Dust Can't Kill Me
Surviving Life's Fury: Woody Guthrie's Resilient Tale
Lyrics
That old dust storm killed my baby,
Refers to the death of the speaker's child due to an old dust storm.
But it can't kill me, Lord
Expresses the speaker's resilience, stating that despite the tragedy, they cannot be killed by the dust storm.
And it can't kill me.
Reiterates the speaker's invincibility in the face of the dust storm.
That old dust storm killed my family,
Indicates the dust storm causing the death of the speaker's entire family.
But it can't kill me, Lord
Asserts the speaker's survival despite the family's demise.
And it can't kill me.
Reaffirms the speaker's resilience against the destructive force of the dust storm.
That old landlord got my homestead,
Tells of the loss of the speaker's homestead to an old landlord.
But he can't get me, Lord,
Declares the speaker's immunity to the landlord's actions and possession of the homestead.
And he can't get me.
Reiterates the speaker's invulnerability against the landlord's attempts.
That old dry spell killed my crop, boys,
Relates the impact of an old dry spell on the speaker's crop.
But it can't kill me, Lord
Asserts the speaker's survival despite the loss of the crop.
And it can't kill me.
Reaffirms the speaker's resilience against the adverse effects of the dry spell.
That old tractor got my home, boys,
Indicates the loss of the speaker's home to an old tractor.
But it can't get me, Lord
Declares the speaker's resilience and imperviousness to the tractor's actions.
And it can't get me.
Reiterates the speaker's invincibility against the destructive force of the tractor.
That old tractor run my house down,
States that the old tractor ran down the speaker's house but couldn't defeat the speaker.
But it can't get me down,
Emphasizes the speaker's ability to withstand challenges.
And it can't get me.
Reaffirms the speaker's resilience against the destruction caused by the tractor.
That old pawn shop got my furniture,
Tells of the speaker losing furniture to an old pawn shop.
But it can't get me, Lord,
Asserts the speaker's immunity to the pawn shop's actions and retention of personal well-being.
And it can't get me.
Reiterates the speaker's invulnerability against the pawn shop's attempts to harm.
That old highway's got my relatives,
States that the old highway has taken the speaker's relatives.
But it can't get me, Lord,
Declares the speaker's survival despite the loss of relatives to the highway.
And it can't get me.
Reaffirms the speaker's resilience against the highway's impact.
That old dust might kill my wheat, boys,
Suggests the potential harm to the speaker's wheat from the dust.
But it can't kill me, Lord
Asserts the speaker's survival despite potential damage to the wheat.
And it can't kill me.
Reiterates the speaker's invincibility against the destructive force of the dust storm on the wheat.
I have weathered a-many a dust storm,
Expresses the speaker's experience in enduring numerous dust storms.
But it can't get me, boys,
Declares the speaker's immunity and survival against the impact of dust storms.
And it can't kill me.
Reaffirms the speaker's resilience and endurance in the face of dust storms.
That old dust storm, well, it blowed my barn down,
States that a dust storm blew down the speaker's barn.
But it can't blow me down,
Emphasizes the speaker's ability to withstand the destructive force of the dust storm on the barn.
And it can't blow me down.
Reiterates the speaker's invincibility against the destructive force of the dust storm.
That old wind might blow this world down,
Suggests the potential for the wind to cause significant damage globally.
But it can't blow me down,
Declares the speaker's personal resilience against the potential global destruction caused by the wind.
It can't kill me.
Reaffirms the speaker's invincibility against the destructive force of the wind.
That old dust storm's killed my baby,
Repeats the earlier reference to the dust storm causing the death of the speaker's baby.
But it can't kill me, Lord
Reiterates the speaker's resilience and invincibility despite the loss of the baby.
And it can't kill me.
Reaffirms the speaker's endurance and survival against the impact of the dust storm.
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