Pot Hound Blues
Love's Price: Pot Hound Blues Unveils the Cost of Affection
Lyrics
You must bring me a job or money from anywhere
You are required to bring me either a job or money from any source.
You must bring me a job or money from anywhere
Reiteration of the demand for a job or money from the person being addressed.
Caus I can get your kind of lovin' in the street just anywhere
Expressing that the speaker can find a similar kind of love elsewhere, emphasizing independence.
You come home every day lookin' for your stew and beans
Highlighting the routine of the person coming home daily in search of a meal.
You come home every day lookin' for your stew and beans
Repetition of the daily routine and emphasizing the speaker's frustration.
And you have got more nerve than any pot hound I've ever seen
Comparing the person's audacity to the boldness of a "pot hound," a term likely denoting a persistent or bold individual.
Now you take your money, you have your fun
Advising the person to enjoy life while they have money because financial difficulties may arise when the rent is due.
You don't have nothin', when house rent come
Stating the consequences of not managing finances properly when the rent is due.
And I'm thru, cookin' your stew and beans
Declaring the end of cooking for the person due to financial irresponsibility.
And you can eat more neckbones that any man I've ever seen
Commenting on the person's hearty appetite, possibly suggesting wastefulness.
Now if you want me baby you got to make your purse show down
Setting a condition for the person to win the speaker's affection by showing financial commitment.
If you want me baby make your purse show down
Reiterating the condition for the person to prove their sincerity through a financial commitment.
And you got to put your money down where I got mine
Emphasizing the need for the person to invest money in the relationship, mirroring the speaker's own commitment.
Now you're layin' up in my bed, between my two white sheets
Describing an intimate moment but focusing on a negative aspect, the unpleasant smell of the person's feet.
I can't see and smell nothin', but your doggone feet
Expressing dissatisfaction with the person's presence in bed due to hygiene issues.
And I'm thru, tryin' to make a man of you
Declaring the end of efforts to improve the person and refusing to cook for them without financial contribution.
And if you can't bring a job don't you look for your daily stew
Warning the person not to expect a meal if they can't provide a job and meet financial responsibilities.
I worked hard from Monday until late Saturday night
Highlighting the speaker's hard work throughout the week, contrasting with the person's mistreatment.
And you're a dirty mistreater, you ain't treatin' me right
Accusing the person of being a mistreater and not treating the speaker properly.
And I'm thru, cookin' your stew and beans
Reiterating the end of cooking for the person due to their mistreatment and financial irresponsibility.
And you's a dirty pot hound, dirty as any man I've seen
Labeling the person as a "pot hound," emphasizing their dirty and undesirable qualities.
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