Analysis of I Must be Evil
Leonard Wilson 1948 (Washington state)
+*I Must be Evil*+
(Johnny Walker-Rescue Me)
+++Slow Blues number+++
Woke-up Sunday mornin'
on a Tuesday afternoon
Sun came without a warnin'
My head was a balloon
Checked my bottle for a spider...
I need help, and pretty soon!
Stumbled to the bathroom
Washed my face, and tried to think
Thought I had my act together
Then I threw up in the sink!
My mind is like a rat's nest...
Oh lord, I'm on the brink!
(chorus)
I must be evil...
How'd this day come to be?
I need reprieval
Johnny Walker...
Baby found a new love
She threw me out the door
Been lookin' for a true love
Keepin' company with whores
Sweet Jesus, up above me...
Can't take this anymore!
Pulled my smelly socks on
Spied a shoe under the bed
Found the other in the bathtub
Such a poundin' in my head!
Made plans to find the door...
Thought I'd pass right out, instead
(chorus)
I must be evil!
That's what she said to me!
So much upheaval!
Johnny Walker...
Made it to the sidewalk
Heard a thousand angry horns
Felt my bladder balkin'
My underware got warm
Saw some people talkin'....
Wish I was never born!
Stumbled to the corner
Found the liquor store
My pants were feelin' warmer,
as I slithered through the door
Peeked in my empty wallet...
.
It slipped and hit the floor!
(chorus)
I must be evil!
Why did Baby cut me free?
I ain't bad people!
Johnny Walker...
Put the bottle on the counter
Told the man my tale of woe
It didn't seem to matter
He just pointed at the door
Grabbed Johnny as I ran
Might run forever more!
The moral of my story
Well, that's kinda hard to find
It's not a tale of glory
I'm a fool who lost his mind
The story's kinda borin'...
It's been told a million times
(chorus)
I must be evil!
What else can I be?
I feel primeval!
Johnny Walker...
Rescue me!
I must be evil!
Johnny Walker...
Scheme | Ab c ddddc d xecex eFAbaC ghgxb h dixih iFAbaC xxdxd d chchx hFAbaC cxchdh bjbjd xF AbaCbAC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (24%) |
Metre | 11110 1010101 1110 1111 101001 110101 111001 11101010 1110101 10101 1110111 11111010 1111001 1111011 111101 10 11110 111111 111 1010 101011 111101 111011 110011 1101011 11101 111011 1011001 10100010 101011 111101 1111101 10 11110 111111 11010 1010 11101 1010101 111010 1111 111010 111101 101010 10101 110110 111101 1011010 1 110101 10 11110 1110111 11110 1010 10101010 1011111 1101110 1110101 110111 110101 0101110 1110111 1101110 1011111 0101010 1110101 10 11110 11111 11010 1010 101 11110 1010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,958 |
Words | 405 |
Sentences | 38 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 5, 1, 5, 6, 5, 1, 5, 6, 5, 1, 12, 6, 5, 2, 7 |
Lines Amount | 75 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
A blues number of a lost love and resulting alcoholism.
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Written on March 10, 2023
Submitted by lenadrwilson on March 10, 2023
Modified by lenadrwilson on March 11, 2023
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