Long Distance Blues
Longing and Blues: T-Bone Walker's Soulful Call Across the Miles
Lyrics
Hello long distance
Salutation to a long-distance connection.
Put my baby on the line.
Request to connect with the speaker's significant other.
Hello long distance
Repeated greeting for long-distance communication.
Put my baby on the line.
Reiteration of the desire to speak with the speaker's beloved.
I've got to talk to my girl
Expresses the need to communicate with the girl and share thoughts.
And tell her what I have on my mind.
Explicitly stating the intention to communicate thoughts to the girl.
I've never been so lonesome,
Conveys intense loneliness experienced by the speaker.
And I've never been so blue.
Emphasizes the depth of the speaker's emotional state, feeling downcast.
I've never been so lonesome,
Reiteration of the profound loneliness and emotional sadness.
And I ain't never felt so blue.
Reemphasizes the emotional low point, never having felt so blue before.
Its been a long time baby,
Indicates it's been a significant duration since the speaker received a letter from the girl.
Since I had a letter from you.
Further elaboration on the extended absence of communication from the girl.
Well send me some money baby.
Request for financial support from the girl, possibly indicating financial hardship.
Please don't talk no trash.
Asking the girl not to engage in negative talk and instead send financial help.
Send me some money baby.
Repetition of the request for financial assistance with a plea to avoid negative conversation.
Please don't talk no trash.
Reiterating the preference for financial support over negative dialogue.
What I need from you baby
Specifies the speaker's need for cash rather than words from the girl.
Less talk, and a lot of cash.
Emphasis on the importance of financial assistance, minimizing verbal communication.
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