Please Love Me
B.B. King Lyrics


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I was in love with you baby, honey, before I learned to call your name
Yes, I was in love with you baby, honey, before I learned to call your name
Yeah, the way you treatin' me baby, honey you're gonna drive old me insane

Yes, you know I love you, I'll do anything you tell me to
Yes, you know I love you baby, and I'll do anything you tell me to
Well, there's nothing in this world baby, honey, that I wouldn't do for you
Well, if you love me baby, honey, do everything I say
Yes, if you love me baby, honey, do everything I say
Yes, if you don't do what I tell you, you better get on your knees and pray

Well, I want you to be my girlfriend, baby, and I'm gonna be your boy




Yes, be my girlfriend, honey, baby and I'm gonna be your boy
Yes, I'm gonna buy you a Cadillac car, to drive wherever you are

Overall Meaning

In "Please Love Me," B.B. King reveals his intense love for his partner. He tells her that he fell in love with her long before he even knew her name. He is so deeply in love that the way she treats him is causing him to go insane. However, he is willing to do anything for her, even if it means getting on his knees and praying if she doesn't listen to him.


B.B. King reassures his lover that he loves her and will do anything she tells him, and there is nothing he wouldn't do for her. He pleads with her to love him back and do everything he says. The final request is for her to be his girlfriend and allow him to be her man. He promises to buy her a Cadillac car, which she can drive anywhere she wants.


The song portrays a deeply emotional and intense love that is sometimes enigmatic but still persists. The singer is ready to do anything to make his lover happy, even if it means changing himself to their accord. The lyrics’ simplicity and slow pace pair well with the melancholic tone that conveys the deeply felt emotions in the song.


Line by Line Meaning

I was in love with you baby, honey, before I learned to call your name
I fell in love with you before I even knew your name.


Yeah, the way you treatin' me baby, honey you're gonna drive old me insane
Your behavior is causing me to lose my mind and become insane.


Yes, you know I love you baby, and I'll do anything you tell me to
I love you deeply and will do anything for you.


Well, there's nothing in this world baby, honey, that I wouldn't do for you
I am willing to do anything in this world for you.


Yes, if you don't do what I tell you, you better get on your knees and pray
If you fail to comply with my requests, you will be in trouble and need to pray for forgiveness.


Yes, be my girlfriend, honey, baby and I'm gonna be your boy
Let's be in a romantic relationship where I can be your partner.


Yes, I'm gonna buy you a Cadillac car, to drive wherever you are
I will purchase a Cadillac car for you to use no matter where you are in the world.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JULES BIHARI, RILEY B. KING

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on Always On My Mind

Here's BB King's Version - Lyrics

Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I should have
Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I could have

If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
I guess I never told you
That I am so happy that you're mine
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
ou were always on my mind

If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To satisfied
I'll keep you satisfied

Musical Interlude

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To satisfied
I'll keep you satisfied

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