The Ballad of Johnny Burma
Embracing Life's Twists: The Ballad of Johnny Burma
Lyrics
I said my mother's dead
Expression of the speaker's mother's death
Well I don't care about it
Indifference or emotional detachment regarding the mother's death
I said my father's dead
Announcement of the speaker's father's death
Well I don't care about it
Similar indifference or emotional detachment regarding the father's death
It happens anyway
Recognition that events occur regardless of one's feelings or concerns
It happens anyway
Reiteration of the inevitability of events
On the edge of Burma
Reference to being on the edge of Burma, possibly a metaphorical or symbolic location
We're on the edge of Burma
Repetition of the location, emphasizing its significance
I said my baby twists
Declaration about the speaker's baby and her twisting behavior
She twists the night away
Emphasis on the baby's twisting activity during the night
I swear she twists so good
Praise for the baby's twisting skills
And then she turned to me
Description of the baby turning to the speaker
And then she turned to me
Repetition of the baby turning to the speaker
And then I heard her say
Report of the baby verbally expressing something
"Well, that's the way I like it
Quotation of the baby's statement expressing a preference
that's the way I like it
Repetition of the baby's preference for a particular way
I like it too much."
Acknowledgment that the speaker also likes the mentioned way too much
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