Wedding in Cherokee County
Love's Odd Dance in Cherokee County
Lyrics
Verse 1
Introduction to the setting and character, "she" is observed sitting behind the smokehouse in a rocking chair.
There she is sitting there
Descriptive continuation of her presence.
Out behind the smoke-house in her rocking chair
Setting details, indicating a rural or traditional environment.
She don't say nothin'
Description of her silence or emotional detachment.
She don't do nothin'
Emphasizing her inactivity and lack of response.
She don't feel nothin'
Highlighting her emotional numbness or indifference.
She don't know nothin'
Emphasizing her lack of knowledge or awareness.
Refrain
Introduction of the refrain.
Maybe she's crazy, I don't know
Pondering the possibility of her being crazy, expressing uncertainty.
But maybe that's why I love her so
Acknowledging a potential reason for loving her despite uncertainties.
Verse 2
Transition to a new verse.
Her papa was a midget
Details about her family background, including unconventional elements.
Her mama was a whore
Revealing a provocative detail about her mother.
Her granddad was a newsboy 'til he was eighty-four
Describing her granddad's unusual occupation and age.
What a slimy old bastard he was
Expressing disdain for her granddad.
Man, don't you think I know she hates me?
Acknowledging awareness of her possible hatred towards the speaker.
Man, don't you think I know that she's no good?
Recognizing the perception that she is not a good person.
If she knew how, she'd be unfaithful to me
Suggesting her potential for infidelity.
I think she'd kill me if she could
Speculating about her willingness to harm the speaker.
Refrain
Reiteration of the refrain.
Maybe she's crazy, I don't know
Repeating the uncertainty about her sanity.
But maybe that's why I love her so
Reiterating the potential reason for loving her despite uncertainties.
Bridge
Introducing a bridge section with a metaphorical reference to a grey wolf.
I'm not afraid of the grey wolf
Expressing fearlessness in the face of challenges represented by the grey wolf.
Who stalks through our forest at dawn
Describing the wolf's presence in the forest at dawn.
As long as I have her beside me
Asserting strength drawn from the presence of the woman.
I have the strength to carry on
Declaring the ability to endure and persevere.
Verse 3
Transition to the third verse.
Today we will be married
Announcing the impending marriage.
And all the freaks that she knows will be there
Anticipating the attendance of unconventional or eccentric individuals.
And all the people from the village will be there
Expecting villagers to join in congratulating the couple.
To congratulate us
Highlighting the communal celebration.
I will carry her across the threshold
Symbolic gesture of carrying her across the threshold, a traditional wedding ritual.
I will make dim the light
Setting a romantic ambiance by dimming the light.
I will attempt to spend my love within her
Expressing the intention to consummate the marriage.
But though I try with all my might
Conveying a struggle to achieve intimacy.
She will laugh at my mighty sword
Anticipating mockery or laughter at the speaker's prowess.
She will laugh at my mighty sword
Repetition of the anticipation of laughter.
Why must everybody laugh at my mighty sword?
Expressing frustration at the potential ridicule.
Lord, help me if you will
Seeking divine assistance or guidance.
Refrain
Reiteration of the refrain with shared uncertainty about sanity.
Maybe we're both crazy, I don't know
Speculating on mutual craziness as a potential reason for love.
Maybe that's why I love her so
Reiterating the uncertain but compelling nature of the love relationship.
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