Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American music group, ori… Read Full Bio ↴Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles. What the band is most known for, from its start, is the fusing of rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Unlike "jazz fusion" bands, which tend toward virtuostic displays of instrumental facility and some experimentation with electric instruments, the songs of Blood, Sweat & Tears merged the stylings of rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band, while also adding elements of 20th Century Classical and small combo jazz traditions.

ONE ROOM COUNTRY SHACK
Blood Sweat & Tears Lyrics

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I've been sitting here thinking in my one room country shack
I've been sitting here just thinking in my one room country shack
Well all I've got to show for this life
Is these raggy old clothes upon my back

I think I'll go down town, leave me one room country shack behind
I think I'll go down town, leave me one room shack behind
Got to find me a woman tonight

I don't care if she's blind, dumb, crippled and blind

I'm just an ooh ooh baby, ooh ooh baby, baby now
I'm just an ooh ooh baby, ooh ooh baby, baby now

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Blood Sweat & Tears's song One Room Country Shack speaks about the singer's current predicament; he is sitting alone in his one room country shack, contemplating his current state of affairs. He is wearing old and tattered clothes, indicating that he is not living a life of luxury. The fact that he has nothing much to show for his life so far can be interpreted as him being dissatisfied with his current situation. He wants to leave his one-room shack behind and head to town, possibly to start over and seek his fortune anew. His declaration of wanting to leave the shack behind is done with confidence and determination to change his circumstances.

The second verse suggests that he is looking forward to a new experience- finding a woman. He doesn't care if she is not perfect, he just wants companionship. It is a reminder that no matter how hard life is, there is always hope to find love and happiness. The lines "I'm just an ooh ooh baby, ooh ooh baby, baby now" can be interpreted as him being playful and light-hearted. It could also suggest him being in a state of looking forward to something good.

Line by Line Meaning

I've been sitting here thinking in my one room country shack
Sitting alone and pondering in my small country home.

Well all I've got to show for this life Is these raggy old clothes upon my back
All I have to show for my life are the tattered clothes I am wearing.

I think I'll go down town, leave me one room country shack behind Got to find me a woman tonight I don't care if she's blind, dumb, crippled and blind
I've decided to leave my small country home and search for a woman to spend the night with. Her physical abilities don't matter to me.

I'm just an ooh ooh baby, ooh ooh baby, baby now
I am feeling playful and flirty now.

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