Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Tugboat Jackson - Lollygaggin'

 Tugboat's back after a brief illness that required surgery, but he doesn't sound worse for wear with this new song Lollygaggin'. We pretty much know what the word means, but just for the hell of it we googled it and got this result:

"Lollygagging" is a colloquial term that means to dawdle, waste time, or fool around. It's essentially a playful or informal way of saying someone is not being serious or productive.

That sure seems to be what Tugboat's singing about. An  old guy, retired, doin' old retired guy stuff of no consequence. Good one, Tugger!

The years done caught right up to me 
Yeah, they done caught right up to me 
Places was flat, now rolls of fat 
That saps me of my energy 
 
My big ol' ass just got bigger 
My ass got bigger and bigger 
Hair was once wild, now sparse and mild 
Really cuttin' quite the figger 
 
But I do not care all that much 
That the bags under my eyes sag 
I've got an important duty 
To do nothin' but lollygag! 
 
 Used to do the nasty all night 
Now takes all night to get it right 
You know that is the way it goes 
Takes me hour to get out mah clothes!
 
 But what the hell is the difference? 
I ain't a rip roarin' young stag! 
Still got an important duty 
To do nothin' but lollygag! 
 
So ya'll got lots for me to do? 
Say, lots of stuff for me to do? 
I wasn't fired, I retired 
So it's gotta wait 'til I'm through 
 
I know ya'll might think it's a drag 
Yeah, you jest might think it's a drag 
Toein' the line, takes all my time 
To do nothin' but lollygag! 
 
Don't be thinkin' that it's easy 
Gettin' up with the risin' sun 
Without a thang at all to do
 By sundown got only half done 
 
So ya'll got lots for me to do?
 Say, lots of stuff for me to do?
 I wasn't fired, I retired 
So it's gotta wait 'til I'm through 
 
 Lollygaggin', a lost art form 
Lollygaggin', not for everyone 
Lollygaggin' take ya by storm
 Lollygaggin's tirin'... but lots of fun!

 

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