Alberta
Love's Journey: John Lee Hooker's Ode to Alberta's Charms
Lyrics
Yes, I love, love that girl
Expressing love for a specific girl
Lord, I tell her what I'd do
Desire to communicate intentions or feelings to the girl
Lord, I love, love that girl
Reiteration of love for the mentioned girl
Tell the world I do
Public declaration of love, urging others to acknowledge
Tell the world I do
Repetition for emphasis on the declaration
Tell the world I do
Further emphasis on declaring love to the world
Tell the world
Reiteration, emphasizing the need to inform the world
Tell the world
Continued emphasis on sharing the love with the world
Yes, I went down to the river
Narrating a visit to the river
Started to jump overboard an drown
Contemplation of drastic action, possibly linked to emotions
Got to thinkin', now, now
Reflecting on thoughts about a person named Alberta
'Bout Alberta; God knows I turned
Expressing a turning point influenced by thoughts of Alberta
I turned sho' 'round
Repetition, emphasizing the decisive change in direction
I turned sho' 'round
Reiterating the turning point in a resolute manner
I turned sho'
Continued emphasis on the significant turnaround
I turned sho' around
Repetition of the decisive change in direction
I turned sho'
Further emphasis on the significant turnaround
Yes, I know, know Alberta
Acknowledging familiarity with a person named Alberta
Lord, I know 'bout her--way she walk
Commenting on Alberta's distinctive way of walking
She got three, three gold teeth, oh, Lord
Describing a physical characteristic of Alberta (gold teeth)
Dimples in her jaw
Highlighting another physical feature of Alberta (dimples in her jaw)
Dimples in her jaw
Repetition, emphasizing the presence of dimples in Alberta's jaw
Dimples in
Continued emphasis on the presence of dimples
Dimples in her
Reiteration, emphasizing dimples in Alberta's jaw
Dimples in
Repetition, underscoring the significance of dimples
Oh, Lord, her dimples in her jaw
Final emphasis on Alberta's dimples in her jaw
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