Ghost Woman Blues
Ghostly Encounters: A Haunting Tale of Love and Loss
Lyrics
On my way home
Heading home
By that lonesome graveyard
Passing by a desolate graveyard
On my way home
Returning home
By that lonesome graveyard
Next to that solitary graveyard again
A ghost jumps up and says "come on
A ghost suddenly appears and invites the narrator
Be my man"
To become her partner
No ghost at all
The ghost is not real but rather someone seeking help for transportation
Someone asking for a ride
It's not a ghost but a person in need of a ride
No ghost at all
Clarifying again that it's not a ghost but someone in search of a home
Someone asking for a home
Reiterating it's not a spirit, but a person longing for a place to stay
She says "come here boy and take me
A request to be taken to the narrator's room
To your room"
That young ghost woman
She has an impact on the narrator's physical appearance, keeping them thin
She keeps, she keeps me thin
Highlighting the woman's influence on the narrator's physique
That young ghost woman
Repeating the idea of the woman's effect on the narrator's physical state
She keeps, she keeps me thin
Continuing to emphasize her impact on the narrator's body
She spends all the money I make
The woman spends the narrator's earnings on the L&N (Louisville and Nashville Railroad)
On the L&N
Where the woman invests the narrator's money
I ain't no lamp
The narrator is not a source of light but feels their energy depleting
But my wick is burning low
Expressing a decline in the narrator's vitality or energy
I ain't no lamp
Reiterating the diminishing energy or vitality of the narrator
But my wick is burning low
Emphasizing again the narrator's declining state
Better light me up another
The narrator requests another "light" or drink before they fade away
Before I go
Desiring another drink before they pass away or leave
On my way home
Again, heading home
By that lonesome graveyard
Passing by the same lonesome graveyard
On my way home
Returning once more
By that lonesome graveyard
Next to the solitary graveyard again
A ghost jumps up and says "come on
Repetition of a ghost's invitation to the narrator
Be my man"
Requesting the narrator to become their partner
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