Duke Ellington Fans help!!!! please? or anyone else who thinks they are good at interpreting song lyrics?

Question

I need to analyze Duke Ellington's song Jump for joy can anyone give me their analysis of the song or show me a website where i can find it?
here are the lyrics if your not familiar with the song...
Fare thee well land of cotton.
Cotton lisle is out of style,
Honey chile
Jump for Joy
DOn't you grieve little Eve
All the hounds I do believe
have been killed
Ain't 'cha thrilled?
Jump for Joy
Have you seen pastures groovy?
Green pastures was just a technicolor movie
When you stomp up to heaven and you meet old Saint Pete
Tell that boy
"Jump for joy"
Step right in
give Pete some skin and
Jump for Joy

Answer 1

To me, it sounds like you should be happy because the bad times (the hard work in cotton fields, being "chased by hounds") are behind you and that only good times lie ahead.

Answer 2

Jump For Joy Duke Ellington

Answer 3

Yeah i know what you mean like when I was younger I thought that it was a love song between him and his ex wife lisa. But now as im older being nearly 20 when i hear ANOTHER DAY HAS GONE AND IM STILL ALL ALONE' im like i thought that it was a love song but how can you be alone when you have your ex sort of thing. So now I think the song can be seen as spiritual as it sounds like he's comforting someone whose lost a person. if you remember the extended version he comes on as an angel so i think its to do with someone dying. I get so emotional wheever i hear this song, even before he died especially towards the end when he repeats aloooone you are not alone, not alone bit when it fades to the end xx