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Can’t Keep A Good Man Down

This version of Can’T Keep A Good Man Down was released by 38 Special in 1978.

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Can’t keep a good man down.
Well I thought I heard a telephone honey,
And I know it’s the man you love.
A-don’t try to hide it honey,
You can’t keep a good man down too long.
All my life, I have, given in to you.
And all your life, you have, made me a fool.

You can’t keep a good man down.
I’ll be back up and around.
Bet your life you can’t keep this good man down.

Well I try to do the best things for you.
And I know I ain’t always right.
And even though I say I’m sorry,
Why can’t you treat me right.
And all this time,
You have, said you love me.
And all this time,
Now I, want to be free.

You can’t keep a good man down.
I’ll be back up and around.
And bet your life you can’t keep,
This good man down.

Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh

You can’t keep a good man down.
I’ll be back up and around.
You bet your life you can’t,
Oh bet your life you can’t
Keep me down,
Keep me down too long.
You can’t keep a good man down.
I’ll be back up and around.
You bet your life you can’t
Keep this good man down.

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You can understand the lyrics to Can’T Keep A Good Man Down if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Can’T Keep A Good Man Down" means the words set to the music of Can’T Keep A Good Man Down, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by 38 Special. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Can’T Keep A Good Man Down and the lyrics to Can’T Keep A Good Man Down are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of 38 Special who came here looking just for the lyrics to Can’T Keep A Good Man Down, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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