Blues That Made Me Drunk
Intoxicating Blues Revelations: Sonny Boy's Sobering Tale
Lyrics
Well, I ack'd a sweet mama
Acknowledging a sweet woman.
Just to let me a-be her kid
Expressing a desire to be in a romantic relationship with her.
She said, 'I might get boogered, Sonny
She warns about potential trouble or gossip if they become involved.
An you couldn't a-keep it hidden'
Suggesting that secrets may not be kept hidden easily.
Well, looked at me an she a'gain to smile
She smiles again, possibly indicating interest.
She said, 'Now, I thought I could use you for my a-man a while
Expressing a desire to use him as a partner for a while.
Lord, if you just don't let my, Herman catch ya 'ere!
Asking him to be discreet to avoid her partner, Herman, finding out.
Now, an if ya just don't let my, Herman catch you here'
Reiterating the importance of avoiding Herman's discovery.
Well, some said it was degrees
Discussion about a condition or situation, possibly related to relationships.
Some said it wadn't, nothin' but disease
Conflicting opinions about the nature of the condition.
But whatev'are it is
Regardless of the nature, it causes slow suffering or pain.
A-slow achin's killin' people, a-by-n degree
Emphasizing the lethal impact of the slow-aching condition.
I know that this slow-achin' something
Acknowledging the destructive nature of the slow-aching condition.
Murdering people by degrees
Highlighting the severity of the condition in causing harm.
You know it's a soberin' thought
Reflecting on the seriousness of the situation.
Killin' you by degree
Reiterating the deadly impact of the condition.
Well, I went upstairs
Heading upstairs, possibly leaving or preparing to leave.
To pack my, a-leavin' trunk
Packing a leaving trunk, indicating departure.
An I ain't never, a-drunk no whiskey
Never getting drunk on whiskey, implying a preference for blues.
Know the blues made me a-sloppy drunk
Blues, not whiskey, is responsible for making him sloppy drunk.
But I ain't never drunk no whiskey
Reiterating that whiskey hasn't made him drunk, only the blues.
But that old, blue-ooos made me drunk
Attributing drunkenness specifically to the blues.
I ain't never drunk no whiskey
Emphasizing that whiskey hasn't made him drunk.
Blue-ooos that made me drunk
Blues, not whiskey, is responsible for his state of drunkenness.
Well, I got somethin' to tell ya, baby
Sharing a secret with the listener.
I want you to keep it, a-to yourself
Instructing the listener to keep the secret to themselves.
I don't want you even, a-tell Mr. So an So
Explicitly asking the listener not to share the secret with others.
He doesn't wanna know nobody else
Emphasizing the importance of keeping the secret from Mr. So and So.
But I don't want you to tell any, baby
Reiterating the instruction not to share the secret.
Please tell nobody else
Requesting the listener not to disclose the secret to anyone else.
I don't want you even warnin' yo' baby
Specifically warning against informing the listener's partner.
Tell nobody else
Reiterating the importance of not telling anyone else.
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