Lyrics to
Double Trouble

This version of Double Trouble was released by Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1976.

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Eleven times I been busted, eleven times I been to jail
Some of the times I been there nobody could go my bail
Well it seems to me, Lord that this ol’ boy just don’t fit
Well I can jump in a rosebush and come out smelling like sh…

Those misters dressed in blue never done so right by me
Some of the times I was innocent but the judge said guilty
I’m not one to complain now son I tell you true
When the black cat cross your trail, Lord
It comes in misery times two

Double trouble–that’s what my friends all call me
(Double trouble)
I said, double trouble
T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Well I was born down in the gutter
With a temper as hot as fire
Spent ninety days on a peat farm just doin’ the county’s time
Well now, even mama said Son you’re bad news
And it won’t be too long before someone puts one through you

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About Lyrics and Double Trouble by Lynyrd Skynyrd

The lyrics to Double Trouble are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Lynyrd Skynyrd used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to Double Trouble have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Lynyrd Skynyrd and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Double Trouble by Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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 Double Trouble" means the words set to the music of Double Trouble, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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 Double Trouble and the lyrics to Double Trouble are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd who came here looking just for the lyrics to Double Trouble, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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