Louise
Eric Clapton Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker Lyrics
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Oh Louise, yes you're the sweetest girl I know.
Don't you know now Louise, you are the sweetest girl that I know.
You made me run from Chicago
Oh, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Now you know Louise,
She's like a rolling stone.
He has to grieve alone.
Oh Louise, why don't you hurry home?
You know, I never had no good loving,
Oh Louise, since you've been gone.
Got a girl called Mamie,
Treat me nice and kind.
I don't care what she do
Because Louise is on my mind.
[Chorus]
Louise ain't so good looking
And her hair ain't red,
But she cooks my breakfast
And I bring it to my bed.
[Chorus]
Oh Louise, why don't you hurry home?
Oh Louise, why don't you hurry home?
You made me run from Chicago
Oh, to the Gulf of Mexico.
The song "Louise" by Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page tells a story of a man who is longing for his love interest named Louise. The opening chorus of the song declares that Louise is the sweetest girl the singer knows, and that she made him run from Chicago down to the Gulf of Mexico. The chorus repeats itself throughout the song, with a sense of yearning for Louise to return home so that the singer can experience her love again.
The verses explore the complexities of the singer's emotions surrounding Louise. He admits that Louise is like a rolling stone, always leaving men behind to grieve alone. Despite this, he longs for her to hurry home because he has not had any good loving since she left. The singer even confesses to being involved with another woman named Mamie, but insists that he doesn't care what she does because Louise is always on his mind. He goes on to describe that while Louise may not be conventionally beautiful, she is still the one who cooks his breakfast and brings it to his bed.
Overall, "Louise" is a song that explores the power of romantic love and the pull it has on one's heartstrings. It portrays the emotional complexity of wanting someone who may not be good for you, yet feeling powerless to resist them.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh Louise, yes you're the sweetest girl I know.
The singer knows a girl named Louise who is the sweetest girl to him.
Don't you know now Louise, you are the sweetest girl that I know.
The singer reiterates that Louise is the sweetest girl he knows, directing his words towards her.
You made me run from Chicago, Oh, to the Gulf of Mexico.
The singer left Chicago and traveled to the Gulf of Mexico because of Louise.
Now you know Louise, She's like a rolling stone.
Louise has a tendency to move from man to man like a rolling stone.
Every time she leave a man, He has to grieve alone.
When Louise leaves a man, the man is left to grieve alone.
Oh Louise, why don't you hurry home?
The singer wants Louise to come home quickly.
You know, I never had no good loving, Oh Louise, since you've been gone.
The singer has not had a good experience with love since Louise left.
Got a girl called Mamie, Treat me nice and kind.
The singer has a girl named Mamie who treats him kindly, but he still thinks of Louise.
I don't care what she do Because Louise is on my mind.
The singer is preoccupied with thoughts of Louise and doesn't care what Mamie does.
Louise ain't so good looking And her hair ain't red, But she cooks my breakfast And I bring it to my bed.
Louise may not have conventionally attractive features, but she cooks breakfast for the singer and is close to him in bed.
Oh Louise, why don't you hurry home?
The singer repeats his desire for Louise to come home quickly.
You made me run from Chicago Oh, to the Gulf of Mexico.
The repeated line emphasizes that Louise is the reason the singer traveled from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Written by: CHESTER BURNETT
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