Honey Love
Clyde Mcphatter and 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 song "Honey Love" by Clyde McPhatter is a love song which talks about needing and wanting love. The repeated lines of "Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo" and "I need your honey love" highlight the intensity of the singer's desire for love. He mentions needing it when the moon is bright, when he's held tight, and in the middle of the night, emphasizing that he wants love at all times. He also wants it when the lights are low and just before the person he loves goes away. The song is full of passion and the singer's need for love is palpable throughout the entire song.


The singer talks about his desire for physical intimacy as well. He talks about wanting to be tightly embraced and kissed, using "squeeze" and "kiss" repeatedly to convey the intensity of his physical attraction to this person. He mentions that he wants to get "it" in the morning sun, when the day is done, and because it's fun, making it clear that he wants physical intimacy at all times.


Overall, "Honey Love" is a song that expresses the singer's intense passion and desire for love, both physical and emotional.


Line by Line Meaning

Love me, love me, love me, love me, lo
Repetition of love me indicates his desperate desire for love and affection


I need it, I need it when the moon is bright
He requires intimate attention from his partner during romantic moonlit nights


I need it, I need it when you hold me tight
He needs physical and emotional comfort from his partner's embrace


I need it, I need it in the middle of the night
He requires intimacy from his partner at any time of the night to fill the void within


I need your honey love
He yearns for his lover's sweet and passionate love


I want it, I want it when the lights are low
He desires physical intimacy in a dimly lit atmosphere


I want it, I want it just before you go
He craves for his partner's love before bidding adieu


I want it, I want it because I love you so
He wants love from his partner because of the love he has for them


Have a little of mercy and give some honey love
He pleads with his partner to be compassionate and show him love


Now throw your arms around me
He suggests that his partner hugs him tightly


Pretend that you're lovey-dove
He encourages his partner to act affectionate


Now you squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze
He craves his partner's tight embraces


That's a honey love
He affirms that his partner's acts of love are sweet as honey


I'm gonna get it, get it in the morning sun
He plans to get physical intimacy during sunny mornings


I'm gonna get it, get it when the day is done
He intends to get physical intimacy after a long day


I'm gonna get it, get it 'cause it's so much fun
He enjoys his partner's love and is excited to experience it


I'm gonna get me some honey love
He confirms that he will get his partner's sweet and passionate love


Yes, I love it, I love it 'cause it feels so fine
He loves his partner's intimate touch because it feels good


I love it, I love it, yes it thrills my spine
His partner's love makes him feel ecstatic


I love it, I love it 'cause you're mine all mine
He loves his partner's love as he feels like he owns it exclusively


I love your honey love
He affirms that he loves his partner's sweet and passionate love


Let's you and me get closely
He suggests that they get physically intimate


Just like the fingers in a glove
He suggests that they fit together like the perfect fit of a glove


Let's kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss
He desires multiple kisses from his partner


That's a honey love
He confirms that his partner's acts of love are sweet as honey


Ooh whee, I need it, I need it when the moon is bright
He expresses how he feels exhilarated when he gets intimate attention during moonlit nights


I need, oh yeah, honey love
He reiterates his need for his partner's sweet and passionate love


I need, oh baby, honey love
He reinforces his desire for his partner's sweet and passionate love


I need, get it boy, honey love
He requests for his partner's sweet and passionate love


I need your honey love
He confirms that he indeed craves his partner's sweet and passionate love




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

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rick fence

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 ..

Norma J.

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

Mel_Ann

Love the Drifters ❤

Bob Washburn

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.

King Bee

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

akiro moto

Divina

Deborah Aviles

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. 😊

Luis Ricardo

Músicas boas são como estás

Louise thrussell

the drifters style evolved over the years.

Linda Dee

Hey, I just realized after all the years, it's got a limbo beat. Wow.

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