Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (Born May 9, 1914 in Brooklyn, Queens County, N… Read Full Bio ↴Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (Born May 9, 1914 in Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia; died December 20, 1999) was a Canadian country music singer-songwriter.
Perhaps best known for his distinct yodelling, he charted more than seventy singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980, including the Number One hits 'I'm Movin' On' and 'I Don't Hurt Anymore'. Performing in lavish and colourful sequin-studded suits, Snow had a career covering six decades during which he sold more than 80 million albums, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979.

THERE IS A HANK SNOW MUSEUM CLOSE TO BROOKLYN IN LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, APPROPRIATELY, IT IS HOUSED IN AN ABANDONED TRAIN STATION. VERY WELL DONE
I reckon Hank Snow was better known for his distinctive self taught guitar style. Hank was influenced by the famous Rail road blues singer Jimmie Rodgers and though Hank did copy Rodgers style in his early days, including the "blue yodel" he later abandoned this and developed his own gritty style of singing. His guitar playing was so good he once cut a duet album of guitar music with the late Chet Atkins, master country Guitarist and music producer for RCA Victor. Hank was with RCA Victor label for almost 50 years and towards the end of his waning career RCA dropped him, just before he would have celebrated his half century with that label-always thought that was a bit mean of them.. Hank Snow and his Rainbow ranch boys, with Chubby Hayes on fiddle gave really great live concerts and the singing and playing they did was superlative and sounded as good as, if not equal to their recorded works.

Never No Mo' Blues
Hank Snow Lyrics

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I'm just as blue as I can be since Susie said goodbye to me
My life is a failure I see and she won't be mine gal no mo' no mo' no mo'
I'll pack my things and drip take me a long ocean trip
Out on the great big steamship she'll never see her daddy no mo' no mo' no mo'
Still I hate to say farewell to my mammy and my sister Nell
Then she'll gonna cry when I tell that I ain't comin' home no mo' no mo' no mo'
I may be sorry someday that I leave here and go away
But they need not ask me stay for I'll never change my mind no mo' no mo' no mo'

Now whether I'm right or wrong I'm gonna be gone before long

And then I'll hust this crazy song and I never will sing no mo' no mo' no mo'

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hank Snow's song "Never No Mo' Blues" express the deep sadness and despair of a man who has just been left by his lover Susie. He feels that his life is a failure and that he will never be happy again without her. The repetition of "no mo' no mo' no mo'" emphasizes his sense of loss and finality - he believes that they will never be together again.

The singer decides to leave and take a long ocean trip, perhaps to try to forget his pain and start a new life. However, he hates to say goodbye to his family, who will miss him terribly when he's gone. He knows that he may regret his decision to leave someday, but he feels that he has to go, and that he will never change his mind.

The final verse is particularly poignant, as the singer reflects on his own mortality and the impermanence of life. He knows that he will be gone "before long" and that he will never sing this song again. The fact that he chooses to end the song with this image of his own death highlights the depth of his despair and the sense of finality that he feels about his relationship with Susie.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm just as blue as I can be since Susie said goodbye to me
I feel incredibly sad since Susie ended our relationship

My life is a failure I see and she won't be mine gal no mo' no mo' no mo'
I see my life as a failure without her and she won't be my girlfriend ever again

I'll pack my things and drip take me a long ocean trip
I will pack my things and leave for a long ocean journey

Out on the great big steamship she'll never see her daddy no mo' no mo' no mo'
She will never see me again as I would be far away on a great big steamship

Still I hate to say farewell to my mammy and my sister Nell
Although I'm leaving, it’s tough to bid goodbye to my mother and sister Nell

Then she'll gonna cry when I tell that I ain't comin' home no mo' no mo' no mo'
If I tell her that I am not coming back, she will cry

I may be sorry someday that I leave here and go away
I might regret leaving here someday and going away from everyone

But they need not ask me stay for I'll never change my mind no mo' no mo' no mo'
However, nobody should ask me to stay as I have made up my mind and will never change it

Now whether I'm right or wrong I'm gonna be gone before long
I'm going to be gone whether it’s the right decision or not

And then I'll hust this crazy song and I never will sing no mo' no mo' no mo'
After that, I will stop singing this crazy song and never sing it again

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ELSIE MCWILLIAMS, JIMMIE RODGERS

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