He's in the JailHouse Now
Political Tricks and Jazzed Romance: Tales from Blind Blake's 'JailHouse'
Lyrics
Remember last election
Reflection on the previous election
Everybody was in action
Active participation of people during the election
Tryin' to find themselves a president
Effort to choose a president
There was a man named Lawson
Introduction of a man named Lawson
From New York down to Boston
Lawsom's representation from New York to Boston for colored people
Representing the colored people we had sent
Highlighting Lawson's role for the colored community
My brother was a voter
Speaker's brother as a voter and promoter
clso a great promoter
Brother giving advice to others
Goin' round givin' advice
Act of going to the poll and voting
They'd go to the poll and vote
Reference to voting process
Instead of voting once, he voted twice
Brother voting twice illegally
He's in the jail house now
Declaration of brother being in jail
He's in the jail house now
Reiteration of brother being in jail
We got him downtown in jail
Brother located downtown in jail
No one to go his bail
No one to bail the brother out
He's in the jail house now
Reiteration of brother's incarceration
I went downtown last Friday
Speaker going downtown and meeting a woman named Lidday
I met a gal named Lidday
Introduction of Lidday
I thought she was the swellest gal in town
Speaker's initial positive impression of Lidday
She start to call me honey
Lidday expressing affection
I thought to spending money
Speaker thinking about spending money
We went into a café and sat down
Speaker and Lidday going to a café
I thought that I was in it
Speaker thinking he is in control
Buying a drink a minute
Excessive spending on drinks
Buying wine 'n' champagne by the jug
Buying wine and champagne
When I went to pay that man
Attempt to pay for the drinks
I found that lady's hand
Discovery of Lidday's hand in the speaker's pocket
In my pocket where my money was
Realization of theft
(He got her)
Transition to a new event (graveyard)
He's in the graveyard now
Reiteration of someone being in the graveyard
He's in the graveyard now
-When I went to pay that man
Continuation of the story about paying the man
I found that old gal hand
Discovery of Lidday's hand again
He's in the jail house now
Reiteration of brother's incarceration due to theft
He's in the jail house now
Reiteration of brother being in jail
He's in the jail house now
-When I went to pay that man
Continuation of the story about paying the man
I found that lady's hand
Discovery of Lidday's hand again
He's in the jail house now
Reiteration of brother's incarceration due to theft
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