Gerunds in the Song “Crazy” Worksheet

Crazy
Songwriter: Willie Nelson

Listen to the song ”Crazy.” As you listen, fill in the missing gerunds. You will use some words in the list below more than once. Notice that each gerund is the object of the preposition for. Also notice that the singer pronounces the final ing in the gerund in’.

crying    feeling    loving    thinking    trying

Crazy
I’m crazy for ____________________ so lonely
I’m crazy
Crazy for ____________________ so blue
I knew
You’d love me as long as you wanted
And then some day
You’d leave me for somebody new
Worry
Why do I let myself worry?
Wondering
What in the world did I do…
Oh, crazy
For ____________________ that my love could hold you
I’m crazy for ____________________
And crazy for ____________________
And I’m crazy for ____________________ you
Crazy
For ____________________ that my love could hold you
I’m crazy for ____________________
And crazy for ____________________
And I’m crazy for ____________________ you

Crazy lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC