Choo Choo Mama
Ten Years After Lyrics
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My life without you is just misery and pain, come back to me
I'll treat you best I can
Choo choo mama, you should have a choo choo man
Choo choo mama, won't you ride a rail?
I need your loving, can't you hear me wail, come back to me
You know I love you so
Choo choo mama, won't you ride the track?
I need your loving, won't you bring some back on home to me
I need your loving, babe
Choo choo mama, don't you know you drive me mad?
Choo choo mama, you're a cheery thing
I love you, baby, can't you help me sing, come back to me
I want you back again
Choo choo mama, won't you get a choo choo train?
The lyrics to Ten Years After's song, "Choo Choo Mama," feature a man pleading for his lover to return to him by painting an analogy to a train ride. The chorus repeats the phrase, "Choo choo mama, won't you ride the train?" emphasizing the singer's desire to have their partner back. He expresses that his life without her is full of misery and pain, promising that he will treat her the best he can. He refers to himself as the "choo choo man," suggesting that he can provide her with the love and happiness she needs.
Through the lyrics, the singer's desperation is evident as he implores his lover to "ride the rail" and "ride the track." He confesses that he needs her love and begs her to bring it back to him. The repetition of the phrase "I need your loving" highlights the singer's yearning for his partner's affection, and how it is paramount to his happiness. The singer even goes as far as appealing to his lover's cheery disposition, stating that she can make him sing and that he wants her back again.
Overall, the lyrics to "Choo Choo Mama" are a plea for a lost love to return. The analogy to trains and railroads adds an extra layer of urgency and emotion to the message, creating a unique and memorable song.
Line by Line Meaning
Choo choo mama, won't you ride the train?
Please come back to my life, it's miserable without you.
My life without you is just misery and pain, come back to me
I'm suffering without you, please return and make me happy.
I'll treat you best I can
I promise to love and care for you the best way possible.
Choo choo mama, you should have a choo choo man
You deserve a loving partner who will treat you right like a choo choo man.
Choo choo mama, won't you ride a rail?
Please come back and give me your love, I'm crying out for it.
I need your loving, can't you hear me wail, come back to me
I'm in dire need of your affection, please come back to me and comfort me.
You know I love you so
I care deeply for you and my love for you is real.
Choo choo mama, won't you get a choo choo home?
Come back home and be with me once again.
Choo choo mama, won't you ride the track?
Please bring your love back to me by riding the track and coming back to me.
I need your loving, won't you bring some back on home to me
I miss your affection, I need you back home so we can be happy together.
Choo choo mama, don't you know you drive me mad?
You make me crazy with love, I can't stay away from you.
Choo choo mama, you're a cheery thing
You bring happiness and joy to my life, I adore you.
I love you, baby, can't you help me sing, come back to me
I love you deeply and can't imagine life without you, please come back and make me happy again.
I want you back again
I miss you and want you to come back into my life once more.
Choo choo mama, won't you get a choo choo train?
Please come back to me by riding the train, I need you in my life.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ALVIN LEE
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Omni Guy
Alvin Lee gets a lot of credit for Ten Years After....and absolutely rightfully so....but Leo Lyons is a madman on the bass and deserves a lot of recognition too.
US Messenger
RIP ALVIN,YOU ARE AWESOME,YOU ARE A GUITAR GOD, YOU ALWAYS WILL BE KNOWN AS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARIST EVER. MUSICIANSHIP , TALENTED, AND GREAT SONG WRITING SHOWS HOW GREAT YOU ARE, YOUR MUSIC WILL NOT EVER BE FORGOTTEN. 😎🎸🎶🔊☮️BOB.
Buzz Anderson
One of the greatest freaking rocking blues player we ever had the pleasure to hear. i saw them play a bunch of times and never tired of hearing them. Not once. Alvin and Co had the place jumpin' from the first note to the last and left them begging for more.
Taken from us far too soon. I can see there would have been a resurgence for them in the last 10 years or so along with all the other great bands of the 70s. Damn I miss Alvin. Thank the gods for all the music he left behind.
Robert VanDerClock
God I loved this band...no holds barred ROCK!!
TOM Virgo
One of the best guitarists ever,but for sure had the greatest guitar face ever!!!
Geoff Rees
The one and only Alvin Lee - absolutely unstoppable.
Human freightrain
Lawrence Aransas Pass TX
My Mother gave me the album,"Rock and Roll Music To The World", for my fifteenth birthday in 1972. 'Choo-choo Mama' was one of my favorite songs. Amazing, how all of those albums and songs are like mile markers in life!
Mario Luis Caceres
¡¡¡¡Temazoooo de Ten Years After, por Siempre!!!!
Mike Sims
Always at the top of his game! second to absolutely no one ! You are missed Alvin!
Lawrence Aransas Pass TX
I'm 62 and it's always been a hard hit every time one of my Rock heroes has died(Gary Thain, Terry Kath, Ronnie Van Want, ect). But the ones that seem so much harder to grasp, for me, have been Lonesome Dave of Foghat, Peter Steele of Type O Negative and Alvin Lee. Especially, Alvin Lee. I'm still floored by that one.