Lesson Plan: Language Arts: Poetry/Song: Ballads

Worksheet 1
Part One
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks to complete the lyrics.
A Dear John Letter
* Dear John,
A Dear John Letter
*
Oh, how
Dear
I
John,
hate to write!
Dear
Oh,
John,
how
I must
I hate
let
to
you
________!
know tonight
That my
Dear
love
John,
for
I
you
must
has
let
died
you
away
know tonight
Like the
That
grass
my love
upon
for
the
you
lawn.
has _____________
And tonight
Like the
I wed
grass
another,
upon the
dear
lawn.
John.
And tonight I ________another, dear John.
(Repeat * twice)
Repeated * twice
I was overseas in______________,
When the postman came to me.
He handed me a letter
And I was as __________as I could be.
„Cause the fighting was all over,
And the battles have all been ____________.
But then, I opened up the letter,
And it started: Dear John…..
Won‟t Won‟t you you please please send send back back my ______________
picture
My My husband ______________ wants it now. wants it now.
When When I tell I tell you you who who I‟m I‟m wedding, wedding,
You You won‟t won‟t care, care, do you, do you, anyhow anyhow
And And it hurts it ____________ me so to tell you me so to tell you
That That my my love love for for you you is gone, is gone,
And And tonight tonight I wed I wed your ___________________,
brother, Dear John.
Dear John.