Let Me Lay Down in Your Cool Iron Bed
Whiskey's Lament: Seeking Solace in a Cool Iron Bed
Lyrics
Please let me lay down, darling
Requesting permission to lay down.
Let me lay down in yo cool iron bed
Asking to lay down in a comfortable, iron-made bed.
Well, let me lay down, baby
Reiteration of the request to lay down.
Let me lay down in yo' cool wrought iron bed
Repeating the desire to lay down in a cool wrought iron bed.
Lord, I been drinkin' white lightnin'
Expressing having consumed strong homemade alcohol.
It's-a done gone to my head
Indicating the effects of the alcohol on the person.
Well, I been drinkin' white lightnin', darling
Reiterating the consumption of strong homemade alcohol.
It done gone to my head
Reiterating the effects of the alcohol.
Well, I be'lieve to my soul
Belief that the alcohol might cause harm or death.
Yeah, the whiskey bottle 'on kill me dead
Concern about the potential fatal effects of whiskey.
Lord, I be'lieve to my soul, baby
Strongly believing that the whiskey might be fatal.
This a-whiskey gonna kill me
Expressing the belief that whiskey will be lethal.
Lord, I ain't got nobody, baby
Feeling lonely and without companionship.
Hold my worry
Desiring someone to console or support in worries.
Lord, I ain't got nobody
Reiteration of feeling alone without anyone to comfort.
Baby, to hold my worried head
Desiring someone to hold and alleviate worries.
I want you tell me
Asking for an explanation about perceived mistakes.
Baby, what have I done wrong?
Expressing confusion or guilt about potential wrongdoings.
Tell me, baby
Repeating the plea for an explanation about perceived mistakes.
Honey, what have I done wrong?
Reiterating the request for clarification about mistakes.
Lord, bring me a Christmas present, darling
Asking for a gift during a difficult time (being in jail).
Baby, I'm in ja-ail, again
Revealing being in jail again during the holiday season.
Lord, bring me a Christmas present, baby
Repeating the request for a gift while acknowledging incarceration.
Baby, I'm in jail again.
Reiterating being in jail during the holiday season.
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