Lyrics
Wake up, wake up, darling Corey
Calling out to Corey, urging them to wake up.
What makes you sleep so sound?
Questioning the reason for Corey's deep sleep.
The revenue officers are coming
Warning Corey that revenue officers are approaching.
Gonna tear your still house down
Indicating the officers' intention to dismantle Corey's illegal still house.
Dig a hole
Encouraging the digging of a hole in the meadow.
Dig a hole in the meadow
Specifically referring to the act of digging a hole in the meadow.
Dig a hole in the cold ground
Emphasizing the location of the hole in the cold ground.
Dig a hole
Repeating the call to dig a hole in the meadow.
Dig a hole in the meadow
Reiteration of the intention to dig a hole in the meadow.
Gonna lay darling Corey down
Expressing the purpose of laying Corey down in the hole.
Well the first time
Recalling the first encounter with Corey.
I seen darling Corey
Describing Corey's initial appearance by the sea.
She was standing by the sea
Adding details to Corey's location during the first encounter.
Had a forty-four strapped
Describing Corey carrying a forty-four, a type of firearm.
Across her bosom
Specifying the placement of the firearm across Corey's bosom.
Had a banjo on her knee
Mentioning Corey's possession of a banjo on her knee.
Oh, the next time
Introducing a subsequent encounter with Corey.
I saw Darling Corey
Detailing Corey's location in the still house door during the second encounter.
She was standing
Continuing the description of Corey's appearance.
In the still house door
Emphasizing Corey standing in the doorway of the still house.
She had her shoes
Noting Corey's act of holding her shoes and stockings.
And her stockings in her hand
Providing details about Corey's accessories in her hand.
And her little bare feet on the floor
Describing Corey's bare feet on the floor.
Go away, go away, darling Corey
Commanding Corey to go away from the speaker's bed.
Quit hanging around my bed
Telling Corey to stop lingering around the speaker's bed.
Bad liquor ruined my body
Attributing the deterioration of the speaker's body to bad liquor.
Pretty women gone to my head
Connecting the influence of pretty women to the speaker's state of mind.
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