Story Behind The Song
Big Black Dog has been a symbol for depression for a long time. However, the drummer in The New Baldones is the friend and master of a doberman named Black Jack, making the song take on a slightly different meaning.
Song Description
Big Black Dog has been a symbol for depression for a long time. However, the drummer in The New Baldones is the friend and master of a doberman named Black Jack, making the song take on a slightly different meaning.
| Song Length |
4:02 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Similar Artists |
Warren Zevon, The Wallflowers |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
BIG BLACK DOG
VERSE 1 (&4)
Find myself in a mood so foul
Big black dog sulks and growls
The only thing I can see
Those dark eyes staring at me
Sun goes down, there's no moon
All I hear's a mournful tune
Can not run, cannot hide
In a cave, deep inside
CHORUS
I've been chasing the big black dog
Big black dog's really following me
Palms are damp and my head's in fog
Big black dog's been following me
Got me down and got me up in a tree
Big black dog's been following me
VERSE 2
This old dog got me down
Chasin' me all over town
Then things go from bad to worse
That dark dog has been my curse
Times I wish he'd run away
And leave me for a month and a day
But then I think in the end
That big black dog is my only friend
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Crazy old dog chasing its tail
Never catch it, always fails
Each day I go round and round
That dog runs me into the ground
Big black dog ain't so bad
Mostly he just makes me sad
It's about the shadow that he casts
That darkness seems to last and last
CHORUS