Jimmy Newman

Tom Paxton

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # Date: Tue 8 Oct 1996 17:40:10 +0100 (BST) > Subject: Jimmy Newman crd Jimmy Newman - Tom Paxton E A E Get up Jimmy Newman the morning is come F E The engine’s are rumbling the coffee’s all brewed A E Get up Jimmy Newman there’s work to be done F B And why do you lie there still sleeping E A There’s a waiting line forming to use the latrine E B And the sun is just opening the sky E A E The breakfast they’re serving just has to be seen F E And you’ve only to open your eyes Get up Jimmy Newman my radio’s on F E The news is all bad but it’s good for a laugh A E The tent flap is loose and the peg must be gone F B Why do you lie there still sleeping E A The night nurse is gone and the sexy one’s here E B And she tells us such beautiful lies E A E Her uniform’s tight on her marvellous rear F E And you’ve only to open your eyes A E Get up Jimmy Newman you’re missing the fun F E We’re loading the plane Jim it’s time to go home A E It’s over for us there’s no more to be done F B And why do you lie there still sleeping E A It’s stateside for us Jim the folks may not know E B We’ll let it be such a surprise E A E They’re loading us next Jim we’re ready to go F E And you’ve only to open your eyes A E Get up Jimmy Newman they won’t take my word F E I said you sleep hard but they’re shaking their heads A E Get up Jimmy Newman and show them you heard F B Jimmy just show them you’re sleeping E A A joke is a joke but there’s nothing to gain E B Jim I’d slap you but I’m too weak to rise E A E Get up damn it Jimmy you’re missing the plane And you’ve only to open your eyes Transcribed 2nd March 1996 by David Linley

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La chanson évoque un homme, Jimmy, qui ne parvient pas à se réveiller alors que la journée commence et que des événements l'attendent. Ses amis essaient de le motiver en lui signalant que des tâches l'attendent, que le café est prêt et que d'autres arrivent avec impatience. Malgré les signes évidents d'agitation autour de lui, Jimmy reste immobile, perdant ainsi les plaisirs et la dynamique de la vie qui l'entoure. Les amis insistent sur le fait qu'il est temps de décoller et de rentrer chez lui, lui rappelant qu'il ne faut pas laisser le moment s'échapper. Le contexte semble être celui d'une situation militaire, où l'excitation et l'urgence règnent alors qu'ils se préparent à quitter le terrain. Cette atmosphère instille une tension entre l'inaction de Jimmy et le besoin de passer à la prochaine étape de leur existence.

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