Glória
John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison Lyrics


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Like to tell you 'bout my baby
You know she comes around
Just 'bout five feet-four
A-from her head to the ground
You know she comes around here
At just about midnight
She make me feel so good, Lord
She make me feel alright

And her name is G
L
O
R
I
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
I'm gonna shout it all night (Gloria)
I'm gonna shout it every day (Gloria)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

She comes around here
Just about midnight
She make me feel so good, Lord
I want to say she make me feel alright
Comes walkin' down my street
Woah, she comes up to my house
She knock upon my door
And then she comes to my room
And she make me feel alright

G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
I'm gonna shout it all night (Gloria)
I'm gonna shout it every day (Gloria)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
So good (Gloria)
Alright




Feels so good (Gloria)
Alright, yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison's song "Gloria" portray the singer's infatuation with a woman named Gloria. The song opens with the singer telling the listener about Gloria's physical attributes- she is about 5 feet 4 inches tall, and then goes on to describe how she makes him feel so good. The chorus repeatedly spells out Gloria's name in a chant-like manner, emphasizing the importance of the woman.


The second verse describes how Gloria visits the singer's home at midnight, and how he feels whenever she's around him. The chorus repeats, this time with the singer shouting the name Gloria and emphasizing how good she makes him feel. Overall, the song captures a sense of youthful infatuation and lust for a woman who makes the singer feel alive and happy.


Line by Line Meaning

Like to tell you 'bout my baby
I'd like to talk to you about my girlfriend


You know she comes around
She comes to see me


Just 'bout five feet-four
She is approximately 5 feet and 4 inches tall


A-from her head to the ground
From the top of her head to the ground beneath her feet


You know she comes around here
She comes to my place


At just about midnight
Usually around midnight


She make me feel so good, Lord
She makes me feel really good


She make me feel all right
She makes me feel okay


And her name is G-L-O-R-I
Her name is spelled as 'Glori', but pronounced as 'Gloria'


G-L-O-R-I-A
The spelling of her name


Gloria!
Her name


I'm gonna shout it all night
I'm going to keep saying her name all night long


I'm gonna shout it every day
I'm going to keep saying her name every day


She comes around here
She comes to my place


Comes a-walkin' down my street
She walks down my street


Then she comes up to my house
Then she comes to my place


She knock upon my door
She knocks on my door


And then she comes to my room
And then she comes to my room


Yeah, and she make me feel all right
She makes me feel okay


G-L-O-R-I-A
The spelling of her name


Gloria!
Her name


I'm gonna shout it all night
I'm going to keep saying her name all night long


I'm gonna shout it every day
I'm going to keep saying her name every day


So good
It feels good


Feels so good
It feels really good


All right
It's okay


Gloria!
Her name


All right, yeah
It's okay, yeah




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Van Morrison

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Comments from YouTube:

Kevin Mcmahon

Doesn't get any better! This is solid rock, rhythm & blues.

Carolyn Hangey

Oh yeah!

Tor Eckman

Whoever idea it was to bring these two together, God bless you.

Gsggd Gsgs

tough not to stand up and dance to this one ...
Two greats.... They sound so good together  !
"Too Long In Exile" - awesome album, sorely underappreciated.

Gretschnut

My all-time favorite version of this tune. Lost the CD and bought another copy just to have this song again. Perfection!

Lifeisgood, Peoplesuck!

This is why you revisit the classics! A remake easily worthy of airplay and probably the best version of this song out there. Very nice paring these two together, could listen to this all day!

garland meiser

Two greats.... They sound so good together  !

Ed Rade

Everytime I listen to this my foot starts tapping and my head waggles, can't control it. And if course you got to do air guitar and make faces at the end. 👏👏

Celia Cristina

Amo demais esse som

De'Jon Small

One of my Road Tunes that I listen to while riding my bike. Best song ever...

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