Last Fair Deal
Journey Through Gulfport: Last Fair Deal's Blues Tale
Lyrics
It's the last fair deal gone down
Refers to the final honest or fair agreement that has ended
Last fair deal gone down
Reiterates the idea of the last honest or fair deal concluding
It's the last fair deal gone down, good lord
Emphasizes the finality of the fair agreement's conclusion, addressing a higher power (God)
On that Gulfport Island Road
Specifically on the road named Gulfport Island, indicating a location for these events
Ida Belle don't cry this time
Pleading to Ida Belle to not cry this time
Ida Belle don't cry this time
Repeated plea to Ida Belle to refrain from crying
If you cry 'bout a nickel, you die 'bout a dime
Suggesting that crying over a small issue (nickel) might lead to dire consequences (dying over a dime)
On that Gulfport Island Road
Continuation of events on the Gulfport Island Road
I love the way you do
Expressing admiration or affection for someone's behavior or actions
I love the way you do
Reiteration of the admiration or fondness for how someone does things
I love the way you do, good lord
Reinforcing the appreciation for someone's actions, again referencing a higher power (God)
On this Gulfport Island Road
Linked to the events occurring specifically on Gulfport Island Road
My captain's so mean on me
Describing the captain as harsh or unkind towards the speaker
My captain's so mean on me
Repetition of the captain's harsh treatment towards the speaker
My captain's so mean on me, good lord
Further emphasis on the captain's cruelty, invoking a higher power (God)
On this Gulfport Island Road
Continuing to narrate events taking place on Gulfport Island Road, focusing on the captain's behavior
I'm workin' my way back home
Expressing a journey or effort to return home
I'm workin' my way back home
Reiteration of the endeavor to make it back home
I'm workin' my way back home, good lord
Emphasizing the effort to return home, invoking a higher power (God)
On this Gulfport Island Road
Contextualizing the desire to return home within the setting of Gulfport Island Road
And that thing keep ringin' so soon
Suggesting a persistent or continuous ringing of something
That thing keep ringin' so soon
Repetition of the persistent ringing mentioned earlier
That thing don't keep ringin' so soon, good lord
Expressing a wish or command for the ringing to cease, invoking a higher power (God)
On that Gulfport Island Road
Reiterating the persistent ringing in the context of Gulfport Island Road
It's the last fair deal gone down
Reiteration of the finality of an honest or fair agreement's conclusion
Last fair deal gone down
Repeating the notion of the last honest or fair deal coming to an end
It's the last fair deal gone down, good lord
Emphasizing the finality of the fair agreement's conclusion, invoking a higher power (God)
On that Gulfport Island Road
Specifically on the road named Gulfport Island, summarizing the preceding events
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