So Glad You're Mine
Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup Lyrics


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My baby's long and tall,
She's like a cannonball.
Say, everytime she loves me,
Lordly, you can hear me squall.
She cried, Ooo-wee.
I believe I'll change my mind.
She said, "I'm so glad I'm living".
I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".

My baby knows just how
To treat me right.
Gives me plenty loving
Morning, noon, and night.
She cried, Ooo-wee.
I believe I'll change my mind.
She said, "I'm so glad I'm living".
I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".

When my baby does what she does to me,
I climb the highest mountain,
Dive in the deepest sea.
She cried, Ooo-wee.
I believe I'll change my mind.
She said, "I'm so glad I'm living".
I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".

My baby's lips are red
And sweet like wine,
And when she kisses me,
I get high every time.
She cried, Oo-wee.
I believe I'll change my mind.




She said, "I'm so glad I'm living".
I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".

Overall Meaning

Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup's song, "So Glad You're Mine" is a love ballad that portrays the deep affection he has for his lover. The song describes his lover as being long and tall, like a cannonball, indicating her physical attributes. The opening line also signifies her potential to be explosive in her love-making. The chorus of the song, "She said, ‘I'm so glad I'm living,’ I cried, ‘I'm so glad you're mine'" expresses their mutual comfort and happiness in their relationship. Their love-making is intense, and Big Boy Crudup expresses that every time she loves him, he squalls, reflecting his emotional response to her.


The second verse highlights how his lover knows how to treat him right, and loves him consistently, which is evident in the line, "Gives me plenty loving, morning, noon, and night." The following lines signify his partner's power over him as "every time she does what she does to me, I climb the highest mountain, dive in the deepest sea," indicating the depth and intensity of his love for her. The final verse focuses on the physical attributes of his lover, referring to her lips as being red and sweet like wine, and how every time she kisses him, he gets high.


Line by Line Meaning

My baby's long and tall, She's like a cannonball.
She's a physically attractive woman, with a powerful build and presence.


Say, everytime she loves me, Lordly, you can hear me squall.
Whenever she expresses her love for me, it overwhelms me with joy and ecstasy.


She cried, Ooo-wee. I believe I'll change my mind.
She expressed her excitement and satisfaction in being in a relationship with me, which makes me reconsider my doubts about our future together.


She said, "I'm so glad I'm living". I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".
We both express our mutual joy in being together, and how grateful we are for each other's love and companionship.


My baby knows just how To treat me right.
She is considerate of my needs and feelings, and always treats me with love and respect.


Gives me plenty loving Morning, noon, and night.
She expresses her love for me frequently and consistently, throughout the day and night.


When my baby does what she does to me, I climb the highest mountain, Dive in the deepest sea.
She can make me feel on top of the world, and I am willing to do anything for her love.


My baby's lips are red And sweet like wine, And when she kisses me, I get high every time.
Her kisses are intoxicatingly sweet, and I experience a rush of euphoria every time we kiss.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SIDNEY BARNES, JEROME LOUIS JACKSON

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Steve Tessier

Big Boy Crudup, was a truly wonderful man.....An outstanding individual...god bless his soul.Bless his name eternally....!!!

Scouser on the Wirral

Written By Arthur Crudup, and recorded on 22 February 1946.

Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup was a huge influence on Elvis Presley who was 11 when Arthur released this song and who was a huge admirer and recorded “So Glad You’re Mine” on 30 January 1956 and was released as an album track on his second LP “Elvis” Released in 19 October 1956. It wasn’t released as a single.

Camila Oliveira

Música boa!! Valeu raul seixas por apresentar esse mestre!!!

Kleber Georgetti

Lê pensamentos, Camila? Kkk

Fabinho Santos

Cheguei aqui pelo mesmo motivo

Daniel Wilson C Belchior

FIRST ROCK'N ROLL OF THE HISTORY!! - PRIMEIRO ROCK DA HISTÓRIA!!!

AI MUSIC BY DERICK DANTAS

The version singed by Raul Seixas (RIP 1989 Brazil) is awesome! - A versão do Raul Seixas (Falecido em 1989 no Brasil) ficou muito da hora!

IcanFartLOUD

this is blues, Elvis heated this up and made it hot rock and roll

Freddy Snip

@IcanFartLOUD Sorry to disagree on your opinion, Elvis treated it as a blues too, did it a tad faster maybe, but I wouldn't wanna call it rock and roll. Hound Dog was a blues too, Elvs defo heated that one up, and sped it up to a rock and roll tempo.

Johnny Rocker

@Freddy Snip Elvis's version is definitely Rock n Roll. No question about it.

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