Stick in the Mud
Embrace Life's Cheers, Avoid Being a Stick in the Mud
Lyrics
Roll out the barrel bring in the beer
Encouraging a lively atmosphere, suggesting the start of a celebration with the mention of beer.
Hell bent for leather rousing good cheer
Eagerly and energetically participating in festivities, especially with a focus on enjoyment.
Don't let your best friend down
Advise against betraying or disappointing one's closest companion.
He wouldn't like it to be done
Highlighting the disapproval of actions that would hurt the speaker's best friend.
Don't be a stick in the mud
Discouraging a conservative or boring attitude, encouraging a more open and lively approach.
Be a little cleaner one
Suggesting the importance of maintaining cleanliness or moral purity in one's behavior.
Right up this ladder write down this note
Asking the listener to pay attention, possibly to a message being conveyed through a note.
Dear sir or madam pardon my quote
Apologizing politely and formally for a quoted statement in a letter addressed to either a sir or madam.
And while we're about it please
Continuing the formal tone, proposing an end to a certain behavior or activity.
Let's have no more of this carry-on
Expressing a desire for a cessation of a particular kind of disruptive or inappropriate behavior.
Don't be a stick in the mud
Reiterating the advice against being overly conservative or resistant to change.
Be a little cleaner one
Emphasizing the need for a cleaner and more morally upright approach to life.
And anytime I see your face
Transitioning to a personal observation about the impact of seeing the listener's face.
I'm reminded of a meal I once had
Recalling a past experience or relationship that left a lasting impression.
Boy it was really good to look at
Describing the attractiveness of the remembered experience or person.
But it sure tasted bad
Contrasting the initial appeal with a negative outcome or disappointment.
Don't be a stuck in the mud
Repeating the advice against being stuck in a conservative or unyielding mindset.
Hang out your window sit on your floor
Suggesting a carefree or casual attitude by hanging out the window or sitting on the floor.
Don't let it get up not like before
Warning against a situation escalating, possibly referring to a negative experience from the past.
When it sat down on you
Recalling a previous occurrence of an undesirable situation.
Who would have thought it could be done
Expressing surprise at the possibility of a particular outcome.
Don't be a stick in the mud
Reiterating the advice against being overly conservative or resistant to change.
Be a little cleaner one
Emphasizing the need for a cleaner and more morally upright approach to life.
And anytime I see your face
Repeating the personal impact of seeing the listener's face.
I'm reminded of a meal I once had
Recalling a past experience or relationship that left a lasting impression.
Boy it was really good to look at
Describing the attractiveness of the remembered experience or person.
But it sure tasted bad
Contrasting the initial appeal with a negative outcome or disappointment.
Don't be a stuck in the mud
Repeating the advice against being stuck in a conservative or unyielding mindset.
Roll out the barrel bring in the beer
Returning to the theme of celebration and enjoyment, urging the continuation of festivities.
Hell bent for leather rousing good cheer
Eagerly and energetically participating in festivities, especially with a focus on enjoyment.
Don't let your best friend down
Advise against betraying or disappointing one's closest companion.
He wouldn't like it to be done
Highlighting the disapproval of actions that would hurt the speaker's best friend.
Don't be a stick in the mud
Reiterating the advice against being overly conservative or resistant to change.
Be a little cleaner one
Emphasizing the need for a cleaner and more morally upright approach to life.
Comment