1. Fill in the gaps using the past simple form of the verbs
between brackets.
Hey, I, I
Yeah, ah, ah
Yeah, I
An old man ___________ (turn)ninety-eight
He __________ (win)the lottery and died the next day
It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay
It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just _______________ (not take)
And who would’ve thought? It figures
Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly
He _______________ (pack)his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He ___________ (wait) his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane ____________ (crash) down, he _______________(think)
“Well, isn’t this nice”
And isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just ________________ (not take)
And who would’ve thought? It figures
Well, life has a funny way
Of sneaking up on you
When you think everything’s okay
And everything’s going right
And life has a funny way
Of helping you out
by Alanis
Morissete
Ironic
