Good Morning Little School Girl
Johnny Winter Lyrics
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Can I go home with, can I go home with you
I'll tell your mother and your father, I'm a little schoolboy too
Gonna buy me an airplane, gonna buy me an airplane
Gonna fly all over, gonna fly all over town, all over town, yes
If I don't find my little schoolgirl, ain't gonna set my airplane down ah, yeah
When I was twelve, baby when I was twelve years old
You know I was looking for a schoolgirl just to, eat my jelly roll, yeah
G, good morning little schoolgirl, good morning little schoolgirl
Can I go home with, can I go home with you, ah, yeah
Tell your mother and your father, I'm a little schoolboy, yes a schoolboy
The lyrics to Johnny Winter's song "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" are about a young man who is infatuated with a little schoolgirl. He repeatedly asks if he can go home with her and promises to tell her mother and father that he, too, is a little schoolboy. The singer also declares that he will buy an airplane and fly all over town to find his little schoolgirl, and that he won't set the airplane down until he finds her.
The lyrics are about a young man who is both innocent and romantic in his intentions towards the little schoolgirl. He remembers back to when he was twelve years old and he too was looking for a schoolgirl to be with. The phrase "eat my jelly roll" was used back in the day to mean to have sex. The song's structure is a 12-bar blues, which is a common structure used in blues music.
The song was originally written and recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1937, but it was popularized by Johnny Winter's version in 1968. Winter's version was included in his album "The Progressive Blues Experiment". The song has since been covered by many artists, including The Grateful Dead, Ten Years After, and Aerosmith.
Line by Line Meaning
Good morning little schoolgirl, good morning little schoolgirl
Greetings to the young girl who attends school
Can I go home with, can I go home with you
May I accompany you to your place of residence?
I'll tell your mother and your father, I'm a little schoolboy too
I will inform your parents that I am a boy who attends school
Gonna buy me an airplane, gonna buy me an airplane
I am planning to acquire an aircraft
Gonna fly all over, gonna fly all over town, all over town, yes
I will fly the plane around the entire city
If I don't find my little schoolgirl, ain't gonna set my airplane down ah, yeah
I will continue flying if I don't find the schoolgirl I am seeking
Good morning little schoolgirl, ah, I remember way back, I remember way back
I greet you again, and I reminisce about the past
When I was twelve, baby when I was twelve years old
When I was twelve years old
You know I was looking for a schoolgirl just to, eat my jelly roll, yeah
I was seeking a young girl to engage in sexual activity with
G, good morning little schoolgirl, good morning little schoolgirl
Greetings to the young girl who attends school
Can I go home with, can I go home with you, ah, yeah
May I accompany you to your place of residence?
Tell your mother and your father, I'm a little schoolboy, yes a schoolboy
Please inform your parents that I am a boy who attends school
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@maxsno
Hands down, top shelf live album . Rick and Johnny blazing tight .
@hanslarsen7524
So incredibly grand! I bought the LP new in 1971 when I was 14. Still listening to it. Johnny and Rick together, just awesome. Rocking blues can't be better than this!
@laurieweinroth3596
Johnny could sure play the blues really naturally,great singing, a true musician. Saw him once,exciting as heck. He had to overcome a lot with grace. I take my hat off to you and Edgar was a hell of a musician.
@Woozler554
Bought this album almost 50 years ago. The drum opening on this first cut still fascinates me to this day.
Johnny was a great performer, and he had an ear for other great performers. The whole line-up was quite talented.
@THEWORDCHRISTIANMINISTRY
"Bobby Caldwell" on drums ! Good stuff !!
@dbarnes544
I've bought this album in cassette, vinyl multiple times. Always a good listen.
@refriedboogie
Top 10 best rock performance ever. This is true boogie
@SteveMills
April, 1974, I saw this band with Black Oak Arkansas and Brownsville Station in Portland, Oregon. Ticket was $4. You can't even buy a bottle of water that cheap these days. Johnny could be clumsy, he could be comical, but he was always on fire. He was amazing.
@Johnnycdrums
Steve Mills;
Saw Johnny puke on stage in Bangor, Maine.
He never missed a beat, it was so good it should have been televised, and I mean it.
@robertguatelli9178
I was lucky enough to be there. I was a kid of 14. Had bought tickets for the late show ( yes, two shows a night at the Filmore East) and had to swap them for the early show or my parents would not let me go .I never looked back. He was "my guy" from that time on. The guitar interplay between he and Derringer just makes me feel great every time I hear it.