Statesboro Blues
Statesboro Blues Unveiled: Love, Loss, and Life's Journey
Lyrics
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
Calling out to the mother figure, asking her to reduce the light or intensity in the room.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
Repetition of the request to the mother to lower the lamp, creating a sense of urgency or intimacy.
You got no nerve, baby
Commenting on the listener's lack of courage or audacity.
To turn Pappa Mc Tell from your door
Suggesting that the listener lacks the courage to reject Pappa Mc Tell, possibly a reference to a problematic person or situation.
I woke up this morning, I had them Statesboro Blues
Expressing the singer's emotional state upon waking, attributing it to the "Statesboro Blues."
I woke up this morning, I had them Statesboro Blues
Repetition of the emotional impact of waking up with the "Statesboro Blues."
Well, I looked over the corner,
Observation of someone else, Grandpa, experiencing a similar emotional state.
And Grandpa seemed to have them too
Continuation of the observation of Grandpa's emotional state.
Well, my momma died and left me reckless
Reflecting on the mother's death and the reckless nature of the singer's inheritance.
My poppa died and left me wise
Reflecting on the father's death and the wisdom inherited.
I ain't good looking, baby
Acknowledging a lack of physical attractiveness but claiming a positive inner quality.
But I'm someone sweet and kind
Emphasizing the singer's sweetness and kindness as valuable attributes.
I'm goin' to the country
Expressing a desire to go to the countryside.
Baby, don't you want to go?
Asking the listener if they want to join the singer in going to the country.
'Cause if you can't make it,
Suggesting that if the listener can't make it, the singer's sister is willing to go.
Your sixteen little sis said she wanna go
Referencing the sister's desire to go to the country.
I love that woman
Expressing deep love for a woman.
Better than any woman I've ever seen
Reiterating the strong affection for the woman, emphasizing her superiority to others.
Well, I love that woman
Repetition of the love for the woman, highlighting her exceptional qualities.
Better than any woman I've ever seen
Reiterating the comparison of the woman's greatness to others.
Well, now she treat me like a king,
Describing how the woman treats the singer exceptionally well, like a king.
And I treat she like it was a doggone queen
Reciprocal treatment of the woman as if she were a queen.
Oh, wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
Repetition of the earlier request to the mother to lower the lamp.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
Continuation of the request to the mother, maintaining a sense of urgency or intimacy.
You got no nerve
Reiteration of the listener's lack of courage or audacity.
To turn Pappa Mc Tell from your door.
Repetition of the suggestion that the listener lacks the courage to reject Pappa Mc Tell.
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