Lyrics to
Louise

This version of Louise was released by Linda Ronstadt in 1970.

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Well they all said Louise was not half bad
It was written on the walls and window shades
And how she’d act a little girl
A deceiver, don’t believe her, that’s her trade
Sometimes a bottle of perfume
Flowers and maybe some lace
Men brought Louise ten cent trinkets
Their intentions were easily traced
Yes and everybody knew at times she cried
Ah but women like Louise well they get by

Yes and everybody thought it kinda sad
When they found Louise in her room
They’d always put her down below their kind
Still some cried when she died this afternoon

Louise rode home on the mail train
Somewhere to the south I heard her say
Too bad it ended so ugly
Too bad she had to go this way

Ah but the wind is blowing cold tonight
Well goodnight Louise goodnight

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Linda Ronstadt has released many songs over the years besides Louise. Linda Ronstadt released songs from 1969 to 2004 spanning across albums like Hand Sown... Home Grown, Silk Purse, Linda Ronstadt, Don't Cry Now, Heart Like A Wheel, Prisoner In Disguise, Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams, Living In The USA, Mad Love, Get Closer, What's New, Lush Life, For Sentimental Reasons, Canciones De Mi Padre, Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind, Mas Canciones, Frenesi, Winter Light, Feels Like Home, Dedicated To The One I Love, We Ran, and Hummin' To Myself. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Linda Ronstadt.

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The lyrics to Louise are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Linda Ronstadt used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Louise have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Linda Ronstadt 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 Louise by Linda Ronstadt. 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 Louise" means the words set to the music of Louise, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Linda Ronstadt. 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 Louise and the lyrics to Louise are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Linda Ronstadt who came here looking just for the lyrics to Louise, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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