In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
1, 2, 3
And I woke up early this morning and I went to the 5 and dime
I saw this pretty young lady that was real, real fine
I tapped her on the shoulder and said, "Mmm, mmm, excuse me, ma'am"
She pulled down her pants and said, "Splack these hands"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally "That Girl"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
So we walked her to her house, as she opened up the door
It was heart-shaped bed in the middle of the floor
She pushed me on the bed and this you can bet
In between her legs was real, real wet
So I grabbed her by her thighs and I moved up truly
She jumped off the bed and said, "Don't touch my booty"
"Don't touch my booty 'cause I won't touch you"
"Don't touch my booty 'cause it's not the thing to do"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
So we bailed out her house just to get something to eat
We saw her friend named Patty walkin' down the street
Patty turned around as we yelled out her name
She dropped to her knee and began to sing
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
Sally is a girl that likes to play
And if you want some lovin' Sally is okay
She has a different fellow every day of the week
Two or maybe three just to make it sweet
Sally wants a man she can call her own
And sixty-seven hundred she can call on the phone
Sally's never tired and she's never alone
All Sally wants is a fellow with a room
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that girl-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that girl-that girl-that girl-that girl [Sally] (Sally) [Sally]
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl
Wait a second, get the party started
Gucci's here to put the love in your body
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that girl
That-that girl, that-that girl
That girl (Sally, Sally) [Sally]
And I woke up early this morning and I went to the 5 and dime
I saw this pretty young lady that was real, real fine
I tapped her on the shoulder and said, "Mmm, mmm, excuse me, ma'am"
She pulled down her pants and said, "Splack these hands"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally "That Girl"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
So we walked her to her house, as she opened up the door
It was heart-shaped bed in the middle of the floor
She pushed me on the bed and this you can bet
In between her legs was real, real wet
So I grabbed her by her thighs and I moved up truly
She jumped off the bed and said, "Don't touch my booty"
"Don't touch my booty 'cause I won't touch you"
"Don't touch my booty 'cause it's not the thing to do"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
So we bailed out her house just to get something to eat
We saw her friend named Patty walkin' down the street
Patty turned around as we yelled out her name
She dropped to her knee and began to sing
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
Sally is a girl that likes to play
And if you want some lovin' Sally is okay
She has a different fellow every day of the week
Two or maybe three just to make it sweet
Sally wants a man she can call her own
And sixty-seven hundred she can call on the phone
Sally's never tired and she's never alone
All Sally wants is a fellow with a room
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
Whoa, oh, oh, oh,
Sally, whew, "That Girl"
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that girl-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that girl-that girl-that girl-that girl [Sally] (Sally) [Sally]
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl
Wait a second, get the party started
Gucci's here to put the love in your body
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that girl
That-that girl, that-that girl
That girl (Sally, Sally) [Sally]
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