Lyrics
Unlike most of the songs nowadays that have been written up in Tin Pan Alley
Contrasting contemporary songs from Tin Pan Alley with the origin of this song, suggesting its unique origin.
That's where most of the folk songs come from nowadays
Highlighting Tin Pan Alley as a source of modern folk songs.
This, this is a song, this wasn't written up there
Emphasizing that this song's creation differs and wasn't from Tin Pan Alley.
This was written somewhere down in the United States
Locating the song's origin in the United States.
Well, the Lone Ranger and Tonto
Reference to the Lone Ranger and Tonto, iconic characters, possibly symbolizing help or intervention.
They are ridin' down the line
Depicting the Lone Ranger and Tonto riding and helping along the way.
Fixin' everybody's troubles
Describing their role in fixing troubles for others.
Everybody's except mine
Expressing the singer's sense of isolation, as the Lone Ranger and Tonto can't fix his troubles.
Someone musta told them that I was doin' fine
Suggesting a misunderstanding that the singer is doing well.
Oh, you five and ten cent women
Criticizing superficial women with little substance in their minds.
With nothin' in your heads
Contrasting them with the singer's genuine and lasting love for a real woman.
I got a real gal I'm lovin'
Expressing the depth of the singer's love for a real woman.
And Lord, I'll love her 'til I'm dead
Committing to love her until death.
Go away from my door and my window, too
Instructing the superficial women to leave the singer alone.
Right now
Urgent insistence on them leaving immediately.
Lord, I ain't goin' down to no race track
Rejecting the idea of going to a racetrack to watch sports cars.
See no sports car run
Disinterest in sports cars and the events at the racetrack.
I don't have no sports car
Clarifying the singer's lack of a sports car and indifference towards having one.
And I don't even care to have one
Reiterating the singer's disinterest in owning a sports car.
I can walk anytime around the block
Asserting the singer's ability to walk casually around the block.
Well, the wind keeps a-blowin' me
Describing the wind's unpredictable impact on the singer's movement.
Up and down the street
Portraying the singer's journey up and down the street, influenced by the wind.
With my hat in my hand
Depicting the singer with respect to his hat and boots, suggesting a humble existence.
And my boots on my feet
Highlighting the singer's vulnerability and simplicity.
Watch out so you don't step on me
Cautioning others to be aware of the singer's presence.
Well, look it here buddy
Addressing someone and questioning if they want to emulate the singer.
You want to be like me?
Suggesting a rebellious act of pulling out a six-shooter to rob banks.
Pull out your six-shooter
Instructing the person to tell the judge that the singer approves of the robbery.
And rob every bank you can see
Encouraging criminal behavior as a form of defiance or protest.
Tell the judge I said it was all right
Directing the person to inform the judge that the singer sanctions the actions.
Yes
Concluding with a casual affirmation of the aforementioned actions.
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