Evil Blues
Washboard Sam's Haunting Tale: Confronting the Shadows of Evil Blues
Lyrics
Yes, yes
Expressing affirmation or agreement
Worst feelin' I ever had
Referring to a deeply unpleasant emotion or experience
Yes, yes
Reiteration of the worst feeling ever encountered
Worst feelin' I ever had
Repetition of the worst feeling ever experienced
These old evil blues
Acknowledging a set of blues characterized as evil
Have treated me awful bad
Describing how the mentioned evil blues have treated the speaker very poorly
I had the blues all night
Having the blues throughout the night, anticipating relief in the morning
I'll be glad when mornin' comes
Expressing eagerness for the arrival of morning to end the blues
I've had the blues all night
Continuation of experiencing the blues at night
I'll be glad when the mornin' comes
Anticipating relief with the morning's arrival
I'm gonna have a talk with some gypsy
Planning to consult a gypsy to understand the cause of the perceived evil
See what evil have I done
Expressing a desire to discover what actions may have led to the perceived evil
Play it one time, boy
Prompting someone to play music, potentially for emotional release
These old evil blues
Reiterating the presence of evil blues that have been persistent
Have been followin' me all this week
Stating that the evil blues have been following the speaker throughout the week
These old evil blues
Repetition of the idea that the evil blues have been persistent
Have been followin' me all this week
Reiterating the idea that the evil blues have been following the speaker
I can't rest at midnight
Expressing difficulty in finding rest at midnight due to the haunting blues
And day, I just can't sleep
Describing the speaker's inability to sleep during the day due to the troublesome blues
Take it boy, take it
Instructing someone to take a musical turn or solo
Down in old Death Valley
Referring to a difficult place, possibly symbolizing hardship
Tombstones and old dry bones
Depicting a scene with tombstones and dry bones in Death Valley
Down in old Death Valley
Reiteration of the challenging environment in Death Valley
Tombstones and old dry bones
Emphasizing the presence of tombstones and dry bones in Death Valley
These old evil blues keep followin' me
Stating that the evil blues persistently follow the speaker
Death Valley gonna be my home
Declaring Death Valley as the eventual home of the speaker due to the persistent evil blues
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