Gillian Welch

Look At Miss Ohio

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Oh me oh my oh, look at Miss Ohio
She’s a-running around with her rag-top down
She says I wanna do right but not right now

Gonna drive to Atlanta and live out this fantasy
Running around with the rag-top down
Yeah I wanna do right but not right now

Had your arm around her shoulder, a regimental soldier
An’ mamma starts pushing that wedding gown
Yeah you wanna do right but not right now

Oh me oh my oh, would ya look at Miss Ohio
She’s a-runnin’ around with the rag-top down
She says I wanna do right but not right now

I know all about it, so you don’t have to shout it
I’m gonna straighten it out somehow
Yeah I wanna do right but not right now

Oh me oh my oh, look at Miss Ohio
She a-runnin’ around with her rag-top down
She says I wanna do right , but not right now
Oh I wanna do right but not right now

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crippledmcgimp On May 19, 2007

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by sanscosm

19y ago

sick song... unreal performer!

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by melancholyjen

18y ago

Oh, I am definitely Miss Ohio (and luckily from the Buckeye State). Such a great song, by Ms. Welch.

About a girl that just doesn't know what she wants, but she knows that she's not ready for a strong commitment, marriage or any part of the white picket fence theory. Just wants to live and eventually do the right things, just not right now. Story of my life!

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by SimonSea

11y ago

Interestingly, the line "I want to do right but not right now" echoes a famous prayer of St Augustine, made while he was a teenager (and a manichean) which could be rendered as follows: "Lord, make me good, but not just yet". Here the line is detached from a religious context but the sentiment appears to be similar! A nice allusion to the dualities of human nature. Maybe Miss Ohio went on to be good after all ... or maybe not ...

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