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Yellow Haired Woman

This version of Yellow Haired Woman was released by Waylon Jennings in 1970.

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Yellow haired woman
Good for nothing empty headed
Most lovely creature that I’ve seen
With lips that kiss with such a firy stain
Many times I’ve dreamed
Of leaving my life behind knowin’ all the while
I’m a victim of the smile of this yellow haired woman.

Yellow woman flows across this rich satin bed
Magnified of perfect feature leaving nothing left unsaid
As I listen to her breathing suddenly
I find no escape I’m weary kind
Who sets it up my mind it’s this yellow haired woman.

Many times I’ve dreamed
Of leaving my life behind knowin’ all the while
I’m a victim of the smile of this yellow haired woman…

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About Lyrics and Yellow Haired Woman by Waylon Jennings

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

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