Based in Sydney, New South Wales, the band is made up of Tim McLean (harmonica), John Morris (guitar, vocals), and Dan Sexton (mandolin, banjo).
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Pay Day
The Blues Preachers Lyrics
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And I can't get along with you.
I'm gonna take you to your mama,
Pay day,
Pay day,
Pay day.
I'm gonna take you to your mama,
Pay day.
And I lost my rabbit dog.
And I hate to see that rabbit
Get away,
Get away,
Get away.
Well, I hate to see that rabbit
Get away.
Just about a week ago,
I stole some ham and egg.
I'm gonna keep my skillet greasy,
If I can,
If I can,
If I can.
I'm gonna keep my skillet greasy,
If I can.
(You know what happened to me?)
Now the hounds are on my track,
I got me knapsack on my back.
I'm gonna make it to my shanty
'Fore day,
'Fore day,
'Fore day.
I'm gonna make it to my shanty
'Fore day.
Now I've done all I can do
And can't get along with you.
I'm gonna take you to your mama,
Pay day,
Pay day,
Pay day.
I'm gonna take you to your mama,
Pay day.
...take you to your mama.
Gonna take you to your mama.
I'm gonna take you to your mama,
Pay day.
I'm gonna take you to your mama.
A-gonna take you to your mama.
Gonna take to your mama,
Pay day.
A-gonna take you to your mama.
A-gonna take you to your mama.
A-gonna take you to your mama,
Pay day.
Gonna take to your mama.
A-gonna take you to your mama.
A-gonna take to your mama,
Pay day.
A-gonna take you to your mama.
A-gonna take you to your mama.
A-gonna take you to your mama,
Pay day.
The Blues Preachers's Pay Day is a traditional blues tune that talks about a man who has had enough of his partner and decides to leave her. It is a story of a man who has been unhappy in his relationship and has decided to end it. The song starts with the singer acknowledging that he has done everything he could in the relationship, but he cannot get along with his partner anymore. He decides to take her back to her mother's place and end the relationship once and for all.
The next verse tells the story of a lost rabbit and how the singer is upset to see it get away. It seems to symbolize how the singer feels about the end of his relationship, another thing he has lost. The singer then talks about stealing ham and eggs and how he intends to keep his skillet greasy. It could represent his way of surviving after the breakup, or it could serve as a metaphor for his relationship, which he intends to keep alive.
The last verse talks about the hounds on his trail and how he wants to make it to his shanty before daybreak. It could represent the singer's desire to escape the relationship and the people that are trying to keep him in it. The song ends with the singer repeating that he is going to take his partner back to her mother's place on pay day.
Overall, the song Pay Day is about a man who has been unhappy in his relationship and decides to end it. The song is a story of leaving and moving on, and it uses metaphors to talk about the singer's emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I did all I can do
I have put in all my efforts
And I can't get along with you.
But I cannot continue my association with you.
I'm gonna take you to your mama,
I will return you to your mother
Pay day, Pay day, Pay day.
On pay day
Now the rabbit's in a log,
The rabbit is hiding in a log
And I lost my rabbit dog.
I lost my hunting dog
And I hate to see that rabbit Get away, Get away, Get away.
I do not want the rabbit to escape from my hunt
Well, I hate to see that rabbit Get away.
I really do not want the rabbit to escape
Just about a week ago, I stole some ham and egg.
I stole some food a week ago
I'm gonna keep my skillet greasy, If I can, If I can, If I can.
I will try to cook more food, if possible
I'm gonna keep my skillet greasy, If I can.
I will try to cook more food, if possible
Now the hounds are on my track, I got me knapsack on my back.
Dogs are chasing me, and so I have my bag on my back
I'm gonna make it to my shanty 'Fore day, 'Fore day, 'Fore day.
I will reach my cabin before sunrise
I'm gonna make it to my shanty 'Fore day.
I will reach my cabin before sunrise
Now I've done all I can do And can't get along with you.
I have tried my best, but cannot tolerate you anymore
I'm gonna take you to your mama, Pay day, Pay day, Pay day.
I will return you to your mother on payday
...take you to your mama.
I will take you to your mother
Gonna take you to your mama.
I will take you to your mother
A-gonna take you to your mama.
I am going to take you to your mother
Gonna take to your mama, Pay day.
I will take you to your mother on payday
A-gonna take you to your mama.
I am going to take you to your mother
A-gonna take to your mama, Pay day.
I am going to take you to your mother on payday
A-gonna take you to your mama.
I am going to take you to your mother
A-gonna take to your mama, Pay day.
I am going to take you to your mother on payday
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