Honey Love
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters Lyrics


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Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo
Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo
Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me
Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo (bom, boo-loo, lo-lo-lo)

I need it (I need it) when the moon is bright
I need it (I need it) when you hold me tight
I need it (I need it) in the middle of the night
I need your honey love (bom, boo-loo, lo-lo-lo)

I want it (I want it) when the lights are low
I want it (I want it) just before you go
I want it (I want it) because I love you so
Have a little of mercy and give some honey love

Now throw your arms around me
Pretend that you're lovey-dove
Now you squeeze (squeeze), squeeze (squeeze)
Squeeze (squeeze), ooh (squeeze)
That's the honey love (bom, boo-loo, lo-lo-lo)

I'm gonna get it (get it) in the morning sun
I'm gonna get it (get it) when the day is done
I'm gonna get it (get it) 'cause it's so much fun
I'm gonna get me some honey love

Yes, I love it (I love it) 'cause it feels so fine
I love it (I love it), yes it thrills my spine
I love it (I love it) 'cause you're mine all mine
I love your honey love

Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo
Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo
Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me
Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo (bom, boo-loo, lo-lo-lo)

Let's you and me get closely
Just like the fingers in a glove
Let's kiss (kiss), kiss (kiss)
Kiss (kiss), kiss (kiss)
That's the honey love

Ooh whee, I need it (I need it) when the moon is bright
I need it (I need it) when you hold me tight
I need it (I need it) in the middle of the night
I need (hmm) honey love

I need (oh yeah) honey love
I need (oh baby) honey love
I need (get it boy) honey love
I need your honey love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters' song "Honey Love" express the desire and longing for physical intimacy between two individuals in love. The repetition of the phrase "Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo" emphasizes the importance of the action of love from the partner, and this love is further described as "honey love." The lyrics show that the singer needs this physical love not only at night but also during the day, illustrating the depth of their longing. The verses also express the pleasure that the singer derives from physical intimacy, both physically and emotionally, making it clear that the desire for love is reciprocated.


The lyrics further suggest that the singer is asking their partner for more passion and spontaneity in their relationship, encouraging them to "have a little mercy and give some honey love." The final verses depict the singer and their lover getting physically closer, "just like the fingers in a glove," and enjoying the act of kissing. The lyrics, therefore, express the desire for intimacy and passion in a loving, committed relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo
The singer is requesting for love from his partner.


Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo
The singer is requesting for love again from his partner.


Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me
The singer is asking for more love from his partner.


Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo (bom, boo-loo, lo-lo-lo)
The singer is emphasizing his need for love from his partner.


I need it (I need it) when the moon is bright
The singer needs love when the moon is bright.


I need it (I need it) when you hold me tight
The singer needs love when his partner holds him tight.


I need it (I need it) in the middle of the night
The singer needs love in the middle of the night.


I need your honey love (bom, boo-loo, lo-lo-lo)
The singer is requesting for his partner's love in a sweet way.


I want it (I want it) when the lights are low
The singer wants love when the lights are low.


I want it (I want it) just before you go
The singer wants love just before his partner leaves.


I want it (I want it) because I love you so
The singer wants love because he loves his partner so much.


Have a little of mercy and give some honey love
The singer is pleading with his partner to show him some love.


Now throw your arms around me
The singer is asking his partner to hug him tight.


Pretend that you're lovey-dove
The singer is asking his partner to pretend that they are in love.


Now you squeeze (squeeze), squeeze (squeeze)
The singer is asking his partner to hug him tighter and tighter.


Squeeze (squeeze), ooh (squeeze)
The singer is enjoying the hug and wants more.


That's the honey love (bom, boo-loo, lo-lo-lo)
The hug is sweet and lovely.


I'm gonna get it (get it) in the morning sun
The singer is looking forward to getting love in the morning sun.


I'm gonna get it (get it) when the day is done
The singer is looking forward to getting love when the day is done.


I'm gonna get it (get it) 'cause it's so much fun
The singer is looking forward to getting love because it is enjoyable.


I'm gonna get me some honey love
The singer is determined to get some love.


Yes, I love it (I love it) 'cause it feels so fine
The singer loves love because it feels good.


I love it (I love it), yes it thrills my spine
The singer loves love because it makes him feel thrilled.


I love it (I love it) 'cause you're mine all mine
The singer loves love because his partner belongs to him.


I love your honey love
The singer loves his partner's sweet love.


Let's you and me get closely
The singer is suggesting that he and his partner should get close to each other.


Just like the fingers in a glove
The singer wants them to be perfectly matched like the fingers in a glove.


Let's kiss (kiss), kiss (kiss)
The singer is suggesting that they should kiss each other.


Kiss (kiss), kiss (kiss)
The singer is emphasizing his desire to be kissed.


That's the honey love
The singer is enjoying the kiss.


Ooh whee, I need it (I need it) when the moon is bright
The singer is enjoying love when the moon is bright.


I need it (I need it) when you hold me tight
The singer needs love when his partner holds him tight.


I need it (I need it) in the middle of the night
The singer needs love in the middle of the night.


I need (hmm) honey love
The singer needs his partner's sweet love.


I need (oh yeah) honey love
The singer needs his partner's sweet love.


I need (oh baby) honey love
The singer needs his partner's sweet love.


I need your honey love
The singer needs his partner's sweet love.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gerald Wexler, Clyde Mc Phatter

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@sopanmcfadden276

Clyde and the Drifters were great singers. So sad what Clyde went through. Many of us battle depression

@deborahaviles708

Honey Love was so naughty for 1954! Great song though that always makes me laugh. My Ret Army Sgt Uncle Frank collects all of this vinyl... totally amazing. I hope one day he'll pass it along my way. 😊

@rickfence2796

My very first record purchase .. the tempo .. the words .. the stimulation to get up and boogie was intense .. .. The world seemed brighter from this moment on ..

@Labaron26

Many of the Black Groups music was banned on the Network radio stations...However, in Pittsburgh, there was a station just across the High Level Bridge in Homestead, WHOD, with a legend disc jockey, named Porky Chedwick....He played all the popular Groups music, and all of us (then) teen-agers listened.....Great Memories.

@carolacheson4392

Porky was the best‼️ Was in that little station and on the air with him as were many other Movers and Groovers‼️ He never called us kids‼️ We were his children‼️ In the early 50's, the young people who listened to music like Porky played were considered Juvenile Delinquents‼️ He played all the R & B, Rock & Roll, Doowop, Jump Blues and other black music the "white" radio stations wouldn't play‼️ He was one of the best people I ever met‼️ I will never forget how kind he was‼️ RIP Platter Pushin Poppa‼️❤️

@Frnk_3

@@carolacheson4392 Porky really made the Skyliners’ career take off.

@kingbee1500

Number One on Billboard R&B chart when I was born! 

@bobwashburn7791

First R&B song I ever heard, back in1954. We white boys in South Boston met a couple of girls who had recently moved to Southie from Roxbury. They picked up on this new music from black kids in their old neighborhood. We were so fired up, to play Drifter and other R&B records at a (no booze) dance party in Paul Danick's living room with our new lady friends.

@benjaminfitzgerald7011

"Get it boy!" Such a banger!!

@normaj.3305

OMG, it doesn't get any better than this, thanks, thanks for posting.

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