Lyrics to
Malted Milk

This version of Malted Milk was released by Lucinda Williams in 1979.

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I keep drinkin’ malted milk
Tryin’ to drive my blues away
I keep drinkin’ malted milk
Tryin’ to drive my blues away
And it is as welcome to my lovin’
As the flower is in May

Malted milk, malted milk
Keep on rushin’ to my head
Malted milk, malted milk
Keep on rushin’ to my head
I got a funny, funny feelin’
And I’m talkin’ all out my head

Honey, fix me one more drink
And hug your lady one more time
Honey, fix me one more drink
And hug your lady one more time
Keep on stirrin’ my malted milk, Daddy
Until I change my mind

Oh, my door knob keeps on turnin’
There must be spooks here ’round my bed
Oh, my door knob keeps on turnin’
There must be spooks here ’round my bed
I got a funny, funny feelin’
And the hair’s risin’ on my head

Malted milk, malted milk
Keep on rushin’ to my head
Malted milk, malted milk
Keep on rushin’ to my head
I got a funny, funny feelin’
And I’m talkin’ all out my head

I keep drinkin’ malted milk
Tryin’ to drive my blues away
I keep drinkin’ malted milk
Tryin’ to drive my blues away
And it is as welcome to my lovin’
As the flower is in May

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About Lyrics and Malted Milk by Lucinda Williams

The lyrics for Malted Milk are defined as the words making up the song released by Lucinda Williams in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Malted Milk have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Lucinda Williams and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Malted Milk by Lucinda Williams if you think through it. 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 Malted Milk" means the words set to the music of Malted Milk, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lucinda Williams. 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 Malted Milk and the lyrics to Malted Milk are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lucinda Williams who came here looking just for the lyrics to Malted Milk, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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