Pfft You Were Gone
Buck Owens & Roy Clark Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴Down here on the farm the weather gets messy laying around with nothing to do
When you went away you took my cow Bessie I miss her darling more than I miss you
You took off your leg your wig and your eye-glass
And you shoud've seen the look on my face
I wanted to kiss I wanted to hug you but you were scattered all over the place
Where oh where are you tonight why did you leave me here all alone
I searched the world over and I thought I'd found true love
You met another and (pfft) you were gone
I know that you loved me here's my way of knowing
The proofs hanging out right there on the line
When I see the snow and feel the wind blowing
Your nighties hugging them long johns of mine
The noises you made at our supper table your habits my dear, were surely absurd
But how many times do I have to tell you soup is a dish to be seen and not heard
Where oh where...

Remember you phoned me a sobbin' and cryin'
The dog bit your maw and drug her around
You said she looked pale and thought she was dying
I said don't worry I'll buy a new hound
I had six kids and you had eleven and we had eight more and they grew like flowers
I wish you'd come back without you ain't heaven

Cause your kids and my kids are beatin' up ours
Where oh where...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Buck Owens & Buddy Alan's song PFFT You Were Gone is a humorous take on a man's loss of love. The song is about a man who is bored and lonely after his lover leaves him. He misses her cow more than her, and some of her weird habits that he previously found annoying are what he remembers now. The song is a mix of melancholy over lost love and the absurdity of the situation, making it a classic country hit.

In the first verse, the man talks about how he is bored on the farm and misses his cow Bessie, but not his lover who had left him. He recalls the moment when his lover left and took off her leg, wig, and eyeglass, leaving him shocked and unable to hug or kiss her. The second verse reveals that the man has the proof of his lover's love for him as he sees her nightie hugging his long johns on the clothesline. The man also remembers his lover's strange eating habits and how he used to scold her for making noise while eating.

In the third verse, the man recalls the time when his lover called him crying because the dog had bitten her mother. He tries to comfort her by telling her that he will buy a new hound, but the absurdity of the situation comes to light when the couple's combined twenty-five children are mentioned. The man is now left with the chaos of raising all the children by himself after the lover has left him.

Line by Line Meaning

Down here on the farm the weather gets messy laying around with nothing to do
Life on the farm is slow and boring.

When you went away you took my cow Bessie I miss her darling more than I miss you
I miss my cow Bessie more than I miss you.

You took off your leg your wig and your eye-glass And you shoud've seen the look on my face I wanted to kiss I wanted to hug you but you were scattered all over the place
I was shocked when you took off all your prosthetics and was initially confused how to kiss and hug you.

Where oh where are you tonight why did you leave me here all alone I searched the world over and I thought I'd found true love You met another and (pfft) you were gone
I searched all over for you, but you left me for someone else.

I know that you loved me here's my way of knowing The proofs hanging out right there on the line When I see the snow and feel the wind blowing Your nighties hugging them long johns of mine
I know you loved me because I see your nighties hanging on the clothesline, hugging my long johns.

The noises you made at our supper table your habits my dear, were surely absurd But how many times do I have to tell you soup is a dish to be seen and not heard
Your table manners were terrible, and I had to keep reminding you that soup should be eaten quietly.

Remember you phoned me a sobbin' and cryin' The dog bit your maw and drug her around You said she looked pale and thought she was dying I said don't worry I'll buy a new hound
I remember when you called me crying because the dog bit your mother and thought she was dying, but I reassured you that I would buy a new dog.

I had six kids and you had eleven and we had eight more and they grew like flowers I wish you'd come back without you ain't heaven Cause your kids and my kids are beatin' up ours
We have a big family with lots of kids, but your kids and my kids fight a lot. I wish you were still here because we need you to help us keep peace.

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