Lyrics
On the first of May, it is moving day
May 1st signifies moving day, a time for change.
Spring is here, so blow your job
Spring has arrived, suggesting a fresh start; encourage letting go of work responsibilities.
Throw your job away
Encouraging abandoning one's job in the spirit of embracing new opportunities.
Now's the time to trust to your wanderlust
Now is the right moment to follow your desire for adventure.
In the city's dust you wait, must you wait
Amid the city's challenges, waiting is inevitable; questioning the need for waiting.
Just you wait
An emphasis on the impatience or anticipation of the individual.
In our mountain greenery
Describing a place with lush greenery and beautiful scenery.
Where God paints the scenery
Attributing the scenic beauty to a divine creator.
Just two crazy people together
Highlighting the eccentricity of two people happily together in this scenic environment.
While you love your lover
Suggesting that while one loves their partner, they should enjoy life's pleasures together.
Let blue skies be your coverlet
Encouraging a carefree attitude, using blue skies as a metaphor for protection.
When it rains, we'll laugh at the weather
Promoting a positive outlook, finding joy even in adverse weather conditions.
And if you're good
If the partner is good, the speaker promises to gather wood for cooking.
I'll search for wood
Continuing the commitment to support the partner.
So you can cook while I stand looking
Expressing a willingness to stand by and admire while the partner cooks.
Beans could get no keener
Playfully noting that beans, a simple food, would be delightful in this context.
Reception in a beanery
Imagining a modest reception or gathering place in this idyllic setting.
Bless our mountain greenery home
Blessing the home surrounded by mountain greenery.
Mosquitoes here
Highlighting the absence of bothersome mosquitoes in this natural setting.
Won't bite you dear
Reassurance that mosquitoes won't cause harm to the partner.
Well, I'll let them sting me on the finger
Humorously suggesting the speaker doesn't mind a little discomfort for the partner's sake.
We could find no cleaner retreat
Expressing the difficulty of finding a cleaner and more peaceful retreat.
From life's machinery
Desiring an escape from the complexities of life.
Bless our mountain greenery home
Reiterating the blessing on the mountain greenery home.
Our mountain greenery home
Concluding with a repetition of the blessing for emphasis.
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