A Big Hunk o' Love
Elvis Presley Lyrics


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Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you
No no no no no no no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do

Don't be a stingy little mama
You're 'bout to starve me half to death
Now you can spare a kiss or two
And still have plenty left

Oh no no baby
I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
That's right

You're just a natural born beehive
Filled with honey to the top
But I ain't greedy baby
All I want is all you got

Oh no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
That's right

I got a wishbone in my pocket
I got a rabbit foot around my wrist
I'd have all of the things my lucky charms could bring
If you give me just a one sweet kiss

Oh no no no no no no no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big a hunk o' hunk o' hunk o' love will do




Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do

Overall Meaning

Elvis Presley's song "A Big Hunk O' Love" is a plea to a lover for affection. The song starts with Elvis imploring his lover that he does not ask for much, just a big hunk o' love, indicating his longing for physical intimacy. Elvis complains that his lover has been denying him physical intimacy and becoming stingy with her affection. Even though she may have enough love to spare, Elvis tells her that it isn't enough and he needs a lot of love.


The second verse of the song compares the woman to a beehive, metaphorically describing her as someone who has a lot of love to offer. Ironically, he states that he is not too greedy even though he wants all that she has to give. Finally, in the last verse, he talks about all the good luck charms he carries and how he would trade all of them for a single kiss from her. By doing so, he is using these charms as a metaphor to show how much that one kiss would mean to him.


In conclusion, "A Big Hunk O'Love" is a plea for intimacy and affection, and Elvis Presley is using metaphors to communicate his desire. Through his lyrics, we see a playful and flirtatious side of Elvis as he tries to convince his lover to give him some sweet lovin'.


Interesting facts about Elvis Presley's song "A Big Hunk O' Love":


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Line by Line Meaning

Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you
I am not asking for too much from you, my dear


No no no no no no no no
I am emphasizing that I am not asking for too much


Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
I am repeating that I am not asking for too much from you, my love


Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
All I need is a big amount of your love to satisfy me


Don't be a stingy little mama
Please don't be selfish, my sweet lady


You're 'bout to starve me half to death
You are depriving me of your affection and it's making me feel very bad


Now you can spare a kiss or two
You can share some of your love with me by giving me a few kisses


And still have plenty left
You will still have plenty of love left to give after sharing a few kisses with me


Oh no no baby
I am expressing my desire to receive your love, my dear


I ain't askin' much of you
I am not asking for too much from you, darling


Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
All I need is a big amount of your love to satisfy me


You're just a natural born beehive
You naturally have a lot of love to give, my lady


Filled with honey to the top
You are overflowing with love, just like a beehive filled with honey


But I ain't greedy baby
I am not being greedy by asking for your love


All I want is all you got
I simply want all the love that you are willing to give me


Oh no no
I am expressing my desire for your love again, my dear


Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
I am reminding you that I am not asking for too much from you, my love


Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
All I need is a big amount of your love to satisfy me


I got a wishbone in my pocket
I have a wishbone in my pocket, which is believed to bring good luck


I got a rabbit foot around my wrist
I am wearing a rabbit foot, which is also believed to bring good luck


I'd have all of the things my lucky charms could bring
If I had all the good luck that my charms could bring, I would be very lucky


If you give me just a one sweet kiss
If you give me just one sweet kiss, it will be enough to make me feel very lucky


Oh no no no no no no no no
I am expressing my desire for your love again, my dear


Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
I am reminding you that I am not asking for too much from you, my love


Just a big a hunk o' hunk o' hunk o' love will do
All I need is a big amount of your love to satisfy me


Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
I am repeating that I simply need a large amount of your love to make me happy




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Aaron H. Schroeder, Sidney J. Wyche

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Kathan P

Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you
No no no no no no no no, baby
I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do

Don't be a stingy little mama
You're 'bout to starve me half to death
Well, you can spare a kiss or two
And still have plenty left

No no no, baby
I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do
That's right




You're just a natural born beehive
Filled with honey to the top
But I ain't greedy, baby
All I want is all you got

No no no, baby
I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do
That's right

I got wishbone in my pocket
I got a rabbit's foot 'round my wrist
You know I'd have all the things my lucky charms could bring
If you'd give me just one sweet kiss

No no no no no no no, baby
I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a hunk o' hunk o' hunk o' love will do
That's right



All comments from YouTube:

Animae

This might be the most rockin' tune Elvis ever recorded.

spazhat

"Baby, Let's Play House" or "My Baby Left Me"

sir stephen

It was heavy before there was heavy rock.

sir stephen

It was heavy before there was heavy rock.

Jerry Jaye

@sir stephen agree, it is quite frantic with the pace, and the drumming and the lead guitar...EP did a MUCH toned -down version of the song on his 1973 world-wide satellite show....i was disappointed, knowing he COULD have done it as a wild rave-up, but he chose not to....by then, he considered himself a ballad singer, mostly..but still threw a couple of rockers on every album

Jerry Jaye

@JS-rf2uz those recordings are both good and with them, EP and Scotty and DJ and Bill invented what was later called ''hard rock'' .....but "Big Hunk" is more ''frantic'' and wild

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Jerry Jaye

this was a live recording of a full rock band in the studio..no computers, no auto-tune, no synthesizers, no multiple tracks....just a 4 piece rock band, a piano, the Jordanaires on backing vocals, and ELVIS shrieking it up...full of action and drive

Mia Fink

This has got to be the most underrated Elvis song of all time

roland johansson

It's not underrated. It topped the Billboard hot 100 for two weeks (1959) and sold countless of singles.

Aaron McCracken

@roland johansson True, but it seems to be forgotten today compared to most of his other number ones.

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