Canadian Folk and Pop Culture
By: Nicole Williams and Rebecca Copple
Lyrics Analysis
[Verse 1]
If you ask any girl from the parish around
What pleases her most from her head to her toes
She'll say I'm not sure that it's business of yours
But I do like to waltz with a log driver
>Meaning: Every girl around lowkey wants a to dance with a log driver, even if she won't admit it
[Chorus]
For he goes birling down and down white water
That's where the log driver learns to step lightly
Yes, birling down and down white water
The log driver's waltz pleases girls completely
>Meaning: As the log driver goes down rough water with harsh currents (enough to cause whitecaps) he has to be able to step lightly which pleases girls because it makes them very njce dancing companions
[Verse 2]
When the drive's nearly over I like to go down
And watch all the lads as they work on the river
I know that come evening they'll be in the town
And we all like to waltz with the log driver
>Meaning: when the log drivers are almost done taking the logs down stream, she likes to go watch them and knows later they will be out on the town to relax and celebrate a hard day of work
[Chorus]
For he goes birling down and down white water
That's where the log driver learns to step lightly
Yes, birling down and down white water
The log driver's waltz pleases girls completely
>Meaning: As the log driver goes down rough water with harsh currents (enough to cause whitecaps) he has to be able to step lightly which pleases girls because it makes them very njce dancing companions
[Verse 3]
To please both my parents, I've had to give way
And dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers
Their manners are fine, but their feet are of clay
And there's none with the style of my log driver
>Meaning: To make her parents happy, she danced/went out with many rich suitors and while they had very nice manners, their dancing was like dancing with a man with clay feet compared to dancing with a log driver
[Chorus]
For he goes birling down and down white water
That's where the log driver learns to step lightly
Yes, birling down and down white water
The log driver's waltz pleases girls completely
>Meaning: As the log driver goes down rough water with harsh currents (enough to cause whitecaps) he has to be able to step lightly which pleases girls because it makes them very njce dancing companions
[Verse 4]
Now I've had my chances with all sorts of men
But none as so fine as my lad on the river
So when the drive's over, if he asks me again
I think I will marry my log driver
>Meaning:she has been with many different types of men but none make her swoon like her log driver so when he's done with his next drive, she will say yes if he asks her to marry him
[Chorus]
For he goes birling down and down white water
That's where the log driver learns to step lightly
Yes, birling down and down white water
The log driver's waltz pleases girls completely
Birling down and down white water
The log driver's waltz pleases girls completely
>Meaning: As the log driver goes down rough water with harsh currents (enough to cause whitecaps) he has to be able to step lightly which pleases girls because it makes them very njce dancing companions
Song Origin
Diffusion of Folk Song
Lyrics
Oh whoa [x3]
You know you love me, I know you care
Just shout whenever, and I'll be there
You are my love, you are my heart
And we would never ever ever be apart
Are we an item? Girl, quit playing
We're just friends, what are you saying?
Say there's another and look right in my eyes
My first love broke my heart for the first time
And I was like...
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)
Oh, for you I would have done whatever
And I just can't believe we ain't together
And I wanna play it cool, but I'm losin' you
I'll buy you anything, I'll buy you any ring
And I'm in pieces, baby fix me
And just shake me 'til you wake me from this bad dream
I'm going down, down, down, down
And I just can't believe my first love won't be around
And I'm like
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)
[Ludacris:]
Luda! When I was 13, I had my first love,
There was nobody that compared to my baby
And nobody came between us or could ever come above
She had me going crazy, oh, I was star-struck,
She woke me up daily, don't need no Starbucks.
She made my heart pound, it skipped a beat when I see her in the street and
At school on the playground but I really wanna see her on the weekend.
She knows she got me dazing cause she was so amazing
And now my heart is breaking but I just keep on saying...
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)
I'm gone (Yeah Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeah)
Now I'm all gone (Yeah Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeah)
Now I'm all gone (Yeah Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeah)
Now I'm all gone (gone, gone, gone...)
I'm gone
Lyrical analysis
This song is by Justin Bieber and it is about his first love breaking his heart. How he thoughts his first love would be his forever and he can't believe she's breaking up with him. He tries to persuade her to stay by telling her he would buy her anything and any ring. He shocked by the break up so he feels as if it's almost a dream and wants to be awake from his nightmare. His heart is just completely shattered into a million pieces. This girl is just so amazing that he can't image his little 13 year old life without her so he feels as if his whole world crashed and is gone.
Origin
Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber hit single featuring Ludacris came out in 2010 after his song “one less lonely girl” in 2009. It was recorded in 2009 at Ludaplex for his album “My World 2.0”. Baby is considered in the genre is R&B/Pop music.
Diffusion
Baby was able to spread quickly all over the world due to its catchy and slightly annoying tune.On YouTube as of 2015 it is the 3rd most viewed video and is the number one most disliked video in all on the YouTube videos.