Mother Earth
Eric Burdon's War Lyrics
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She is big and she's round
And it's cold way down in the ground
You may not be happy all the time
You may never be that way
Mother Earth is waitin' for you
For that debt you?'e got to pay
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
You could be blass with life
Only make love to foreign girls
You may have a little jet, baby
And fly all around the world
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
She is waitin' for you
Yea
When it all is up
You got to go back
Way back to Mother Earth, yes
I feel so bad, oh, all I can do is sing these blues, yea
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
Oh baby you hear what I say
The song Mother Earth by Eric Burdon and Jimi Hendrix is a reminder that no matter who you are or what you do in life, at the end of the day, we all have to return to the earth. The song speaks about how no matter how big or powerful you may be in this world, you still have to pay your debt to the earth when it's all over. The first stanza talks about how Mother Earth is waiting for us and how big she is. It is a metaphorical way of implying that we all belong to the earth and we are all a part of her.
The second and third stanzas talk about how it doesn't matter how big or famous you are or what you do in life, everyone has to return to Mother Earth. The song talks about jet-setting across the world, making love to foreign girls, or even being blessed with life, but at the end of the day, we all return to Mother Earth. The fourth and last stanza talks about how the singer feels bad and all he can do is sing the blues as a final reminder that we are all a part of the earth and we have to respect her.
Line by Line Meaning
Mother Earth is waitin' for you, yes she is
Mother Earth is always waiting for us as the big round planet on which we live.
She is big and she's round
The earth is big and round in shape.
And it's cold way down in the ground
It is really cold when you go deeper into the earth's core.
You may not be happy all the time
Life may not always be happy, there are ups and downs in life.
You may never be that way
There is no guarantee that life will always be in a positive direction.
Mother Earth is waitin' for you
For that debt you?'e got to pay
Regardless of how we live our lives, we all have to pay the debt of death and return back to mother earth.
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
None of our accomplishments or statuses will matter in the end, we all have to return to the earth after our lives are over.
You could be blass with life
Only make love to foreign girls
You may have a little jet, baby
And fly all around the world
Even if we have everything we want in life like wealth, fame, and power, we cannot escape death and must return to the earth.
She is waitin' for you
Yea
Mother Earth is always waiting for us to return when our time to pass on comes.
When it all is up
You got to go back
Way back to Mother Earth, yes
When our life is over, we have to go back to Mother Earth where we came from.
I feel so bad, oh, all I can do is sing these blues, yea
The singer expresses sadness about the inevitability of death, and all he can do is sing to cope with the inevitability of dying.
Oh baby you hear what I say
The singer urges listeners to understand the message of returning to the earth when our time is over.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LEWIS SIMPKINS, PETER CHATMAN
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@daniellevanwesten3158
Blues for Memphis Slim: Birth / Mother Earth / Mr. Charlie / Danish Pastry / Mother Earth Lyrics
[Birth]
You know when you're born
You first see light of day
Through a gap in your mother's legs
It's the truth
And from that minute on
Most of us guys
And some of you girls
Spend your life
Trying to get back into a hole, mmm-hmm
But, don't worry
Because if you make it
If you don't make it
They're gonna dig a hole for you eventually in the ground
And slot you right back to Mother Earth
Mother Earth is waitin' for you, yes she is
She is big and she's round
And it's cold way down in the ground
You may not be happy all the time
You may never be that way
Mother Earth is waitin' for you
For that debt you've got to pay
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
You could be blasé with life
Only make love to foreign girls
You may have a little jet, baby
And fly all around the world
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
Sweet Mother Earth, baby
[Mr. Charlie]
Instrumental
[Danish Pastry]
Instrumental
[Mother Earth]
You may own some racing horses
Even own a whole damn track
You may have enough money, baby
To buy anything you lack
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You got to go back to Mother Earth
She is waitin' for you, girl
When it all is up
You got to go back
Way back to Mother Earth, yes
When the acid trip is over
You, you got to come back to Mother Blues, yeah
Mother Blues
I feel so bad, oh
All I can do is sing these blues, yeah
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
Oh baby, you hear what I say?
@elisabethaxelsson4736
Wow so good ,Eric sings blues with so much emotions love him
@user-cm5xc2yx4t
Blues at its finest. I'm 75 and have always enjoyed it since 1970 , appreciating it more every time I listen to it.
@davidbutterworth877
The man was totally great with who he played with yes love his music 🎵
@garygreen2599
Simply awesome.
@ruudvanmontfoort4485
04.22 Charles Milller saxophone is just brilliant.
@sallyshipwreck4315
That horn is out of this world.
@sallyshipwreck4315
@SoftserveSodium According to the credits, yes!
@daniellevanwesten3158
Blues for Memphis Slim: Birth / Mother Earth / Mr. Charlie / Danish Pastry / Mother Earth Lyrics
[Birth]
You know when you're born
You first see light of day
Through a gap in your mother's legs
It's the truth
And from that minute on
Most of us guys
And some of you girls
Spend your life
Trying to get back into a hole, mmm-hmm
But, don't worry
Because if you make it
If you don't make it
They're gonna dig a hole for you eventually in the ground
And slot you right back to Mother Earth
Mother Earth is waitin' for you, yes she is
She is big and she's round
And it's cold way down in the ground
You may not be happy all the time
You may never be that way
Mother Earth is waitin' for you
For that debt you've got to pay
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
You could be blasé with life
Only make love to foreign girls
You may have a little jet, baby
And fly all around the world
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
Sweet Mother Earth, baby
[Mr. Charlie]
Instrumental
[Danish Pastry]
Instrumental
[Mother Earth]
You may own some racing horses
Even own a whole damn track
You may have enough money, baby
To buy anything you lack
Don't care how big you are
I don't care what you were
When it all is up
You got to go back to Mother Earth
She is waitin' for you, girl
When it all is up
You got to go back
Way back to Mother Earth, yes
When the acid trip is over
You, you got to come back to Mother Blues, yeah
Mother Blues
I feel so bad, oh
All I can do is sing these blues, yeah
When it all is up
You've got to go back to Mother Earth
Oh baby, you hear what I say?
@Retro327
Lear Jet. :)
@JS-fh5th
Apparently this and Tobacco Road were the last songs Jimi Hendrix played in front of an audience when he went on stage with War two nights before his death.