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Bessie Smith Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7/10 [3 votes]Album: Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 / Original Release Date: 1992-10-22Genre: BluesSong Duration: 3 min 21 sec
BESSIE SMITH
- Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair Lyrics / with translationsJudge you wanna hear my plea
Before you open up your court
But I don't want no sympathy
'Cause I done cut my good man's throat
I caught him whith a trifling Jane
I warned him 'bout before
I had my knife and went insane
And the rest you ought to know
Judge, judge, please mister judge,
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Judge, judge, good mister judge,
Let me go away from here
I wanna take a journey
To the devil down below
I done killed my man
I wanna reap just what I sow
Oh judge, judge, lordy lordy judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Judge, judge, hear me judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
I love him so dear
I cut him with my bi-lo (Barlow - "the American razor")
I kicked him in the side
I stood here laughing o'r him
While he wallowed around and died
Oh judge, judge, lordy judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Judge, judge, sweet mister judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Judge, judge, good kind judge
Burn me 'cause I don't care
I don't want no one good mayor
To go my bail
I don't want to spend no
Ninety-nine years in jail
So judge, judge, good kind judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Before you open up your court
But I don't want no sympathy
'Cause I done cut my good man's throat
I caught him whith a trifling Jane
I warned him 'bout before
I had my knife and went insane
And the rest you ought to know
Judge, judge, please mister judge,
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Judge, judge, good mister judge,
Let me go away from here
I wanna take a journey
To the devil down below
I done killed my man
I wanna reap just what I sow
Oh judge, judge, lordy lordy judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Judge, judge, hear me judge
I love him so dear
I cut him with my bi-lo (Barlow - "the American razor")
I kicked him in the side
I stood here laughing o'r him
While he wallowed around and died
Oh judge, judge, lordy judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Judge, judge, sweet mister judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Judge, judge, good kind judge
Burn me 'cause I don't care
I don't want no one good mayor
To go my bail
I don't want to spend no
Ninety-nine years in jail
So judge, judge, good kind judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair
Facts about Send Me To The 'lectric Chair
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Send Me To The 'lectric Chair is written by George Brooks.
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It is first released on October 22, 1992 as part of Bessie Smith's album "Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3" which includes 39 tracks in total. This song is the 24th track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the track 'Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair' is created by Bessie Smith and it tells the story of a person who has committed a crime of passion and shows no regrets for the acts and takes the punishment. In a very strong way, the lyrics use the metaphor of the electric chair to depict the person's readiness to accept the punishment for their sins, thus showing a combination of defiance and resignation regarding their destiny. The Send me to the 'lectric chair lyrics mostly convey the emotions of despair, heartbreak, angst, anger and love. Besides that, the song points out the sin and the need for purification, the price one has to pay for one's deeds and hopelessness as a factor urging one to sin. The lyrics touch upon themes of brutality, including homicide and a longing for death, which usually fall under the category of adult content. The great detail in the portrayal of violent acts and the very strong emotions connected with them call for a ratings restriction.
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Send Me To The 'lectric Chair falls under the genre Blues.
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Send Me To The 'lectric Chair song length is 3 minutes and 21 seconds.
Who wrote Send Me To The 'lectric Chair lyrics?
Send Me To The 'lectric Chair is written by George Brooks.
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When was Send Me To The 'lectric Chair released?
It is first released on October 22, 1992 as part of Bessie Smith's album "Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3" which includes 39 tracks in total. This song is the 24th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Send Me To The 'lectric Chair lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the track 'Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair' is created by Bessie Smith and it tells the story of a person who has committed a crime of passion and shows no regrets for the acts and takes the punishment. In a very strong way, the lyrics use the metaphor of the electric chair to depict the person's readiness to accept the punishment for their sins, thus showing a combination of defiance and resignation regarding their destiny. The Send me to the 'lectric chair lyrics mostly convey the emotions of despair, heartbreak, angst, anger and love. Besides that, the song points out the sin and the need for purification, the price one has to pay for one's deeds and hopelessness as a factor urging one to sin. The lyrics touch upon themes of brutality, including homicide and a longing for death, which usually fall under the category of adult content. The great detail in the portrayal of violent acts and the very strong emotions connected with them call for a ratings restriction.
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Which genre is Send Me To The 'lectric Chair?
Send Me To The 'lectric Chair falls under the genre Blues.
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How long is the song Send Me To The 'lectric Chair?
Send Me To The 'lectric Chair song length is 3 minutes and 21 seconds.
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these lyrics are last corrected by RTSongwriter(s): George Brooks
Record Label(s): 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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