Lyrics to
Mean Old Frisco

This version of Mean Old Frisco was released by Eric Clapton in 1977.

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Well that mean old dirty Frisco
And that low down Santa Fe.
Mean old Frisco
And that low down Santa Fe.
You know they take my girl away,
Lord, and blow back out on me.

Well my mama, she done told me,
And my papa told me too.
Mama told me
And my papa told me too.
A woman that gets in your face,
Lord she ain’t no friend for you.

Well I’m goin’ away now baby
And I won’t be back until fall.
Goin’ away, baby.
Lord, I won’t be back till fall.
If I don’t come back by then,
Lord, I won’t be back at all.

Well I’m goin’ away baby
And your cryin’ won’t make me stay.
Goin’ away baby
And your cryin’ won’t make me stay.
Well the more you cry, little girl,
If anything you’ll drive me away.

Well that mean old dirty Frisco
And that low down Santa Fe.
Mean old Frisco
And that low down Santa Fe.
Gonna take my gal away,
Lord, and blow back out on me.

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About Lyrics and Mean Old Frisco by Eric Clapton

The lyrics for Mean Old Frisco are defined as the words making up the song released by Eric Clapton in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Mean Old Frisco have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Eric Clapton 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 Mean Old Frisco by Eric Clapton 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 Mean Old Frisco" means the words set to the music of Mean Old Frisco, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Eric Clapton. 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 Mean Old Frisco and the lyrics to Mean Old Frisco are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Eric Clapton who came here looking just for the lyrics to Mean Old Frisco, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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