All Aboard
LIVING ROOM - Muddy Waters Lyrics
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Mean old Frisco, take my babe away
Mean old Frisco, take my babe away
Well, I been hopin' and I been trustin'
My baby come back home one day
Well, that people
Just don't understand
Just don't understand
Well, now to take my woman away
Give her to another man
Well, I stand there tremblin'
While the train goes 'round the bend
Standin' here a-tremblin'
While the train goes 'round the bend
Well, I started into cryin'
People, I don't have no friends
Welcome there new love
'Round all, tearin' 'em down
Welcome there new love
'Round all, tearin' 'em down
Well, I worked hard all of my life
Now getting pushed around
The song All Aboard by Muddy Waters is a blues ballad that captures the pain and sorrow of losing a loved one. The lyrics of the song are a plea to the train conductor of the Mean Old Frisco to take the singer's babe away. The singer is hopeful that his love will return to him, but he is also resigned to the fact that he may never see his love again. The refrain "Well, I been hopin' and I been trustin', my baby come back home one day" reflects the singer's hope that his lover will return to him someday.
As the train takes the singer's lover away, he is left with a profound sense of loneliness and despair. The singer feels betrayed that his woman was taken away from him by another man. He is left standing there trembling while the train goes 'round the bend. The singer's tears symbolize his deep sense of loss and grief. He feels as though he has no friends, and the lyrics of the song convey the intense isolation he is experiencing.
The last verse of the song is a bitter commentary on the state of the singer's life. He has worked hard all his life, but now he is getting pushed around. The singer appears to be an embittered man, forced to watch his dreams crumble before his very eyes. The song All Aboard is a powerful reminder of the devastating effects of heartbreak and the pain of unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
All aboard
We are departing from this place.
Mean old Frisco, take my babe away
My significant other is leaving me and going to San Francisco.
Well, I been hopin' and I been trustin', My baby come back home one day
I am hopeful that my lover will return home to me.
Well, that people, Just don't understand, One day people, Just don't understand
It is difficult for others to understand what I'm going through.
Well, now to take my woman away, Give her to another man
My woman is being taken away from me by someone else.
Well, I stand there tremblin', While the train goes 'round the bend, Standin' here a-tremblin', While the train goes 'round the bend, Well, I started into cryin', People, I don't have no friends
I am standing here shaking, watching my lover leave on the train, feeling sad and alone.
Welcome there new love, 'Round all, tearin' 'em down, Welcome there new love, 'Round all, tearin' 'em down, Well, I worked hard all of my life, Now getting pushed around
A new love has come and is causing chaos, and I feel like all my hard work is for nothing.
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Written by: McKinley Morganfield
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Had this album. Great double album.
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Jeff Carp playing the chromatic harmonica.
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Phil Upchurch playin' bass guitar.....