Analysis of J. L. Hooker, Detroit, autumn 1967
Illicit sidewalk trades.
John Lee passed through.
Guitar case, folding chair
Hat for the money
That oughta do.
Drummer with his rolled joint.
Keyboard scampering true.
Handshakes from some crowd friends
Loving Hooker so blue.
Yeah blues were the numbers
stolen loves and liquor
Lyrics doubled and whined
Written by old John.
Soul pain defined.
Pimp from the outside
Strolling tables now
Girls right and ready.
Knows their stuff, and how!
“it serves you right to suffer.
the Motor City is burning.
house rent boogie.
think twice before you go.”
Travels with a Greyhound.
Suitcase packing light.
Life’s blood in riffing.
Night after night.
| Scheme | XAXBA CAXA XDCXX XEBE DFBX XGFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01011 1111 011101 11010 1101 101111 11001 11111 101011 110010 101010 101001 10111 1101 11011 10101 11010 11101 1111110 01010110 1110 110111 10101 1101 11010 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 654 |
| Words | 132 |
| Sentences | 18 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 26 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
One of the great pioneers of blues narrative, John Lee Hooker. Hear his song and style. https://youtu.be/72p9TTkoymY
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Written on April 23, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on April 23, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on April 23, 2023
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