Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I lay my head on the railroad tracks
And wait for the Double E
The railroad don't run no more
Poor, poor pitiful me
[Chorus]
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord, have mercy on me
Woe is me
[Verse 2]
Well, I met a girl in West Hollywood
But I ain't naming names
But she really worked me over good
She was just like Jesse James
She really worked me over good
She was a credit to her gender
She put me through some changes, Lord
Sort of like a Waring blender
[Chorus]
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe is me
I lay my head on the railroad tracks
And wait for the Double E
The railroad don't run no more
Poor, poor pitiful me
[Chorus]
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord, have mercy on me
Woe is me
[Verse 2]
Well, I met a girl in West Hollywood
But I ain't naming names
But she really worked me over good
She was just like Jesse James
She really worked me over good
She was a credit to her gender
She put me through some changes, Lord
Sort of like a Waring blender
[Chorus]
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe is me
[Post-Chorus]
Woo!
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe is me
[Verse 3]
I met a girl at the Rainbow Bar
She asked me if I'd beat her
She took me back to the Hyatt House
I don't want to talk about it, hey
[Outro]
Poor, poor pitiful me, woo!
Poor, poor pitiful me, ha, never mind, yeah
Poor, poor pitiful me, woo-hoo, yeah
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
Woo!
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
These young girls won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe is me
[Verse 3]
I met a girl at the Rainbow Bar
She asked me if I'd beat her
She took me back to the Hyatt House
I don't want to talk about it, hey
[Outro]
Poor, poor pitiful me, woo!
Poor, poor pitiful me, ha, never mind, yeah
Poor, poor pitiful me, woo-hoo, yeah
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
About
Genius Annotation
“Poor Poor Pitiful Me” has been recorded by many artists, including Warren Zevon (who wrote it) in 1976, Linda Ronstadt in 1978, and Terri Clark in 1996. The melody and arrangement are upbeat, but that hides a message of failed suicide, domestic abuse and sadomasochism. It’s a com-bination Zevon perfected over the course of his career.
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Yes!
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Credits
Produced By
Written By
Vocals
Backing Vocals
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Fiddle
Drums
Bass
Copyright ©
Label
Phonographic Copyright ℗
Recording Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Release Date
May 18, 1976
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Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me Live Performances
Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Live 1988) by Warren Zevon, Poor, Poor Pitiful Me (TSP) by Warren Zevon, Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Live, LIB) by Warren Zevon, Poor Poor Pitiful Me (NIC) by Warren Zevon, Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Live, Wmmr-Fm) by Warren Zevon, Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Preludes) by Warren Zevon, Poor, Poor Pitiful Me (Live) by Warren Zevon & Poor, Poor Pitiful Me (Live, 1980) by Warren Zevon
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