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"Crosscut Saw" is a 1966 song by Albert King. The song is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else. The song also includes the lyrics "I'm a crosscut saw, just drag me 'cross your log".
Some say the song is sexual, but the sexual reference is unclear. One interpretation is that a log is phallic, and the man is the crosscut saw.
The song was originally called "Cross Cut Saw Blues". It was one of King's early chart hits.
The lyrics of Buddy Guy and Otis Rush's song "Crosscut Saw" convey a sexual metaphor of a man comparing himself to a saw and urging his lover to drag him across her log. The crosscut saw, a tool used to cut wood, is personified to demonstrate the singer's prowess and strength. The repeated reference to "drag me across your log" is a clear allusion to a sexual act, wherein the singer promises to pleasure his partner effortlessly, as he can cut through wood with ease. The use of metaphors expresses a playfulness and an earthy edge, emphasizing the physicality of the act while highlighting the singer's ability to satisfy his lover fully.


The singer also shares his nickname "Woodcutting Sam" or "Woodcutting Jim." He brags about his reputation and the devotion of his former lovers who always want him back after he cuts wood for them. The singer's claim that he is a double-bladed axe is tougher than the crosscut saw and that he will bury himself in his lover's wood further emphasizes his virility and dominance.


Overall, the song can be interpreted as a playful, sexual innuendo. It is emblematic of the straightforward blues style of the 1960s, which was characterized by earthy lyrics and lively guitar work. It is one of the best examples of an archetypal blues shuffles that has never particularly been out of fashion, twisted and turned the decades, and still remain a staple of the genre.

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