All Aboard
Muddy Waters' Tale of Heartache: Struggles, Loss, and Hope
Lyrics
All aboard
Expressing readiness or invitation for everyone to join.
Mean old Frisco, take my babe away
Referring to Frisco (possibly San Francisco) as a negative force taking away the speaker's lover.
Mean old Frisco, take my babe away
Repetition emphasizes the sorrowful impact of Frisco taking away the speaker's babe.
Well, I been hopin' and I been trustin'
The speaker expresses hope and trust that the babe will return home.
My baby come back home one day
Reiterating the speaker's desire for the return of their loved one.
Well, that people
Expressing frustration or disappointment that people don't understand the situation.
Just don't understand
Highlighting the general lack of understanding among people.
One day people
Repeating the theme of people's lack of understanding, emphasizing its persistence.
Just don't understand
Continuing to emphasize the widespread lack of understanding among people.
Well, now to take my woman away
Stating that the speaker's woman is being taken away and given to another man.
Give her to another man
Expressing the pain of losing the woman to another man.
Well, I stand there tremblin'
Describing the speaker standing and trembling, possibly in emotional distress.
While the train goes 'round the bend
Depicting a moment of emotional turmoil as the train carries the lover away.
Standin' here a-tremblin'
Repeating the emotional state of trembling as the train departs.
While the train goes 'round the bend
Emphasizing the continuing distress as the train moves away.
Well, I started into cryin'
Expressing the onset of crying, possibly due to the lover's departure.
People, I don't have no friends
Highlighting the speaker's sense of isolation and lack of friends during this difficult time.
Welcome there new love
Welcoming a new love despite the pain of the current situation.
'Round all, tearin' 'em down
Describing the destructive nature of the new love, tearing down everything.
Welcome there new love
Repeating the welcoming of the new love, underscoring its disruptive nature.
'Round all, tearin' 'em down
Emphasizing the destructive impact of the new love on everything around.
Well, I worked hard all of my life
Expressing the speaker's hard work throughout life, possibly in contrast to the current difficult situation.
Now getting pushed around
Conveying a sense of being pushed around or mistreated despite the speaker's hard work.
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