BROTHER DAVE'S DOGGEREL FOR THE DAY, 05/04/13 - #2

I hear "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone,"
And I use my mental, metaphorical pliers
To firmly grasp and extract one of the two
Contradicting double-negative modifiers.

A third negative would establish darkness,
But be even more convoluted and overlong.
The logic would work, but be hard to decipher
In "Ain't not no sunshine when she's gone."

Perhaps "Ain't no" was used to show sarcasm.
Maybe irony was intended to be brought to light.
Or, maybe his baby is only away in the daytime
And, like a vampire, she just turns up at night.

It seems to be something songwriters often do.
A good grammar campaign won't get any traction.
Either I accept the occasional double negatives
Or, as Mick says, "I can't get no satisfaction."

…D'oh!


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Last edited by Bro. Dave; 10/18/13 03:58 AM.