I'm Just a Lucky So and So
Embracing Life's Luck: Exploring the Joy in Duke Ellington's 'I'm Just a Lucky So and So'
Lyrics
As I walk down the street
Expressing a casual stroll through the street.
Seems everyone I meet
Noticing that everyone encountered greets or acknowledges the speaker.
Gives me a friendly hello
Receiving friendly greetings from people.
I guess I'm just a lucky so and so
Attributing the positive interactions to being fortunate or lucky.
The birds in every tree
Observing that birds in every tree are friendly or harmonious.
Are all so neighborly
Highlighting the pleasant nature of the speaker's surroundings.
They sing wherever I go
Noting that birds sing wherever the speaker goes.
I guess I'm just a lucky so and so
Reiterating the idea that the speaker is fortunate or lucky.
If you should ask me the amount
Suggesting a question about the amount of money in the speaker's bank account.
In my bank account
Implying that the speaker may not have a significant amount of money.
I'd have to confess that I'm slippin'
Admitting a financial decline but expressing lack of concern.
But that don't worry me, confidentially
Confiding that the speaker has an optimistic and exciting dream.
I've got a dream that's a pippin'
Emphasizing the positive and inspiring nature of the speaker's dream.
And when the day is through
Indicating that, at the end of the day, the speaker has a routine.
Each night I hurry to
Expressing a sense of urgency or eagerness to reach a particular destination.
A home where love waits, I know
Referring to a home where love is present and eagerly anticipated.
I guess I'm just a lucky so and so
Reiterating the theme of being fortunate or lucky.
And when the day is through
Repeating the idea of reaching a home filled with love each night.
Each night I hurry to
Expressing the nightly routine of returning to a loving home.
A home where love waits, I know
Reiterating the concept of a home where love is present.
I guess I'm just a lucky so and so
Affirming once again that the speaker feels lucky or fortunate.
I'm just a lucky, lucky so and so
Concluding with a reaffirmation of being a fortunate or lucky individual.
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