A.  Review the past-tense forms in the song “And We Sang La Da.”

B.  Change the verbs in parentheses from present tense to past tense. Then listen to the song while reading the lyrics.

“And We Sang La Da”
Music and Lyrics by Cynthia Chitko © 1996

I (drive) ___________________ up to your house.
I (see) ________________ the lights (are) ______________ on,
And so I (park) ___________________ my car
And (walk) ___________________ up to your door.
As I (stand) ___________________ outside,
I (hear) ___________________ your voice.
You were singin’ loud and clear, “La da la da da.
La da da la da la da da da.”

And we (sing) ___________________, “La da da da da da dum
La da da da da da da dum.”

(Repeat Chorus)

You (look) ___________________ out your window,
Your face full of surprise.
You (open) ___________________ the door
And (pull) ___________________ me in.
As I (catch) ___________________ the look within your eyes,
You (catch)___________________ the look in mine,
And we (fall)__________________ into a dance across the floor.

(Chorus x 2)

I (can’t) ___________________ help but laugh at you,
And you were laughin’ at me.
You always make me feel so good.
And then you (ask)¹ ___________________ me
“Where have you been?”
“I’ve been here and there.
I’ve been livin’ my life
With not much of a care.”
And you (say) ___________________, “That’s the way it goes
You know, you gotta keep on movin’ along.
Life goes on.
You gotta keep on singin’ the song.”

(Chorus x 4)

La da da da la da la dum

¹The singer does not say the ed sound in asked.

Lyrics Copyright © 1996 Cynthia Chitko. All rights reserved. Permission granted to share on the website sandraheyersongs.com.