When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Journey Home: Embracing Southern Nights in Melodic Bliss
Lyrics
Homesick, tired, all alone in a big city
Homesick, tired, feeling isolated in a large city
Why should everybody pity me?
Questioning why others should feel sorry for the speaker's situation
Nighttime falling, and I'm yearning for Virginia
Longing for Virginia as night approaches
Hospitality within ya calls me
Feeling the pull of the warmth and welcoming nature of Virginia
Pale moon shining on the fields below
Describing a serene scene with the moon casting a glow on the fields
Folks are crooning songs soft and low
People singing gentle, soothing melodies
Need not tell me so,
The speaker understands without needing to be told
Because I know it's sleepy time down south
Acknowledging the sleepy atmosphere of the South
Soft winds blowing through the pinewood trees
Highlighting the calmness of winds passing through pine trees
Folks down there live a life of ease
Portraying an easygoing lifestyle of the Southern residents
When the twilight brings the evening breeze
As dusk arrives, the gentle wind creates a peaceful ambiance
It's sleepy time down south
Reiterating the notion of the South being in a sleepy state
Steamboats on the river, a coming, a going
Depicting the activity of steamboats on the river at night
Splashing the night away
Describing the splashing sounds made by the steamboats
Hear those banjos ringing,
Noting the sounds of banjos playing in the background
The folks are all singing
People engaging in joyful singing and dancing
They dance till break of day
Continuing to describe the lively nighttime activities
Dear old Southland with it's dreamy songs
Referring to the nostalgic and dreamy nature of Southern songs
Takes back there where I belong
Expressing the desire to return to the comfort and familiarity of the South
I'll find heaven in my mothers arms
Anticipating finding solace and comfort in the embrace of the speaker's mother
When it's sleepy time down south
Reiterating the idea of the South being a sleepy, tranquil place
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