Small Sad Sam
Small Sad Sam: Chronicles of a Misfit's Rise and Fall
Lyrics
(Small sad Sam, small sad Sam)
Small Sad Sam is the subject of the tale, someone who's unhappy or pitiable.
Here's a tale of a man who was puny and weak
Describes a man who was physically small and not strong.
Stood four foot six in his stocking feet
His height was only four foot six when he stood barefoot.
Kinda narrow in the shoulder and heavy in the waist
He had narrow shoulders and was heavy around the waist.
Everything about him seemed to be misplaced, small Sam
His physical proportions seemed out of place or unbalanced.
(Small sad Sam)
Reiteration of the sadness or pitiful nature of Sam.
He slid into town one rainy night
Sam arrived in town on a rainy night.
Running like a dog away from a fight
He avoided confrontation or conflict.
He had a pretty big mouth for a guy his size
He talked big despite his small stature, often lying.
And everything he said was a pack of lies, small Sam
His words were consistently dishonest.
(Small sad Sam)
Repetition emphasizing Sam's sadness.
One day he got on a downtown bus
Sam caused a commotion on a bus.
First thing you know there was an awful fuss
He created trouble or a scene.
They threw Sam off into the street
He was thrown off the bus for attempting to steal a seat from an elderly person.
For trying to steal an old lady's seat, bad Sam
Sam displayed bad behavior.
(Small bad Sam)
Reiterates Sam's negative qualities.
One day nobody knows what for
An elevator incident occurs without a clear cause.
An elevator stuck on the eighty-fifth floor
The elevator gets stuck at a high floor.
Some cables broke and so it's said
Elevator cables break, causing danger.
That car just hung there by a thread
The elevator hangs precariously.
The women were calm and the men were balm
Men were composed, but Sam panicked and cried.
But Sam screamed and cried like a little child
Sam reacted fearfully, unlike others.
He squeezed himself through the emergency door
He tries to escape through the emergency door.
And pulled himself up to the eighty-sixth floor,
Sam goes beyond the current floor to the 86th floor.
Small Sam, chicken Sam (Small chicken Sam)
He's characterized as cowardly (chicken).
And then instead of helping others get free
Sam prioritizes his own safety over others.
Sam said, "I'm looking out for me"
He selfishly focuses on saving himself.
The cable snapped and all the way down
The elevator cable snaps, leading to a fatal fall.
They cursed out Sam when they hit the ground, small Sam
Others blame Sam for their fate.
(Small sad Sam)
Repeats Sam's sadness and pitiful nature.
Now someday Sam's gonna get his due
Sam will eventually face karma or repercussions.
And when he does I'll make a bet with you
The speaker is confident that Sam's fate will be negative.
There ain't nobody even gonna pass a hat
No one will sympathize or support Sam.
Cause Sam was nothing but a no good cat
Sam was a morally corrupt person.
(Small sad Sam) Yes, small Sam
Repeated emphasis on Sam's sadness and negative traits.
(Small sad Sam) Chicken Sam
Repeats the descriptors for Sam: small, sad, chicken.
(Small sad Sam) No good Sam
Reiterates Sam's negative qualities.
(Small sad Sam)
Repetition of Sam's pitiful nature.
(Small sad Sam)
Concluding repetition of Sam's sad condition.
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