Bluebird
John Lee Hooker Lyrics


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Bluebird
Please, take this letter down south for me

Oh, bluebird
Take this letter down south for me

Don't you two stop flyin'
Till you find little Liza Belle for me

Lord, she way down
She's way down in Jackson, Tennessee

Bluebird, she's way down
She's way down in Jackson, Tennessee

She may not be at home
But, please, knock upon her door

Bluebird, bluebird
Please, do this for me

Ooh, bluebird
Please, do this for me

You see my baby
Tell her I want her to come back home to me





Ooh
Please, tell her to come back home

Overall Meaning

The song 'Bluebird' by John Lee Hooker tells the story of a man who longs for his woman who is far away from him. In this song, he implores a bluebird to take a letter to his love who is living in Jackson, Tennessee. The man is desperate for his partner's return; he asks that the bluebird never stops flying until it finds her. The notion of the bluebird acting as a messenger is both romantic and poetic, and suggests that the man is so in love that he sees connections in nature that relate to his feelings of longing and desire.


Throughout the song, the man reveals his emotional need for his love, and it is clear he wants to reunite with her. The repetitive lines and blues-style guitar strumming adds to the song's sense of desperation and longing. The repetition of the chorus adds to the pained and repeated nature of the man's plea for the bluebird to find his lost love.


In essence, this song serves as a tribute to the beauty of love, and the desperate desire to have it close. The imagery of the bluebird and the delivery of letters serves as an enchanting metaphor for the power of love to connect people separated by distance.


Line by Line Meaning

Bluebird
Addressing the bluebird to deliver the message


Please, take this letter down south for me
Requesting the bird to fly south and deliver the letter


Oh, bluebird
Emphasizing on the bluebird


Take this letter down south for me
Repeating the request for the bird to deliver the letter


Don't you two stop flyin'
Instructing the bird not to stop until the destination is reached


Till you find little Liza Belle for me
Providing specific instructions to find Liza Belle


Lord, she way down
Expressing sadness for Liza Belle's distant location


She's way down in Jackson, Tennessee
Providing the location where Liza Belle is


Bluebird, she's way down
Reiterating the location of Liza Belle


She may not be at home
Acknowledging that Liza Belle may not be home


But, please, knock upon her door
Still requesting the bird to go to Liza Belle's residence


Bluebird, bluebird
Repeating the address to the bluebird


Please, do this for me
Requesting the bird to complete the task


Ooh, bluebird
Expressing an inner plea to the bluebird


Please, do this for me
Repeating the request in a desperate manner


You see my baby
Asking the bird to visually recognize the intended recipient


Tell her I want her to come back home to me
Instructing the bird to convey a message to Liza Belle about returning home


Ooh
Expressing distress and sadness


Please, tell her to come back home
Reiterating the message to Liza Belle for her to come back home




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: John Lee Hooker

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Bosna Hercegovina

The best Blues singer ever...

Mariano Som

Estes caras são demais !!!

RAMLIA1

Masterpiece!

redclaytanto

Took me 12 years to find this song. I remember listening to it on a cassette in Dad's Lincoln growing up.

Timmy G

you musin't have looked too hard

Daniel Smith

redclaytanto

That’s cool 🖖🏽

Andre Clay

@Maximiliano Rey Instablaster =)

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Carlos Nells

Musical poetry...he always has this huge beat pounding in your belly.

Stana 🌻Vasant

Un genio ! 👏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

michel delage

Très très grand personnage du Blue . Souvenirs !!!

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