Cherry Red
Eddie Lyrics


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Run here, pretty mama
Sit down on your daddy's knee
So I can tell everybody
How you've been sending me

Mama, if this is your secret
You better keep it to yourself
Because if you tell me
I might, I might tell somebody else

I like it red, big fat mama
With the meat shakin' on her bone
And every time she walks down the street
Some steely the woman and longs to home
And longs to home

I want you to take me, pretty mama
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I want you to love me, mama
Till my face turns like cherry red

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Eddie's song "Cherry Red" are about a man's desire for a voluptuous woman. He instructs her to "run here" and "sit down on your daddy's knee" as he begins to sing about how she's been "sending him" (presumably through her flirtatious behavior). However, he warns her to keep her secret to herself, as if he were to find out, he may "tell somebody else."


The chorus of the song is where the singer explicitly expresses his preference for "big fat mamas" with "meat shakin' on her bone." He describes how others are envious when they see her walking down the street, and he asks her to take him and love him to the point where his face turns "like cherry red."


This song is a prime example of a blues song where the lyrics are straightforward and deal with themes of love and desire, yet they are delivered in a playful and suggestive manner. The singer's desire for a curvy woman is emphasized through innuendos about "meat shakin' on her bone." The song also explores the idea of secret desires and the line that people must balance between keeping secrets and revealing them.


Line by Line Meaning

Run here, pretty mama
Come over here, attractive woman


Sit down on your daddy's knee
Sit on my lap


So I can tell everybody
So I can brag to everyone


How you've been sending me
How you've been giving me sexual attention


Mama, if this is your secret
If this is something you don't want others to know


You better keep it to yourself
You should not tell anyone else about it


Because if you tell me
Because I might not be able to keep it a secret


I might, I might tell somebody else
I might reveal it to others


I like it red, big fat mama
I enjoy women who are curvy and have red hair


With the meat shakin' on her bone
With a body that has some jiggle to it


And every time she walks down the street
Whenever she walks by


Some steely the woman and longs to home
Some men are attracted to her and want to be with her


And longs to home
And desire her company


I want you to take me, pretty mama
I want you to have sex with me


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Not enough context to decipher meaning


I want you to love me, mama
I want you to be affectionate towards me


Till my face turns like cherry red
Until I am overcome with pleasure and my face is flushed




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Joe Turner, Pete K. H. Johnson

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@wcpettus100

Sweet music,,,,,,,,,,,

@junebugp53

It gets no better than this....

@lesterwyoung

@MrBlueroads It was written by Big Joe Turner and pianist Pete Johnson, probably in Kansas City in the '30s, though Cleanhead adds some lyrics of his own!

@RAMLIA1

❤️❤️❤️

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