Anticipation Blues
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| "Anticipation Blues" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Tennessee Ernie Ford | |
| B-side | "The Cry of the Wild Goose" |
| Released | 1949 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 2:10 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriters | Tennessee Ernie Ford, Cliffie Stone |
"Anticipation" is a song written by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Cliffie Stone and performed by Ford. Released on Capitol Records in November 1949, the song peaked in December 1949 at No. 3 on the folk disc jockeys chart and No. 5 on the folk best sellers chart.[1]
The lyrics refer to anticipation of being a father during a wife's pregnancy. He yells like a hound when he finds out he is going to be a father, deals with her ravings and cravings as the pregnancy progresses, paces nervously as he awaits the delivery, and at the conclusion is told he is the daddy of a pair of bouncing twins.