Graveyard Blues
Graveyard Blues: A Heart-Wrenching Journey into Loss and Longing
Lyrics
You know they tell me the graveyard, graveyard
There is a widespread belief that the graveyard is a despicable and unpleasant location.
Is a low down dirty place
Reiterates the notion that the graveyard is seen as a contemptible and filthy place.
You know they tell me the graveyard, graveyard
Reiterates the belief that the graveyard is a contemptible and filthy place.
Is a low down dirty place
Re-emphasizes the perception of the graveyard as a despicable and dirty place.
They takin' my baby to the graveyard
Expresses the act of someone taking the speaker's loved one (baby) to the graveyard for burial.
And they pack dirt in her face
Depicts the sorrow of witnessing the burial of the speaker's loved one, with dirt being shoveled onto her face as part of the burial process.
I followed that long black wagon, long black wagon down to the graveyard
The speaker follows the funeral procession (represented by a long black wagon) to the graveyard.
Watched them pack dirt in my baby's face
Observes the distressing act of burying the speaker's baby, seeing dirt being packed onto her face.
I followed that long black wagon to the graveyard
Reiterates the speaker's following of the funeral procession to the graveyard.
Watched them pack dirt in my baby's face
Reiterates the distressing sight of the burial process, specifically the act of packing dirt on the baby's face.
Mr. Graveyard Digger, why you wanna take my baby away?
The speaker questions the motives of the graveyard digger for taking away their baby.
I waved bye-bye, bye at my baby
The speaker bids farewell to their baby as she is being lowered into the grave.
As they was lettin' her down in her grave (yes I did)
Describes the emotional act of lowering the baby into the grave.
Lettin' her down, lettin' her down in her grave
Repeats the description of the emotional act of lowering the baby into the grave.
I'm gonna bring you some flowers baby, bring you some flowers
The speaker promises to bring flowers to decorate the baby's grave on every Decoration Day (a day to honor the deceased).
On every decoration day, baby
Reiterates the promise of decorating the baby's grave with flowers on Decoration Day.
Gonna decorate your grave baby
Expresses the intent to adorn the baby's grave with flowers annually on Decoration Day.
On every decoration day
Reiterates the commitment to decorate the baby's grave with flowers on every Decoration Day.
Poor me, poor me, poor me
Expresses the speaker's feelings of distress or sorrow about the situation.
Mm poor me, poor, poor me
Repeats the speaker's expression of distress or sorrow over the situation.
I ain't got nobody baby
The speaker laments their loneliness, emphasizing the absence of their loved one.
I ain't got nobody baby
Reiterates the speaker's feeling of being alone due to the absence of their loved one.
All I got in the world
The speaker indicates that everything they had in the world has now disappeared.
Have passed away
Expresses the sentiment that everyone the speaker had in their life has passed away.
My baby gone
Confirms the speaker's grief over the loss of their baby.
Have passed away
Reiterates the profound loss of the speaker's loved one (baby).
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