Miller's Cave
Lost in Miller's Cave: Tales of Betrayal and Revenge in Georgia
Lyrics
Way down in the state of Georgia,
Describes the geographical location, the state of Georgia.
Through the swamps and the everglades.
Refers to the swamps and everglades in Georgia.
There's a big ol' hole in Tiger Mountain.
Highlights a significant hole in Tiger Mountain.
God help the man who gets lost in Miller's Cave.
Warns about the danger of getting lost in Miller's Cave.
I had me a girl in Waycross, Georgia,
Introduces the narrator's past relationship in Waycross, Georgia.
But she had unfaithful ways.
Reveals the girl's unfaithfulness.
She made me feel I wasn't wanted,
Expresses the emotional impact of feeling unwanted.
Like the bats and the bears in Miller's Cave.
Compares the narrator's situation to the bats and bears in Miller's Cave.
I couldn't stand the way she did me.
Describes the narrator's dissatisfaction with the girl's behavior.
Couldn't take her low down ways.
States the narrator's inability to tolerate the girl's immoral actions.
Before I'll stay with a cheatin' woman,
Expresses a refusal to stay with a cheating woman.
I'll go and live with the bears in Miller's Cave.
Chooses to live with bears in Miller's Cave over enduring infidelity.
Caught her out, Sunday morning,
Narrates catching the girl with a man named big Dave.
With some guy they call big Dave.
Highlights the undesirable nature of big Dave.
The meanest man in Waycross, Georgia,
Describes big Dave as the meanest man in Waycross, Georgia.
I'd rather fight a mountain lion in Miller's Cave.
Expresses a preference for facing a mountain lion over big Dave in Miller's Cave.
I said: "You'll pay both you and Davey,
The narrator issues a threat to both the girl and Davey.
"I'm gonna see you in your grave."
Declares the intention to see them in their graves.
They laughed at me and then I shot 'em,
Describes a confrontation and subsequent laughter at the narrator's threat.
I took their cheating, scheming bones to Miller's Cave.
Recounts the narrator's violent reaction, shooting them and taking their remains to Miller's Cave.
That woman made me feel unwanted,
Reflects on the woman making the narrator feel unwanted.
But I guess I showed her I was brave.
Despite feeling unwanted, the narrator demonstrates bravery through actions.
The most wanted man in the state of Georgia,
Claims to be the most wanted man in Georgia but confident in remaining hidden in Miller's Cave.
But they're never gonna find me `cause I'm lost in Miller's Cave.
Emphasizes the narrator's belief that they will not be found.
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