Country Blues
Midnight Lament: Muddy Waters' Tale of Love Lost and Blues
Lyrics
I get later on in the evenin' time, I feel like, like blowin' my horn
Expressing a desire to play music in the evening, possibly as a way of coping with emotions.
I woke up this mo'nin, find my, my little baby gone, hmm
Discovering the absence of the speaker's significant other upon waking up in the morning.
Later on in the evenin', main man, I feel like, like blowin' my horn
Reiterating the desire to play music in the evening as a form of emotional expression.
Well I, woke up this mo'nin' baby, find my little baby gone
Confirming the loss of the speaker's little baby upon waking up in the morning.
A well now, some folks say they worry, worry blues ain't bad
Addressing the idea that some people claim worrying blues is not a significant problem.
That's a misery feelin' child, I most, most ever had
Contradicting the notion, expressing that the blues is a profound and miserable feeling.
Some folks tell me, man I did worry, the blues ain't bad
Reiterating the perspective that worrying blues is not a serious issue.
Well that's a misery ole feelin', honey now, well gal, I most ever had
Reaffirming the intense and miserable nature of the blues despite others' opinions.
Well, brooks run into the ocean, ocean run in, into the sea
Using a metaphor, suggesting the inevitability of the speaker's emotions flowing into a deeper state.
If I don't find my baby somebody gonna, gonna bury me, um-hm
Expressing the desperation of the speaker to find their baby to avoid emotional distress.
Brook run into the ocean, child, ocean run into the sea
Continuing the metaphorical imagery of emotions flowing into a deeper and vast state.
Well, if I don't find my baby now, well gal, you gonna have to bury me
Highlighting the urgency of finding the missing baby to avoid emotional turmoil.
Yes, minutes seem like hours an hours seem like days
Comparing the passage of time to the emotional distress caused by the absence of the baby.
Seems like my baby would stop her, her lowdown ways, hey
Expressing hope that the baby will cease engaging in hurtful actions.
Minutes seem like hours child, an hours seem like days
Continuing the comparison of time, emphasizing the impact of the woman's hurtful behavior.
Yes, seem like my woman now, well gal, she might stop her lowdown ways
Expressing the wish that the woman will stop her negative actions.
Well now I'm, I'm leavin' this mo'nin' if I had-a, whoa ride the blind
Announcing the speaker's decision to leave in the morning, contemplating a risky journey ("ride the blind").
I feel mistreated girl you know now, I don't mind dyin'
Indicating a feeling of mistreatment but expressing a willingness to face death.
Leavin' this mo'nin, tell ya I had-a now ride the blind
Reiterating the decision to leave in the morning and the acceptance of potential consequences.
Yeah, been mistreated baby now, baby an I don't mind dyin
Acknowledging mistreatment by the baby and expressing a readiness to face the consequences.
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