Lyrics to
Upsetter

This version of Upsetter was released by Grand Funk Railroad in 1971.

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She’s a real upsetter
Least she’s tryin’ to all of the time, yeah
You know I just won’t let her
Break this heart of mine
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ya-yeah

I got hip to her, yeah, right away boys
But my heart just led me along, yeah
I’m gonna’ slip right away boys
‘Cause I don’t want to sing this song
All night long, oh yeah

Upsetter, got me layin’ awake all night
Upsetter, like to make me cry, yeah
Upsetter, got me layin’ awake all night
Upsetter, I’d be better to die

She’ll be sorry when I leave her
She just won’t know what to say, yeah
I can’t hardly wait to leave her
I guess I’ll be on my way
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ya-yeah

Upsetter, got me layin’ awake all night
Upsetter, like to make me cry, yeah
Upsetter, got me layin’ awake all night
Upsetter, I’d be better to die

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About Lyrics and Upsetter by Grand Funk Railroad

The lyrics for Upsetter are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1971 song by Grand Funk Railroad. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Upsetter 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 Upsetter - Grand Funk Railroad 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 Upsetter by Grand Funk Railroad 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 Upsetter" means the words set to the music of Upsetter, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Grand Funk Railroad. 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 Upsetter and the lyrics to Upsetter are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Grand Funk Railroad who came here looking just for the lyrics to Upsetter, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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