London Homesick Blues
Escape to Amarillo: A Texan's Tale of London Blues
Lyrics
Well when you're down on your luck and you ain't got a buck in London you're a goner
Expressing despair in a dire situation without money in London.
Even London Bridge has fallen down and moved to Arizona
Using the metaphor of London Bridge to convey a sense of decline and relocation.
Now I know why and I'll substantiate the rumor that the English sense of humor
Offering an explanation for the lack of humor in the English, potentially attributing it to a cultural difference.
Is drier than the Texas sand
Comparing the English sense of humor to the dryness of Texas sand.
You can put up your dukes or you can bet your boots but I'm leavin' as fast as I can
Choosing to leave quickly, despite the option to fight or resist.
I want to go home with the armadillo good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Expressing a desire to return home to Texas, mentioning specific places like Amarillo and Abilene, known for country music.
The friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
Highlighting the positive aspects of Texas, emphasizing friendly people and beautiful women.
Well it's cold over here Lord I swear I wish they'd turn the heat on
Complaining about the cold weather in London and wishing for heating.
And where in the world is that English girl I promised I would meet on the third floor
Referencing a promise to meet an English girl on the third floor, expressing a sense of displacement.
And of the whole damn lot the only friend I got is a smoke and a cheal guitar
Describing a smoke and a cheap guitar as the only companions in a foreign land.
My mind keeps rollin' and my heart keeps yearnin' to be home in Texas bar
Yearning to be back in a Texas bar, indicating a strong desire for home.
I want to go home with the armadillo...
Reiterating the desire to go home with the armadillo, linking it to good country music.
Well I decided that I'd get my cowboy hat and go down to Marble Arch Station
Deciding to wear a cowboy hat and go to Marble Arch Station, suggesting a cultural clash.
Cause when a Texas fancies he'll take his chances
Expressing the willingness to take chances as a Texan in a foreign land.
Chances will be taken that's for sure
Affirming the inevitability of taking risks in unfamiliar situations.
And them Limey eyes they were eyin' the prize some people call manly footwear
Describing how English eyes are observing the narrator, possibly with skepticism.
And they said you're from down south and when you open your mouth
Commenting on the narrator's Southern origin and a tendency to misspeak or put their foot in their mouth.
Son you always seem to put yout foor there
Highlighting a recurring issue of misspeaking, emphasizing the cultural divide.
I want to go home with Armadilla...
Repeating the desire to go home with the armadillo and enjoy the comforts of Texas.
I want to go home with Armadilla...
Reiterating the longing to return home with the armadillo.
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