Chick a Boom

Whispers of Dinner and Lifelong Bonds: Chick a Boom by Tom Waits
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Lyrics

Oh, baby

Expressing affection or addressing someone with endearment.

Dinner started too late

Suggesting a delay in dinner preparations or a late start to the meal.


Oh, now baby

Reiterating the affectionate address to the person, possibly signaling a shift in the situation.

Had my dinner, it's time to leave

Indicating that the speaker has finished dinner and it's time to depart.


Oh, baby

Repeating the affectionate address and mentioning someone named O'Neil deciding to leave.

O'Neil decided to leave

Suggesting a departure decision made by O'Neil, introducing a potential subplot.


Oh baby

Repeating the affectionate address and introducing a personal connection with shutters.

I've known those shutters all my life

Expressing a lifelong familiarity with shutters, possibly implying a deeper connection or metaphorical meaning.


Hey hey baby

Using "hey hey baby" to address someone, introducing a repetition and a connection with individuals known throughout life.

I've known those fellers all my life

Confirming a long-standing acquaintance with certain individuals, using the term "fellers."


Oh baby

Repeating the affectionate address and refusing to debate a certain assertion.

I won't debate that

Indicating a strong conviction or certainty about not debating a particular matter.

I've known those babies all my life

Referring to babies and claiming a lifelong familiarity with them, possibly metaphorical or symbolic.


Now, now, now baby

Repeating the affectionate address and introducing a connection with bellows, suggesting a continued theme of familiarity.

I've grown those bellows all my life

Claiming to have grown bellows throughout life, potentially metaphorical or symbolic.


Hey, hey, hey

Using "hey hey hey" as an attention-grabbing expression, followed by a claim of lifelong knowledge of tellers.

I know those tellers all my life

Reiterating a deep understanding of tellers throughout life, concluding the narrative.

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