Milk Cow Blues
Hilton Tyler Lyrics
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Looked outdoors
I can tell my milk cow
I can tell by the way she loathes
If you see my milk cow
Please drive her on home
'Cause I ain't had no milk and butter
Since that cow's been gone
Well you gotta treat me right honey
Day by day
Get out your little prayer book
Get down upon your knees and pray
'Cause you're going to need me
You're gonna need my help someday
Lord you're going to be sorry
You treated me this way
Oh now take it away boys
Sail on, Sail on, Sail on little gal, Sail on
Sail on, Sail on, Sail on little gal, Sail on
You're gonna keep right on to sailing
Till you lose your happy home
Well good evening
Don't that sun look good going down
I said well good evening
Don't that sun look good going down
Don't that ol' army cobb look lonely
When your lover ain't no place around
Well I tried everything baby
To get along with you
Now I'm gonna tell you
What I'm gonna do
I'm gonna stop my cryin'
Gonna leave you alone
And if you don't think I'm leavin' big momma
Just count the days I'm gone
You ain't gonna see me
You ain't gonna see my sweet face no more
Lord you gonna be wondering honey
Where in this world I've gone
Milk cow blues
The lyrics of Hilton Tyler’s “Milk Cow Blues” depict an individual who wakes up one morning to find that his milk cow has vanished, leaving him without any milk or butter. The singer proceeds to plead for anyone who finds the lost animal to drive it back to his farm. However, he bitterly notes that the person who treated him poorly will someday miss him and encourages them to pray. He then switches to a somewhat gloomy tone where he declares that he tried everything to get along with his lover but can no longer endure it, so he will leave and never look back. The lyrics use cow imagery to illustrate how he feels about his relationship. The song closes with a simple chorus of the singer pleading with his love, promising her that she won't see him again.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I woke up this mornin'
I woke up this morning
Looked outdoors
I looked outside
I can tell my milk cow
I can recognize my milk cow
I can tell by the way she loathes
I can tell by the way she low's
If you see my milk cow
If you see my milk cow
Please drive her on home
Please take her back to my home
'Cause I ain't had no milk and butter
Because I haven't had any milk and butter
Since that cow's been gone
Since my cow has been gone
Well you gotta treat me right honey
You have to treat me right, honey
Day by day
Every single day
Get out your little prayer book
Take out your prayer book
Get down upon your knees and pray
Kneel down and pray
'Cause you're going to need me
Because you will need me
You're gonna need my help someday
You will need my help someday
Lord you're going to be sorry
You will regret
You treated me this way
The way you treated me
Oh now take it away boys
Start playing the music, boys
Sail on, Sail on, Sail on little gal, Sail on
Keep going, keep going, keep going, little girl, keep going
Sail on, Sail on, Sail on little gal, Sail on
Keep going, keep going, keep going, little girl, keep going
You're gonna keep right on to sailing
You will keep sailing
Till you lose your happy home
Until you lose your happy home
Well good evening
Good evening
Don't that sun look good going down
The sunset looks beautiful
I said well good evening
I said, good evening
Don't that sun look good going down
The sunset looks beautiful
Don't that ol' army cobb look lonely
That old army compound looks lonely
When your lover ain't no place around
When your lover is not around
Well I tried everything baby
I tried everything, baby
To get along with you
To get along with you
Now I'm gonna tell you
Now I'll tell you
What I'm gonna do
What I'm going to do
I'm gonna stop my cryin'
I'll stop crying
Gonna leave you alone
I'm going to leave you alone
And if you don't think I'm leavin' big momma
And if you don't believe I'm leaving, big momma
Just count the days I'm gone
Count the days I'm gone
You ain't gonna see me
You will not see me
You ain't gonna see my sweet face no more
You will not see my sweet face anymore
Lord you gonna be wondering honey
You will be wondering, honey
Where in this world I've gone
Where I have gone in this world
Milk cow blues
Feeling sad because my milk cow is gone
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KOKOMO ARNOLD
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