Lyrics to
Such Sufferin’

This version of Such Sufferin’ was released by Carole King in 1975.

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What a life it is
The hardships, the tears
The desperate years
Such sufferin’

Gimme a Bufferin!
And what have I got?
True, it’s a lot!
But so what?
There’s got to be more to being so great
To looking first-rate and staying out late
Just look at the state I’m in!

Oh!
Such sufferin’
My days are full of sufferin’ and
Bufferin
I’ve really learned the hard way
That pastas and cakes
And french fries and steaks
Are not such great shakes
That castles in Spain
Are just a big pain
That life is inane
If you’re sufferin’
I’m not blufferin’!

Can’t wonders like me
Learn how to be
Happy and grateful
For just a mere plateful
Of life’s simple goodies?
I wish it were so
But the answer is NO!
So I suffa
Get tougha
And don’t get enougha
Anything
Us Super-Dupers
Are regular troopers
We give all we got
And believe it or not
That’s a lot!
The standing ovations!
The keys to all nations!
Bermuda vacations!
Money! Success!
I’d settle for less
If I could stop this

SUFFERIN’!
Oh such sufferin’
Foo on such sufferin’
Poo on such sufferin’
Oh, nuts to all this sufferin’
Gimme a Bufferin

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About Lyrics and Such Sufferin’ by Carole King

The lyrics for Such Sufferin’ are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1975 song by Carole King. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Such Sufferin’ have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Such Sufferin’ - Carole King and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Such Sufferin’ by Carole King in multiple ways. 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 Such Sufferin’" means the words set to the music of Such Sufferin’, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carole King. 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 Such Sufferin’ and the lyrics to Such Sufferin’ are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carole King who came here looking just for the lyrics to Such Sufferin’, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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