Up the Country Blues
Up the Country Blues: A Soulful Journey of Love's Departure
Lyrics
Lord, I'm so blue
Expressing deep sadness and emotional pain.
Lord, my baby has gone away
Acknowledging the departure of the speaker's loved one (baby).
Lord, I'm so blue
Reiterating the profound sadness due to the loved one's absence.
Lord, my baby has gone away
Repeating the acknowledgment of the loved one's departure.
Now, but that will be alright
Expressing hope or optimism that things will be okay in the future.
Maybe she'll come back home, someday
Expressing a desire or expectation for the loved one to return home eventually.
I'm going to take Highway 61
Declaring the intention to travel on Highway 61.
Man, I'm gonna ride it from coast to coast
Expressing the plan to travel extensively from one end of the country to the other.
I'm going to take Highway 61
Reiterating the intention to travel on Highway 61.
Man I'm gonna ride it from coast to coast
Repeating the plan to ride from coast to coast on Highway 61.
Now, my baby's goin' up the country
Announcing that the speaker's baby is going "up the country," implying a departure.
Lord, n' she won't come back no more
Expressing the belief that the loved one won't return.
I'm going to call all the station
Stating the intention to contact all stations.
I'm going to stop all train, goin' out
Expressing the plan to stop all outgoing trains.
I'm going to call all the station
Reiterating the intention to contact all stations.
I'm going to stop all trains goin' out
Repeating the plan to halt outgoing trains.
Because my baby's goin' up the country
Explaining the reason for the drastic actions - the loved one is leaving.
Oh Lord, n' she can't be found
Expressing desperation as the speaker fears the loved one cannot be located.
I'm going to call old England
Declaring the intention to contact England to check if the loved one is there.
Just to see if my baby's ov'are there
Reiterating the plan to call England for information about the loved one.
I'm going to call old England
Repeating the intention to contact England.
Just to see if my baby's ov'are there
Reiterating the plan to call England for information.
Now then, if she ain't in England
Speculating that if the loved one is not in England, they could be anywhere in the world.
Lord, I can find in this world somewhere else.
Expressing determination to find the loved one, even if it means searching the entire world.
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