The Daddies' music is primarily a mix of swing, ska and rock, characterized by a prominent horn section and sardonic, often morbid, lyricism. While the band's earliest albums were rooted predominantly in punk rock and funk, their subsequent studio albums have since incorporated influences from many diverse genres of popular music and Americana into their sound, including rockabilly, glam rock, psychedelia, rhythm and blues, country, soul and world music.
So Long Toots
Cherry Poppin' Daddies Lyrics
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Bound for Chicago it's been swell
You got your hooks
Into me momma
You know damn well
You know i gotta leave
Before you're up a tree
And our good thing comes crashin to the ground
So long toots
Bound for Chicago it's been grand
The distance might as well be Morocco or Pakistan
Tonight is New Year's Eve
But theres nothin up my sleeve
But a place to play where the people all swing around
They made a member of me
So long toots
Bound for Chicago now...
So long toots
bound for Chicago it's alright
I can't stay as long as i oughta
It's almost light
And that's the final star
And it's been the best so far
But he's sleeping all alone in that big sky
So long toots (BOUND FOR CHICAGO)
So long toots (BOUND FOR CHICAGO)
So long toots bound for Chicago now.....
The lyrics for Cherry Poppin' Daddies's "So Long Toots" depict an individual who is leaving their lover, "Toots," and bound for Chicago. The song is a farewell to Toots, and the individual reminisces on the good times they had together but recognizes that they cannot stay any longer. Toots had "hooks into me mama," and the individual knows they have to leave before their "good thing comes crashin to the ground." The lyrics may suggest that Toots was controlling or had a significant influence on the individual's life, which can be seen when the individual recognizes that they have to leave before they get stuck in the relationship, and their life comes crashing down.
The distance between Chicago and Toots may as well be "Morocco or Pakistan," according to the lyrics. The individual recognizes that they cannot stay any longer, even though it is New Year's Eve, and they have nothing up their sleeve. The individual is bound for Chicago, where they have a place to play, and the people all swing around. They have made the individual a member of the group. The lyrics suggest that the individual is maybe a musician or a performer.
The lyrics end with the individual recognizing that they cannot stay any longer and that it's almost light. They say their final goodbye to Toots and recognize that Toots is sleeping alone in that big sky. The lyrics are a farewell to Toots, and the individual recognizes that they are bound for Chicago, and it's "been the best so far." Overall, the lyrics suggest that the individual is leaving Toots for some reason, and they are headed to Chicago.
Line by Line Meaning
So long toots
Goodbye my dear
Bound for Chicago it's been swell
I am leaving for Chicago and it has been fantastic being with you
You got your hooks
You have captured my heart and soul
Into me momma
You have engrained yourself into my being
You know damn well
You are fully aware of it
You know i gotta leave
I have to go now
Before you're up a tree
Before you get into trouble or face difficulties because of me
And our good thing comes crashing to the ground
And our relationship falls apart completely
Bound for Chicago it's been grand
I am leaving for Chicago and it has been marvelous being with you
The distance might as well be Morocco or Pakistan
The distance between us is significant, it feels like we are miles apart
Tonight is New Year's Eve
Today is the New Year's Eve
But theres nothin up my sleeve
I do not have any hidden secrets or surprises planned
But a place to play where the people all swing around
I have a destination to go where people are lively and full of energy
They made a member of me
They have accepted me as their own
So long toots bound for Chicago now...
Goodbye my dear, I am leaving for Chicago now
So long toots
Goodbye my dear
bound for Chicago it's alright
It's okay that I am leaving for Chicago
I can't stay as long as i oughta
I can't stay as long as I should have
It's almost light
The day is about to break
And that's the final star
And that's the last beacon of hope
And it's been the best so far
And it has been the most amazing thing yet
But he's sleeping all alone in that big sky
But he sleeps alone in the vast sky above
So long toots (BOUND FOR CHICAGO)
Goodbye my dear (leaving for Chicago)
So long toots (BOUND FOR CHICAGO)
Goodbye my dear (leaving for Chicago)
So long toots bound for Chicago now.....
Goodbye my dear, I am leaving for Chicago now
Contributed by Grayson M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.