Flyin' Airplane Blues
Flying High with Love: Blind Boy Fuller's Airplane Blues Tale
Lyrics
Wanna get in my airplane
Expresses a desire to board an airplane.
Wanna get in my airplane
Reiterates the desire to board the airplane.
Wanna ride all over
Expresses a wish to travel extensively.
Wanna ride all over your town
Wants to explore the town during the journey.
And if I spy the gal I'm lovin'
Expresses a desire to see a loved one while flying.
Old fool gonna let this airplane
Suggests a willingness to risk the airplane for love.
Old fool gonna let this airplane down
Reiterates the willingness to risk the airplane for love.
Now here's my hand
Offers a hand, possibly symbolizing support or partnership.
Now here's my hand
Repeats the gesture of extending a hand.
You can leave me where you want me
Acceptance of being placed wherever the partner desires.
You can leave me where you want me to go
Ready to go wherever the partner wants.
And if you leave me wrong this time
Warning against mistreatment, emphasizing consequences.
And you won't leave me no
If mistreated, there will be no return.
And you won't leave me no more
Reinforces the idea that mistreatment leads to separation.
And I feel like walkin' (Yes I do!)
Expresses a desire to walk, indicating restlessness.
I feel like walkin' (Yes!)
Reiterates the desire to walk.
I feel like lyin'
Expresses a feeling of deception or untruthfulness.
I feel like lyin' down
Feeling inclined to lie down, possibly due to emotional exhaustion.
And you know I feel just like lovin'
Expresses a desire for love despite current feelings.
My gal ain't nowhere
Expresses the absence of the loved one.
My gal ain't nowhere around
Confirms the loved one's absence.
Now you're three times seven
Describes someone as three times seven, possibly meaning mature or experienced.
Now you're three times seven
Reiterates the idea of someone being mature or experienced.
Ought to know what you want to
Suggests the importance of knowing one's desires.
Ought to know what you want to do
Encourages decisive action based on personal desires.
Mama and the day that you quit me
Mentions consequences if the partner leaves.
I won't be mad with
Expresses the speaker's lack of anger if the partner departs.
Said I won't be mad with you
Reiterates the lack of anger in case of departure.
Said I know my little woman
Expresses familiarity and knowledge of a significant other.
Said I know my little woman
Reiterates the knowledge of the significant other.
She's bound to jump
Anticipates the significant other's energetic reaction.
She's bound to jump and shout
Expects an enthusiastic response from the significant other.
And whenever she gets hold of this here letter
Refers to the emotional impact of a written message on the significant other.
I done loved my long time
Expresses long-term love for the significant other.
I done loved my long time out
Reiterates the enduring nature of the speaker's love.
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