed
Failure is just another step towards success
So go and make mistakes
I now regret the times
I was too afraid to try
Get up out of bed!
I have failed and I have suffered
on the one hand
and then the other
but with each failure I have discovered
if 10 ways didn’t work
to just try the others and…
Suggested activity: fill the gaps
Download this exercise (PDF)
Look at the lyrics and put a word from the list into each gap, then listen to check. Sometimes more than one word is possible, & some words are repeated: another, each other, other, others, no other, the other,
the others.
Get up out of bed!
It’s 1_____________ new morning, there’s so much to do,
and there’s no time to waste
Get up out of bed!
While you were sleeping 2_____________ have changed the world,
go change it yourself
There are 3_____________ things to life than watching paint go dry
Get up out of bed!
Go change the world make it a better place,
go and do your best
Get up out of bed!
You ain’t no John Lennon so get up and get dressed,
there’s 4_____________ way
And when your hopes are looking down you’ve got to help 5_____________ out
Get up out of bed!
There are two things to fear, and one is failure,
but 6_____________ is regret
Get up out of bed!
Failure is just 7_____________ step towards success,
so go and make mistakes
I now regret the times I was too afraid to try
I have failed and I have suffered
on the one hand and then 8_____________
but with each failure I have discovered
if 10 ways didn’t work to just try 9_____________ and…
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.
