Goin' Mad Blues
Soulful Reflections: Goin' Mad Blues Unveils Love, Loss, and Redemption
Lyrics
Peoples, I had a woman
Reflecting on a past relationship
She was nice and kind to me in every way
Describing the woman's positive qualities and kindness
Peoples, I had a woman
Reiterating the presence of a woman in the speaker's life
She was nice and kind to me in every way
Repeating the positive attributes of the woman
Lord, she died, she left me
Expressing sorrow and loss due to the woman's death
I sing the blues on every Decoration Day
Turning to the blues as a form of expression after the loss
Lord, I was standin' 'round my baby's bedside
Recalling the moment when the speaker's baby passed away
When my Lord taken my baby away
Highlighting the emotional impact of the baby's departure
Lord, I was standin' 'round my baby's beside
Repeating the emotional moment of the baby's passing
When my Lord taken my baby away
Emphasizing the sorrow of losing the baby
Well, well, when you so doggone bad
Expressing a sense of guilt or regret
Lord, I hung my head and cried, yes, so sorry
Conveying deep sadness and remorse
She said, "Daddy please don't worry"
Quoting the woman's words to comfort the speaker
'Cause everybody's got to go"
Acknowledging the inevitability of death
Daddy please don't worry
Repeating the woman's words of comfort
'Cause everybody's got to go
Reiterating the universal nature of mortality
Well, well, well, well, Lord, the best woman
Praising the deceased woman as the best the speaker ever had
God knows I ever had, all this hurtin'
Expressing the pain of the loss
I just hung my head and cried
Conveying the speaker's emotional response to the situation
Yes, it was a sad day with me
Describing a day of sorrow for the speaker
So sad that day, so sad, that day
Repeating the intense sadness of the day
When my Lord taken my baby away
Recalling the moment when the baby passed away
Well, well, well, I'll meet my baby
Expressing hope to reunite with the baby in the afterlife
On some old lonesome day
Anticipating a future meeting with the baby
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