Brighton in the Rain

original lyrics by Robert Campbell

I'venever been to Athens and I've never been to Rome

I'veonly seen the Pyramids in picture books at home

I've never sailed across the sea or been inside a plane

I'vealways spent my holidays in Brighton in the rain.

 

I've never eaten foreign food or drunk in a foreign bar

I've never kissed a foreign girl or driven a foreign car

I've never had to find my way in a country I don't know

I'vealways known just where I am and where I’ll never go.

I'veread travel books by writers who have been to Pakistan

I've heard people telling stories of adventures in Iran

I've watched TV documentaries about China and Brazil

But I've never been abroad myself; it’s making me feel ill.

I'vestudied several languages like Hindi and Malay

I've learnt lots of useful sentences I've never been able to say

The furthest place I've ever been was to the Isle of Man

And that was full of tourists from Jamaica and Japan.

 

I've never been to Athens and I've never been to Rome

I'veonly seen the Pyramids in picture books at home

I've never sailed across the sea or been inside a plane

I'vealways spent my holidays in Brighton in the rain.

Exercise 6. Close the text of the song. Fill in the gaps and complete the song lyrics with Present Perfect forms of the verbs listed below (verbs may be used more than once). Listen to the song again and check your answers.

be	drive	drink	eat	go	have	hear	kiss
know	learn	read	sail	see	spend	study	watch

I’ve never (1) _ _ _ _ to Athens and I’ve never (2) _ _ _ _ to Rome.

I've only (3) _ _ _ _ the Pyramids in picture books at home.

I've never (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ across the sea or (5) _ _ _ _ inside a plane.

I've always (6) _ _ _ _ _ my holidays in Brighton in the rain.

I've never (7) _ _ _ _ _ foreign food or (8) _ _ _ _ in a foreign bar.

I've never (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ a foreign girl or (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ a foreign car.

I've never (11) _ _ _ to find my way in a country I don’t know.

I've always (12) _ _ _ _ _ just where I am and where I’ll never go.

I've (13) _ _ _ _ travel books by writers who have (14) _ _ _ _ to Pakistan.

I’ve (15) _ _ _ _ _ people telling stories of adventures in Iran.

I’ve (16) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TV documentaries about China and Brazil.

But I've never (17) _ _ _ _ abroad myself. It’s making me feel ill.

I've (18) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ several languages like Hindi and Malay.

I've (19) _ _ _ _ _ _ lots of useful sentences I’ve never (20) _ _ _ _ able to say.

The furthest place I’ve ever (21) _ _ _ _ was to the Isle of Man,

and that was full of tourists from Jamaica and Japan.