Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Mystery in the Pines: A Haunting Tale of Absence and Secrets
Lyrics
My boy, my boy
The speaker addresses someone affectionately as "my boy."
Don't lie to me
The speaker implores the person not to lie.
Tell me, where did you sleep last night?
The speaker asks where the person spent the previous night.
In the pines, in the pines
Reference to sleeping in the pines, suggesting a remote or desolate location.
Where the sun don't ever shine
Describes the dark setting where the sun doesn't shine, emphasizing a bleak environment.
I would shiver the whole night through
The speaker expresses that they would shiver throughout the entire night.
My boy, my boy
Reiteration of addressing the person affectionately as "my boy."
Where will you go?
The speaker inquires about the person's destination.
Oh, I'm going where the cold wind blows
The person responds, indicating a journey where a cold wind blows, implying hardship.
In the pines, in the pines
Repetition of sleeping in the pines and a sunless place.
Where the sun don't ever shine
Reiterates the desolation and darkness of the setting.
I would shiver the whole night through
Expresses the physical discomfort of shivering throughout the night.
His husband was a hard working man
Introduces a narrative about someone's hard-working husband.
About a mile and a half from here
Specifies the husband's proximity, about a mile and a half away.
They found his head in a driver's wheel
Reveals a grim discovery of the husband's head in a driver's wheel.
But his body never was found
Contrasts the head's discovery with the absence of the husband's body.
My boy, my boy
Repetition of addressing the person affectionately as "my boy."
Don't lie to me
The speaker again pleads for honesty regarding the person's whereabouts.
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
Restates the question about where the person slept the previous night.
In the pines, in the pines
Reiteration of the desolate setting in the pines where the sun doesn't shine.
Where the sun don't ever shine
Emphasizes the enduring discomfort of shivering throughout the night.
I would shiver the whole night through
Concludes with a repetition of the physical discomfort caused by the chilling night.
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