Maybe Little Baby
Yearning Hearts and Unheard Whispers: Maybe Little Baby Reveals a Lonely Soul
Lyrics
Everybody's lonesome for somebody else
Everybody is feeling lonely for someone else.
But nobody's lonesome for me
No one is feeling lonely for the speaker.
So everybody's thinkin' of somebody else
Everyone is thinking about someone else.
But nobody's thinkin' 'bout me
No one is thinking about the speaker.
When the time rolls around for me to lay down and die
When the speaker's time comes to die, it is expected that they will have to pay someone to mourn for them.
I bet, I'll have to go and hire me someone to cry
Continuation of the expectation that the speaker will need to hire someone to cry at their funeral.
Everybody's lonesome for somebody else
Reiteration that everyone else is lonely for someone, but no one is lonely for the speaker.
But nobody's lonesome for me
Confirmation that nobody feels lonely for the speaker.
Everybody's longin' for somebody else
Everyone is yearning for someone else.
But nobody's lonesome for me
Nobody is yearning for the speaker.
Everybody's dreamin' 'bout somebody else
People are dreaming about someone else.
But nobody dreams about me
No one is dreaming about the speaker.
All I need is a bride who wants a big hearted groom
The speaker only needs a bride who desires a big-hearted groom, regardless of societal expectations.
I wouldn't care if she came ridin' in on a broom
Expressing a willingness to accept a bride even if she seems unconventional.
Everybody's lonesome for somebody else
Reiteration of the theme that everyone is lonely for someone else, but not for the speaker.
But nobody's lonesome for me
Emphasis that nobody is lonely for the speaker.
Everybody's pinin' for somebody else
People are pining for someone else.
But nobody's pinin' for me
No one is pining for the speaker.
Everybody's crazy 'bout somebody else
Everyone is infatuated with someone else.
But nobody's crazy bout me
No one is infatuated with the speaker.
Oh, I shine up my shoes and then, I slick down my hair
The speaker makes efforts to present themselves well, but it seems futile.
Put on my Sunday suit but I ain't goin' nowhere
Despite dressing up, the speaker feels they have nowhere to go.
Everybody's lonesome for somebody else
Reiteration that everyone else is lonely for someone else, but not for the speaker.
But nobody's lonesome for me
Confirmation that nobody is lonely for the speaker.
Everybody's yearnin' for somebody else
People are yearning for someone else.
But nobody's lonesome for me
No one is yearning for the speaker.
Everybody's fallin' for somebody else
Everyone is falling for someone else.
But nobody's fallin' for me
No one is falling for the speaker.
Now, I ain't had a kiss since I fell out of my crib
The speaker humorously reflects on the lack of romantic experiences, using a biblical reference to the creation of Eve from Adam's rib.
It looks to me like, I've been cheated out of my rib
The speaker feels deprived of romantic relationships since infancy.
Everybody's lonesome for somebody else
Reiteration that everyone else is lonely for someone else, but not for the speaker.
But nobody's lonesome for me
Emphasis that nobody is lonely for the speaker.
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