Lyrics to
Statesboro Blues

This version of Statesboro Blues was released by The Allman Brothers Band in 1971.

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Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low;
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
You got no nerve baby, to turn Uncle John from your door.

I woke up this morning, I had them Statesboro Blues,
I woke up this morning, had them Statesboro Blues.
Well, I looked over in the corner, and Grandpa seemed to have them too.

Well my momma died and left me,
My poppa died and left me,
I ain’t good looking baby,
But I’m somewhat sweet and kind.

I’m goin’ to the country, baby do you wanna go?
But if you can’t make it baby, your sister Lucille said she wanna go.
(and I sure will take her).

I love that woman, better than any woman I’ve ever seen;
Well, I love that woman, better than any woman I’ve ever seen.
Well, now, she treat me like a king, yeah, yeah, yeah,
And she look like a dog gone queen.

Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
You got no nerve babe, to turn Uncle John from your door.

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About Lyrics and Statesboro Blues by The Allman Brothers Band

The lyrics for Statesboro Blues are defined as the words making up the song released by The Allman Brothers Band in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Statesboro Blues have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Allman Brothers Band 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 Statesboro Blues by The Allman Brothers Band 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 Statesboro Blues" means the words set to the music of Statesboro Blues, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Allman Brothers Band. 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 Statesboro Blues and the lyrics to Statesboro Blues are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Allman Brothers Band who came here looking just for the lyrics to Statesboro Blues, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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