Tumbling Dice
Rolling the Dice of Love: Barry Goldberg's Seductive Groove
Lyrics
Wo Yeah! (Wo, wo)
Expression of excitement or affirmation.
Women think I'm tasty, but they're always tryin' to waste me
Women find the speaker attractive but often cause trouble or complications.
And make me burn the candle right down,
Reference to time passing quickly, possibly due to the challenges faced.
But baby, baby, I don't need no jewels in my crown.
The speaker doesn't need material wealth or accolades.
Cause all you women is low down gamblers,
Characterizing women as risky gamblers, possibly untrustworthy.
Cheatin' like I don't know how,
Accusation of cheating with a suggestion of deception.
But baby, baby, there's fever in the funk house now.
Emphasizing a sense of excitement or chaos in the environment.
This low down bitchin' got my poor feet a itchin',
Frustration with complaining, creating discomfort or irritation.
Don't you know you know the duece is still wild.
A play on words, referencing both gambling and wild behavior.
Baby, I can't stay, you got to roll me
Expressing a need to keep moving or changing.
And call me the tumblin' dice.
Identification with tumbling dice, emphasizing unpredictability.
Always in a hurry, I never stop to worry,
Constant movement without concern or anxiety.
Don't you see the time flashin' by.
Awareness of time passing but choosing not to worry about it.
Honey, got no money,
Lack of financial resources.
I'm all sixes and sevens and nines.
Feeling disoriented or confused, using numerical expressions.
Say now baby, I'm the rank outsider,
Describing oneself as an outsider, suggesting a rebellious nature.
You can be my partner in crime.
Inviting someone to join in a rebellious or unconventional lifestyle.
But baby, I can't stay,
Reiterating the need to keep moving and avoid attachment.
You got to roll me and call me the tumblin',
Repetition of the call to keep rolling, emphasizing the unpredictable nature.
Roll me and call me the tumblin' dice.
Repeating the identification with tumbling dice.
Oh, my, my, my, I'm the lone crap shooter,
Describing oneself as a lone risk-taker in the game of life.
Playin' the field ev'ry night.
Engaging in various experiences without commitment.
But baby, I can't stay,
Reiterating the need to keep moving and not get attached.
You got to roll me and call me the tumblin' dice, (Call me the tumblin')
Repeating the identification with tumbling dice and the call to keep rolling.
Got to roll me (yayes), Got to roll me, Got to roll me (Oh yeah)
Repetition emphasizing the urgency to keep rolling.
Got to roll me
-Got to roll me (yeah)
-Got to roll me (Keep on rolling)
-Got to roll me (Keep on rolling)
-Got to roll me (Keep on rolling)
-Got to roll me
-My baby, call me the tumblin' dice, yeah
Referring to a partner or lover who joins in the unpredictable lifestyle.
Got to roll me
Continued emphasis on the need to keep rolling and stay dynamic.
Baby sweet as sugar (Got to roll me)
-Yeah, my, my, my yeah (Got to roll me)
-I went down baby, oh
-Got to roll me (hit me)
-Baby I'm down
Expressing a state of defeat or being down, potentially in a figurative sense.
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