Remember
Yearning Melodies: Echoes of Longing and Loss
Lyrics
Won't you remember the mocking bird, my baby bun
Expressing a plea to remember the mockingbird, associating it with a term of endearment ("my baby bun").
He used to sing for dinner, baby
Highlighting that the mockingbird used to sing for sustenance, indicating a time of abundance.
Oh he used to sing for his supper
Reiterating that the mockingbird sang for its supper, emphasizing the act of singing for survival.
He used to sing so sweetly
Describing the mockingbird's sweet singing, likely reminiscent of a happier time.
Since my baby left me, he ain't sang for two long days
Connecting the absence of the singer's baby to the mockingbird's silence, suggesting a parallel between the two.
Oh, remember the blue-birds and the honey bees,
Invoking the memory of bluebirds and honey bees that used to sing, symbolizing joy and harmony.
They used to sing for you and me
Emphasizing that the bluebirds and honey bees sang for the collective "you and me," possibly reflecting on shared happiness.
Oh, They used to sing about you and me
Repeating the idea that these creatures sang about the singer and their baby, reinforcing the sense of loss.
They used to sing so sweetly
Recalling the sweet songs of the bluebirds and honey bees, contrasting with their current silence.
But since my baby left me they ain't sang in two long days
Reiterating the impact of the baby's departure on the singing of these creatures, extending the theme of loss.
Oh won't you please come home
Making a direct plea for the baby to return home, expressing a deep desire for their presence.
Come on home to me
Encouraging the baby to come back home to the singer, suggesting a longing for reconciliation.
Make everyday happy as can be
Desiring everyday happiness, linking it to the baby's return and the restoration of joy.
And if you'll leave come on home to me
Expressing a willingness to welcome the baby back, emphasizing the importance of their presence.
I'll kiss you for my dinner, baby
Connecting physical affection (kissing) to sustenance, underlining the emotional and physical hunger.
I'll kiss you for my supper, yeah!
Extending the metaphor of kissing for sustenance, highlighting the intensity of the desire for the baby's return.
But if you don't come back you know I'll have to
Suggesting that the absence of the baby would lead to extreme consequences, such as starvation.
Starve to death
Emphasizing the severity of the situation, stating the possibility of starvation due to the lack of the baby's love.
'Cus I ain't had noon of your loving all day now
Expressing the prolonged absence of the baby's love throughout the day, intensifying the emotional hunger.
Oh Remember
Reiterating the call to remember, emphasizing the importance of recalling the past happiness.
Would yo you remember
Pleading once again for remembrance, suggesting the significance of holding onto memories amidst the current absence.
Oh, remember the blue-birds and the honey bees,
Recalling the singing of bluebirds and honey bees for "you and me," reinforcing the theme of shared happiness.
Singing sweetly for you and me
Continuing the memory of sweet singing, connecting it to the collective "you and me."
Oh the mocking bird, my baby bun
Reiterating the importance of remembering the mockingbird, again using a term of endearment ("my baby bun").
Oh don't you come home to me
Expressing a plea for the baby to come home, suggesting a desire for reunion and an end to the current separation.
Will you remember
Prompting a final request for remembrance, underscoring the importance of holding onto memories in the absence of the baby.
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