FOR HE’S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW


Meaning of FOR HE’S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW in English

a song that people sing to praise somebody who has done something that they admire. If the person is a woman, they sing For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow . The song is usually sung without being planned or prepared, and the person is sometimes carried on the shoulders of the people singing. The words are:

For he’s a jolly good fellow,

For he’s a jolly good fellow,

For he’s a jolly good fellow,

And so say all of us.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.