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Going Down Lyrics
I'm going down
I'm going, down, down, down
Down, down
Yes, I'm going down, yes
I'm going down, down, down
Down, down
Yes, I've got my feet in the window
Got my head on the ground
Let me down
And close that box car door
Yes, let me down
And close that box car door
Well, I'm goin' back to Chattanooga
And sleep on sister Irene's door
Hey!
Yes, I'm going down
I'm going down
I'm going, down, down, down
Down, down
Yes, I got my feet in the window
I got my head on the ground
I'm going, down, down, down
Down, down
Yes, I'm going down, yes
I'm going down, down, down
Down, down
Yes, I've got my feet in the window
Got my head on the ground
And close that box car door
Yes, let me down
And close that box car door
Well, I'm goin' back to Chattanooga
And sleep on sister Irene's door
I'm going down
I'm going, down, down, down
Down, down
I got my head on the ground
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I think this song is about a guy who feels like he is 'going down.'
Like all good blues songs the song has a literal and figurative meaning. Literally, it's about a guy hopping on a train boxcar and going down from Chicago to Chattanooga to stay with his sister. Figuratively, it his lot in life that is going down. He has to jump a boxcar to go sleep on his sisters porch, implying that he is broke and homeless.