The Presidential Debate
I'm watching the debate but I've muted the television and I'm listening to "Blues", a posthumously-released collection of Jimi Hendrix outtakes and one-offs (plus a couple of famous ones), really loud. These are the lyrics to Catfish Blues, a Muddy Waters song, the way Jimi sings it:
WELL I WISH, I WAS A CATFISH
SWIMIN' IN THE, THE DEEP BLUE SEA
I HAVE ALL YOU PRETTY WOMEN
FISHIN' AFTER ME
SHOWIN' UP AFTER ME
OH WELL
OW WELL
OH YEAH
OH YEAH
WELL I WENT DOWN
TO MY GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE
AND I SAT ALONE ON HER FRONT STEP
AND SHE SAID A "COME IN OUTCHA MAN AND JUST YOUR LOVE"
I JUST NOW LEFT
I JUST NOW LEFT
AND I SAY
WHO YEAH
SHE SAID SURE ENOUGH YOU DID
WHO YEAH
WHO YEAH
WHO YEAH
OH YEAH
YEAH,
WELL THERE'S TWO
TWO TRAINS RUNNIN'
BUT THERE'S NOT A ONE THAT'S GOIN' MY WAY
YOU KNOW THERE'S A, ONE TRAIN RUNNING AT MIDNIGHT
THE OTHER ONE LEAVE JUST FOR DAY
LEAVE JUST FOR DAY
OH WELL
YEAH
I ROLE AND I TUMBLE
PRACTICLY ALL NIGHT LONG
I ROLE AND I TUMBLE
PRACTICLY ALL NIGHT LONG
WELL, MY BABY DON'T TREAT ME WELL
??
YEAH
Enigmatic, yes? Particularly the penultimate line. Regardless, I, too, wish I was a catfish.
WELL I WISH, I WAS A CATFISH
SWIMIN' IN THE, THE DEEP BLUE SEA
I HAVE ALL YOU PRETTY WOMEN
FISHIN' AFTER ME
SHOWIN' UP AFTER ME
OH WELL
OW WELL
OH YEAH
OH YEAH
WELL I WENT DOWN
TO MY GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE
AND I SAT ALONE ON HER FRONT STEP
AND SHE SAID A "COME IN OUTCHA MAN AND JUST YOUR LOVE"
I JUST NOW LEFT
I JUST NOW LEFT
AND I SAY
WHO YEAH
SHE SAID SURE ENOUGH YOU DID
WHO YEAH
WHO YEAH
WHO YEAH
OH YEAH
YEAH,
WELL THERE'S TWO
TWO TRAINS RUNNIN'
BUT THERE'S NOT A ONE THAT'S GOIN' MY WAY
YOU KNOW THERE'S A, ONE TRAIN RUNNING AT MIDNIGHT
THE OTHER ONE LEAVE JUST FOR DAY
LEAVE JUST FOR DAY
OH WELL
YEAH
I ROLE AND I TUMBLE
PRACTICLY ALL NIGHT LONG
I ROLE AND I TUMBLE
PRACTICLY ALL NIGHT LONG
WELL, MY BABY DON'T TREAT ME WELL
??
YEAH
Enigmatic, yes? Particularly the penultimate line. Regardless, I, too, wish I was a catfish.
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