LISTENING
Thank you for being Dad by Jon Barker
"Thank You for Being My Dad" is a song by Jon Barker from his album Songs to Strike a Chord. This page provides information about the song and links to the lyrics and the official video.
Thank you for being Dad by Jon Barker
Level
Beginner and intermediate students.
Facts about the song
- Song:
Thank you for being
- Album:
Songs to Strike a Chord - Genre:
Soft Rock - Length of the song:
4 minutes and 23 seconds. - Writers:
Jon Barker
Interesting information about the song
In 2010 the New York Times' web site about.com ranked the song as being in the Top Ten Fathers’ Day songs of all time.
The video
The lyrics
Language points
The song includes many interesting language points:
Eexpressions that may be useful to students:
- Thank you for shaping my life,
Thank you for teaching me all you can, - If I can raise him half as well As you raised me,
Guess I'll be doing pretty well.