Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
The Dead Lyrics


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Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you?
Tell your mama and your papa I'm a little schoolboy too
Come on now pretty baby I just can't help myself
You're so young and pretty I don't need nobody else

Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you?
Don't you hear me crying?
I'm gonna leave you baby about the break of day
On account of the way you treat me, I got to stay away
Come on now pretty baby darling come on home
You know I love you baby, I got to get you all alone

Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you?
Can't you hear me crying?

I'm gonna buy me an airplane and fly all over your town
Tell everybody baby, lord knows you're fine
Come on pretty baby now, I just can't help myself
You're so young and pretty I don't need nobody else

Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you?
Don't you hear me crying?

Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you?
Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you?
Tell your mama and your papa I'm a little schoolboy too
I'm a schoolboy, too. Hey, I'm a schoolboy, too

I want to be your chauffeur, I want to ride your little machine
I want to be your chauffeur, I want to ride your little machine
I want to put a tiger, baby I want to put a tiger, baby
I want to put a tiger, baby, hey in your sweet little tank

Hey baby now yes I do ha, yes I do
Hey I got to hey, I got to come on home with you
Tell your mama, tell your papa, tell your mama and your papa
Hey, I'm a schoolboy, too, hey, hey, I'm a schoolboy, too




Ha oww, I'm a schoolboy, too, ow, I wanna keep your company
Hey I wanna keep your company

Overall Meaning

The Dead's song Good Morning Little Schoolgirl is a cover of a blues classic that was originally recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson in 1937. The song's lyrics follow a man who is interested in a young and pretty schoolgirl, asking her if he can come home with her. The man insists that he is also a schoolboy, indicating that he is possibly around the same age as the girl. However, he is not deterred by their age difference and pursues her in a flirtatious manner throughout the song.


The repeated lines "Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you?" and "Don't you hear me crying?" create a sense of pleading and desperation, indicating the man's desire to be with the girl. He is willing to leave at the break of day, perhaps to avoid being caught by her parents, but is insistent on getting her alone, declaring his love for her.


The final verse of the song takes a slightly different turn, with the man expressing his desire to be the girl's chauffeur and ride her "little machine," which is likely a reference to a motorcycle. He wants to put a tiger in her tank, which could be interpreted both literally as gasoline for the motorcycle or metaphorically as adding excitement to her life. The repeated declaration of "I'm a schoolboy, too" serves as a reminder that despite his suggestive language, he is still young and inexperienced as well.


Line by Line Meaning

Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you?
The singer is asking the young girl if he can accompany her home, implying that he wants to be intimate with her.


Tell your mama and your papa I'm a little schoolboy too
The singer wants the young girl to introduce him to her parents, but as a peer rather than an older lover.


Come on now pretty baby I just can't help myself
The singer is stating that he is unable to resist his attraction to the young girl.


You're so young and pretty I don't need nobody else
The singer is expressing his interest in the young girl and implies that he doesn't need anyone else but her.


Don't you hear me crying?
The singer suspects that the young girl might be indifferent to his cries for attention and affection.


I'm gonna leave you baby about the break of day
The singer intends to leave the young girl at dawn because of the way she treats him.


On account of the way you treat me, I got to stay away
The young girl's actions towards the singer have caused him to feel the need to distance himself from her.


Come on now pretty baby darling come on home
The singer is encouraging the young girl to come home with him, implying that he wants to be intimate with her.


You know I love you baby, I got to get you all alone
The singer is expressing his love towards the young girl and implies that he wants to be intimate with her privately.


I'm gonna buy me an airplane and fly all over your town
The singer plans to travel around the young girl's town to proclaim her beauty to everyone he meets.


Tell everybody baby, lord knows you're fine
The singer wants to let everyone know about the young girl's beauty, implying that he wants to show her off.


I want to be your chauffeur, I want to ride your little machine
The singer wants to drive the young girl around and be intimately involved with her, implying that he wants to be her lover.


I want to put a tiger, baby I want to put a tiger, baby
The singer wants to be dominant and intimidating towards the young girl, implying that he wants to be in control.


I want to put a tiger, baby, hey in your sweet little tank
The singer wants to put his desires and wants into the young girl's life, implying that he wants control and intimacy with her.


Tell your mama, tell your papa, tell your mama and your papa
The singer wants the young girl to tell her parents that he is just a schoolboy too, implying that he wants them to accept him and not suspect ulterior motives.


Hey, I'm a schoolboy, too, hey, hey, I'm a schoolboy, too
The singer reiterates that he is just a young schoolboy like the young girl, implying that he has no bad intentions.


Ha oww, I'm a schoolboy, too, ow, I wanna keep your company
The singer emphasizes that he is just a young schoolboy and that he wants to keep the young girl company, implying he wants to be intimate with her.


Hey I got to hey, I got to come on home with you
The singer is insisting on accompanying the young girl home, implying that he wants to be intimate with her.




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Written by: Sonny Boy Williamson

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