Analysis of Goodbye Joe (a song sung to the tune of "If I Only Dad a Brain" from The Wizard of Oz
Joe, I been sittin’ here a thinkin’
how I’m sorry that you’re a stinkin’….
you were my only friend.
Now brother you know that I ain’t lyin’
When I say I was sorry ‘bout your dyin’
right up to the bitter end
I hope you ain’t been layin’ there a listenin’
to all that ugly talk and whisperin’
about me stayin’ at your home
I worried ‘bout your lovely wife, Clarissa,
and how she might be startin’ to miss ya
so I called her on the phone.
I helped her with one thing and another
I had to run off your neighbor and your brother
I even helped her thru the night
Joe, life can certainly turn out funny…
I never ever knew about your money
now everything’s alright
With all the ugly rumors flyin’
‘bout me and her and you just dyin’
we decided to take a trip
To help Clarissa thru her grievin’
she and I will soon be leavin’
on a lovely little ship
Don’t fret about your house and car and clothes
we finally got rid of all of those
so your affairs are at an end
Now Joe I’m sorry that you’re stinkin’
but I’m sure you’re layin’ there a thinkin’,
“Thanks for everything, old friend.”
Well Joe, you know you’re surely welcome
I was mighty glad to be a helpin’,
so “Adios” to you old friend
Scheme | AAB AAB AAX XXX CCD EED AAF AAF XXB AAB XAB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111010 11101101 101101 110111111 1111110111 1110101 111111101 11110101 0111111 11011101010 011111111 1110101 1101110010 111111100110 11010101 1111001110 11010101110 1101 11010101 11000111 1101101 11010101 1011111 1010101 1101110101 1100111111 11011111 11110111 111111010 111011 111111010 111011101 1011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,225 |
Words | 233 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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