kung fu grippe

Like maybe half a dozen of Hank Williams’s songs, I think this one’s just about perfect.

I’m free and ready,
So we can go steady.
How’s about savin’ all your time for me?

No more lookin’.
I know I been tooken.
How’s about keepin’ steady company?

I’m gonna throw my datebook over the fence,
And buy me one for five or ten cents.
I’ll keep it ‘til it’s covered with age,
‘Cause I’m writin’ your name down on every page.

Gold. Just ask Chairman Zimmerman:

I became aware that in Hank’s recorded songs were the archetype rules of poetic songwriting. The architectural forms are like marble pillars and they had to be there. Even his words - all of the syllables are divided up so they make perfect mathematical sense. You can learn a lot about the structure of songwriting by listening to his records. — Bob Dylan

Amen.

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