Blow Wind Blow
muddy waters / otis spann Lyrics

When the sun rose this morning, I didn't have my baby by my side.
The songwriter woke up in the morning without their lover beside them, implying that their lover had left them.

I don't know where she was, I know she's out with some another guy.
The songwriter doesn't know where their lover has gone, but assumes they left with someone else.

Don't the sun look lonesome shading down behind the trees?
The songwriter reflects on the loneliness they feel, as evidenced by the way the sun sets among the trees.

But don't your house look lonesome when your baby's packed to leave.
The songwriter compares the general mood of a lonesome house with the way their own home feels when their lover prepares to leave them.

Blow wind, blow wind, blow my baby back to me.
The songwriter calls upon the wind to bring their lover back to them.

Well you know if I don't soon find them, I will be in misery.
The songwriter laments that if they cannot locate their lover soon, they will suffer greatly.

Goodbye baby, that is all I have left to say.
The songwriter says goodbye to their lover, acknowledging that there is nothing else to be said.

But you have lost your good thing, go ahead and have your own way.
The songwriter believes their lover has lost a good thing by leaving them, but ultimately allows them to have their own way and do what they want.