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.
Hey, hey, alright
Jump up, get it, hey
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with the blue dress on (ooh, yeah)
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with the blue dress on
Fee, fee, fi, fi, fo-fo, fum
Look at Molly now, here she comes
Wearin' her wig hat and shades to match
Her high-heel shoes and an alligator hat
Wearin' her pearls and a diamond ring
Got bracelets on her finger, now, and everything
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on (blue dress)
She's a devil with the blue dress on, Lord have mercy
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on (blue dress)
Devil with the blue dress on, hey
Wearin' her perfume, Chanel No. 5
Got to be the finest girl alive
You walk real cool, catches everybody's eye
The cats are too nervous, they can't say hi
Not too skinny, she's not too fat
She's a real humdinger and I like 'em like that
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on (blue dress)
She's a devil with the blue dress on, hey I say now
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on, yeah (blue dress)
The devil with the blue dress on
Good golly, Miss Molly, woo yeah (good golly, Miss Molly)
You sure like to ball, yeah yeah (good golly, Miss Molly)
Golly, Miss Molly (good golly, Miss Molly)
Ah, you know you sure like to ball (good golly, Miss Molly)
Even in the evening (good golly, Miss Molly)
Don't you hear your mama call? (Good golly, Miss Molly)
Ohh, from the early, early mornin' 'til the early, early nights
Should see Miss Molly rockin' at the House of Blue Lights
Good golly, Miss Molly (good golly, Miss Molly)
You sure like to ball, oh yeah (good golly, Miss Molly)
You're rockin' and you're rollin' (good golly, Miss Molly)
Can't you hear your mama call? (Good golly, Miss Molly)
Ohh, woo-hoo
Hey, hey
Wearin' her pearls and a diamond ring
Got bracelets on her finger, now, and everything
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on (blue dress)
She's a devil with the blue dress on, hey I love it, say
Devil with the blue dress, alright
Gon' and sock it to me now
Hey
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress (ohh, I have to jump up)
Devil with the blue dress on (hey, I got to, got to, got to jump up now)
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress (got to feel it, feel it)
Devil with the blue dress on
Jump up, get it, hey
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with the blue dress on (ooh, yeah)
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with the blue dress on
Fee, fee, fi, fi, fo-fo, fum
Look at Molly now, here she comes
Wearin' her wig hat and shades to match
Her high-heel shoes and an alligator hat
Wearin' her pearls and a diamond ring
Got bracelets on her finger, now, and everything
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on (blue dress)
She's a devil with the blue dress on, Lord have mercy
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on (blue dress)
Devil with the blue dress on, hey
Wearin' her perfume, Chanel No. 5
Got to be the finest girl alive
You walk real cool, catches everybody's eye
The cats are too nervous, they can't say hi
Not too skinny, she's not too fat
She's a real humdinger and I like 'em like that
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on (blue dress)
She's a devil with the blue dress on, hey I say now
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on, yeah (blue dress)
The devil with the blue dress on
Good golly, Miss Molly, woo yeah (good golly, Miss Molly)
You sure like to ball, yeah yeah (good golly, Miss Molly)
Golly, Miss Molly (good golly, Miss Molly)
Ah, you know you sure like to ball (good golly, Miss Molly)
Even in the evening (good golly, Miss Molly)
Don't you hear your mama call? (Good golly, Miss Molly)
Ohh, from the early, early mornin' 'til the early, early nights
Should see Miss Molly rockin' at the House of Blue Lights
Good golly, Miss Molly (good golly, Miss Molly)
You sure like to ball, oh yeah (good golly, Miss Molly)
You're rockin' and you're rollin' (good golly, Miss Molly)
Can't you hear your mama call? (Good golly, Miss Molly)
Ohh, woo-hoo
Hey, hey
Wearin' her pearls and a diamond ring
Got bracelets on her finger, now, and everything
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress on (blue dress)
She's a devil with the blue dress on, hey I love it, say
Devil with the blue dress, alright
Gon' and sock it to me now
Hey
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress (ohh, I have to jump up)
Devil with the blue dress on (hey, I got to, got to, got to jump up now)
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress (got to feel it, feel it)
Devil with the blue dress on
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Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly Lyrics as written by William Stevenson Frederick Long
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