Look On Yonder Wall
Elmore James' Blues Revelation: Unveiling the Depths Beyond the Yonder Wall
Lyrics
Look on yonder wall and hand me down my walkin' cane
Expressing a need to retrieve a walking cane from a distant place (yonder wall).
Look on yonder wall and hand me down my walkin' cane
Reiterating the desire for the walking cane, possibly emphasizing urgency.
I got me another woman, baby, yon' come your man
Indicating the presence of another woman and suggesting that the speaker's attention is now elsewhere.
Look on yonder wall and hand me down my walkin' cane
Repetition of the request for the walking cane, reinforcing the importance of this action.
Look on yonder wall and hand me down my walkin' cane
Continuing the urgency of obtaining the walking cane, possibly symbolizing a need for support or stability.
I got me another woman and, uhh, baby, yon' come your man
Reaffirming the speaker's involvement with another woman and the consequence for the current relationship.
You hurried up and went to the wall,
Describing a quick departure to a wall, suggesting a sense of urgency or the need to confront something.
And you know it was tough, uhh
Acknowledging a challenging situation at the wall, emphasizing its difficulty.
I don't know how many men you's killed,
Suggesting that the person at the wall may have a violent or harmful history (killing).
But, I know you done killed enough for two
Specifying that the person at the wall has been involved in enough violent actions for two people.
Look on yonder wall and hand me down my walkin' cane
Repetition of the request for the walking cane, maintaining its significance.
Look on yonder wall and hand me down my walkin' cane
Emphasizing the importance of the walking cane, possibly as a metaphor for support or guidance.
I got me another woman, now baby, yon' come your man
Reiterating the speaker's involvement with another woman and the consequences for the current relationship.
Oh yeah
An exclamation, expressing strong emotion, possibly frustration or resignation.
I love you baby, but you just can't treat me right,
Expressing love for the partner but conveying dissatisfaction with the treatment received.
Spend all my money and walk the streets all night
Highlighting financial strain and concerns about the partner's behavior (walking the streets all night).
But, look on yonder wall and hand me down my walkin' cane
Repetition of the request for the walking cane, reinforcing its symbolic importance.
I got me another woman, and baby, yon' come your man
Reiterating the speaker's involvement with another woman and the consequences for the current relationship.
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