After splitting from Big Brother and the Holding Company, Joplin formed a n… Read Full Bio ↴After splitting from Big Brother and the Holding Company, Joplin formed a new backup group, the Kozmic Blues Band, composed of session musicians like keyboardist Stephen Ryder and saxophonist Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers, as well as former Big Brother and the Holding Company guitarist Sam Andrew and future Full Tilt Boogie Band bassist Brad Campbell. The band was influenced by the Stax-Volt rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul bands of the 1960s, as exemplified by Otis Redding and the Bar-Kays. The Stax-Volt R&B sound was typified by the use of horns and had a funky, pop-oriented sound in contrast to many of the psychedelic/hard rock bands of the period.

Little Girl Blue
Kozmic Blues Band Lyrics

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Sit there, hmm, count your fingers.
What else, what else is there to do ?
Oh and I know how you feel,
I know you feel that you're through.
Oh wah wah ah sit there, hmm, count,
Ah, count your little fingers,
My unhappy oh little girl, little girl blue, yeah.

Oh sit there, oh count those raindrops
Oh, feel 'em falling down, oh honey all around you.
Honey don't you know it's time,
I feel it's time,
Somebody told you 'cause you got to know
That all you ever gonna have to count on
Or gonna want to lean on
It's gonna feel just like those raindrops do
When they're falling down, honey, all around you.
Oh, I know you're unhappy.

Oh sit there, ah go on, go on
And count your fingers.
I don't know what else, what else
Honey have you got to do.
And I know how you feel,
And I know you ain't got no reason to go on
And I know you feel that you must be through.
Oh honey, go on and sit right back down,
I want you to count, oh count your fingers,
Ah my unhappy, my unlucky
And my little, oh, girl blue.
I know you're unhappy,

Ooh ah, honey I know,
Baby I know just how you feel.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Kozmic Blues Band's song "Little Girl Blue" convey a feeling of sadness and hopelessness. The song begins with a suggestion to the singer to count her fingers, as if there is nothing else for her to do. The singer then empathizes with her feelings of being through - perhaps with life, love, or any hope for the future. The repeated phrase "little girl blue" is a representation of the singer's emotional state. The singer urges her to sit and count the raindrops falling around her, just as she counts her fingers, because the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness will be the only constant in her life. The singer knows that the singer is unhappy and that she feels like she must be through. He wants her to know that he understands her feelings and how she must be feeling.

The repetition of the phrases "count your fingers" and "little girl blue" reflect the monotony of the singer's life and her emotional state. The raindrops falling signify the tears that the singer might be shedding, and the singer urges her to feel them falling all around her. In this moment, the only comfort that she can get is in knowing that the raindrops are falling on everyone, and she is not alone in feeling this way. The song is empathetic and encouraging, urging the singer to continue counting and hoping that one day, she'll find a silver lining.

Line by Line Meaning

Sit there, hmm, count your fingers.
Just sit there and count your fingers because you have nothing better to do.

What else, what else is there to do ?
There is nothing else to do but count your fingers.

Oh and I know how you feel,
I understand how you are feeling.

I know you feel that you're through.
You feel like everything is over for you.

Oh wah wah ah sit there, hmm, count,
Mournfully sit and count your fingers.

Ah, count your little fingers,
Count each and every one of your fingers.

My unhappy oh little girl, little girl blue, yeah.
You are sad and depressed, my dear girl.

Oh sit there, oh count those raindrops
Sit there and count the raindrops that fall around you.

Oh, feel 'em falling down, oh honey all around you.
Feel the drops falling all around you, my dear.

Honey don't you know it's time,
You should know that it's time.

I feel it's time,
I believe that it's time.

Somebody told you 'cause you got to know
You need to know because someone told you.

That all you ever gonna have to count on
The only thing you can rely on is counting things.

Or gonna want to lean on
Or the only thing you might want to depend on.

It's gonna feel just like those raindrops do
It is going to make you feel like the raindrops falling around you.

When they're falling down, honey, all around you.
When they fall all around you, my dear.

Oh, I know you're unhappy.
I know that you are not pleased.

Oh sit there, ah go on, go on
Just sit there and continue, go ahead.

And count your fingers.
Count your fingers to pass the time.

I don't know what else, what else
I don't know what else you could do.

Honey have you got to do.
There is nothing better for you to do.

And I know how you feel,
I understand how you feel.

And I know you ain't got no reason to go on
I know that you don't have any motivation to continue.

And I know you feel that you must be through.
You feel like you are finished and done.

Oh honey, go on and sit right back down,
Sit back down and relax, my dear.

I want you to count, oh count your fingers,
Count your fingers to help yourself feel better.

Ah my unhappy, my unlucky
You are unhappy and unlucky.

And my little, oh, girl blue.
You are my sad and depressed little girl.

I know you're unhappy,
I understand that you are not pleased.

Ooh ah, honey I know,
Oh, I understand.

Baby I know just how you feel.
I know how you feel, my dear.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS

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