See-Line Woman
Charles and the White Trash European Blues Connection Lyrics
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she drink coffee
she drink tea
and then go home
see-line woman
see-line woman
dressed in green
with golden seams
see-line woman
see-line woman
dressed in red
make a man lose his head
see-line woman
see-line woman
black dress on
for a thousand dollars
she wail and she moan
see-line woman
wiggle wiggle
turn like a cat
wink at a man
and he wink back
now child
see-line woman
empty his pockets
and wreck his days
make him love her
and she'll fly away
see-line woman
take it on out now
empty his pockets
and she wreck his days
and she make him love her
then she sure fly away
she got a black dress on
for a thousand dollars
she wail and she moan
The lyrics of the song See-Line Woman by Charles and the White Trash European Blues Connection depict a woman who uses her seductive powers to manipulate men. The song describes her drinking coffee and tea before going home, dressed in green with silk stockings and golden seams, eventually wearing a black dress worth a thousand dollars as she wails and moans. The lyrics emphasize how this woman dances, wiggles and turns like a cat while winking at men who go weak in the knees, almost hypnotized by her charm. The lyrics imply that she takes advantage of their vulnerability, emptying their pockets and wrecking their days, making them love her, only to fly away.
The song portrays women as temptresses who can use their beauty and sexuality as a weapon of manipulation. The theme of the song is quite dark, and the lyrics suggest a cautionary tale of how men can lose sight of what matters and let themselves become consumed by desire. The message of the song is that a woman should not use her beauty to treat men with contempt, and men should not be blinded by beauty and fall for every woman they meet.
Line by Line Meaning
see-line woman
Observing a woman who is well-known in a particular place, maybe a club or bar
she drink coffee
She enjoys drinking coffee
she drink tea
She enjoys drinking tea
and then go home
After having her drinks, she goes home
see-line woman
Observing a woman who is well-known in a particular place, maybe a club or bar
dressed in green
She is wearing green clothes
wears silk stockings
She is wearing silk stockings
with golden seams
The stockings have golden seams
see-line woman
Observing a woman who is well-known in a particular place, maybe a club or bar
dressed in red
She is wearing red clothes
make a man lose his head
She has such beauty that men are easily infatuated with her
see-line woman
Observing a woman who is well-known in a particular place, maybe a club or bar
black dress on
She is wearing a black dress
for a thousand dollars
The black dress costs a thousand dollars
she wail and she moan
She dances sensually to music, making sounds of pleasure
see-line woman
Observing a woman who is well-known in a particular place, maybe a club or bar
wiggle wiggle
She is moving her body seductively
turn like a cat
Her movements are graceful, like those of a cat
wink at a man
She flirts with a man by winking at him
and he wink back
The man responds by flirting back
now child
A term used to address someone, maybe a friend or audience member
see-line woman
Observing a woman who is well-known in a particular place, maybe a club or bar
empty his pockets
She takes all the money from the man's pockets
and wreck his days
She ruins the man's life by taking his money and leaving him broken-hearted
make him love her
She manipulates the man into loving her
and she'll fly away
After getting what she wants, she will leave the man behind and move on to someone else
see-line woman
Observing a woman who is well-known in a particular place, maybe a club or bar
take it on out now
An invitation to leave the place
empty his pockets
She takes all the money from the man's pockets
and she wreck his days
She ruins the man's life by taking his money and leaving him broken-hearted
and she make him love her
She manipulates the man into loving her
then she sure fly away
After getting what she wants, she will leave the man behind and move on to someone else
she got a black dress on
She is wearing a black dress
for a thousand dollars
The black dress costs a thousand dollars
she wail and she moan
She dances sensually to music, making sounds of pleasure
Writer(s): Nina Simone, George Bass Copyright: WB Music Corp.
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