Lyrics to
Teachin’ Blues

This version of Teachin’ Blues was released by Bob Seger in 1970.

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Yeah hell yeah now I can hear the gypsy wind a howlin’
Ain’t got time to lean against your wall
I gotta hit the road and keep on movin’
I’m gonna roll and smoke and boogie and ball now

Been abused, got my shoes, paid my dues, teachin’ blues

Yeah I’m goin’ ridin’ to the gates of freedom
Cruisin till the sun she falls
I’m gonna follow my god into Eden
While I roll and smoke and boogie and ball
Light my fuse, get to choose, teachin’ blues

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About Lyrics and Teachin’ Blues by Bob Seger

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

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