In the Pines Lyrics
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shine
I shivered the whole night through.
Im going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shine
I will shiver the whole night through.
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shine
I shivered the whole night through.
Killed a mile and a half from here
His head, was found, In a drivers wheel
And his body hasn't never been found.
Im going where the cold wind blows
You called me to weep and you called me to moan
You called me to leave my home
One of the best songs ever written...right here.
This song is about a black slave girl in America in the 1950s who has run away from her master and spent the night sleeping under a pine tree. Her master finds her (supposedly dehydrated and weak) and tells her to give up running because she will not make it more than a mile and a half before dying.
@hazoid246 - That seems unlikely, since the song dates back to the late 1800's. From what I've read, It's original version seems to have only included four lines. Although, it's gone through hundreds of variations with differing story lines. I think your interpretation of the song can easily be related to the original meaning, since the song originated in southern Appalachia, and in the earliest versions that reference a "Black Girl", definitely have a sympathetic feel to me. I think what's really cool about this song is how you can change the lyrics to play with the meaning while keeping...
@hazoid246 - That seems unlikely, since the song dates back to the late 1800's. From what I've read, It's original version seems to have only included four lines. Although, it's gone through hundreds of variations with differing story lines. I think your interpretation of the song can easily be related to the original meaning, since the song originated in southern Appalachia, and in the earliest versions that reference a "Black Girl", definitely have a sympathetic feel to me. I think what's really cool about this song is how you can change the lyrics to play with the meaning while keeping some of the traditional symbolism that's developed over time. Great song!
@hazoid246 1850 maybe. No slaves in USA 1950. Amendment abolishing slavery passed in 1865.
@hazoid246 1850 maybe. No slaves in USA 1950. Amendment abolishing slavery passed in 1865.