Have You Heard
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

Have you heard about my baby?
Yes, how I love her you don't know.
Have you heard about my baby?
How I love, how I love her you don't know.
I declare it hurt me so bad,
Yes, when I heard she'd got to go.

Have you heard about my baby?
Yes I tried, yes I tried, but I let her down.
Heard about my baby?
Ooh yes, I tried and I let her down.
Ooh, she burned me with her love,
Yes, no other, no other will wear her crown.

Yes, indeed.

Have you heard about my baby?
Where she gone, where she gone, I just don't know.
Yes, have you heard about my baby?
Ooh, where she gone, where she gone, I just don't know.
Well, if you should see my baby,
Yes, please tell her that I love her so.





Yes, no more next time.

Overall Meaning

The song "Have You Heard" by John Mayall is a heartfelt and soulful plea to the listener to help him find his lost love. The lyrics express the deep love and longing that Mayall feels for his baby. He asks if the listener has heard about his baby and how he loves her, and admits that it hurts him so bad to think that she is gone. The song is an expression of the pain and heartache of losing someone you love, and the longing to find them again.


In the second verse, Mayall admits that he tried to hold on to his baby, but ultimately let her down. He acknowledges that she burned him with her love, but he still loves her and no other will wear her crown. This line suggests that even though Mayall may have lost his love, he still considers her to be the most special and amazing person he has ever known.


In the final verse, Mayall makes a direct appeal to the listener to help him find his baby. He doesn't know where she's gone, and he is desperate to find her. His plea is a reminder of the importance of love and the deep desire we all have to connect with the ones we care about.


Overall, "Have You Heard" is a timeless song about love and loss that continues to resonate with listeners today.


Line by Line Meaning

Have you heard about my baby?
The singer is asking if the listener has heard about his girlfriend.


Yes, how I love her you don't know.
The singer loves his girlfriend deeply and the listener might not fully understand it.


How I love, how I love her you don't know.
The singer repeats that he loves his girlfriend deeply and the listener might not fully understand it.


I declare it hurt me so bad,
The singer is asserting that he is really hurt.


Yes, when I heard she'd got to go.
The singer was hurt when he heard that his girlfriend had to leave.


Yes I tried, yes I tried, but I let her down.
The singer tried to be there for his girlfriend but failed and feels guilty.


Ooh yes, I tried and I let her down.
The singer repeats that he tried and failed to be there for his girlfriend and feels guilty.


Ooh, she burned me with her love,
The singer was deeply affected by his girlfriend's love.


Yes, no other, no other will wear her crown.
The singer thinks that no one can replace his girlfriend.


Where she gone, where she gone, I just don't know.
The singer doesn't know where his girlfriend went.


Ooh, where she gone, where she gone, I just don't know.
The singer reiterates that he doesn't know where his girlfriend went.


Well, if you should see my baby,
The singer is asking the listener to tell his girlfriend that he loves her if they see her.


Yes, please tell her that I love her so.
The singer restates that he wants the listener to tell his girlfriend that he loves her.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN MAYALL

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found
Comments from YouTube:

@Goatchild90

Easily one of Eric Clapton's best solos and one of my absolute favourites. He really earned that "Clapton is God" hysteria with this one.

@MitchClement-il6iq

Not only this song... but hideaway and stepping out! Nobody ever came close to this guitar tone and phrasing, jus too bad the guitar was stolen after this album... les Paul through the Marshall Amp.

@dawstep

In 1974, the NME did a series of articles on great guitarists and their best solos. This was one of them. It was a bit of a backward look to his 'earlier' stuff than and it seemed like a bygone age I made sure to try and get the record so I could hear it, which wasn't easy, but I totally heard what they meant. Here I am 46 years later and its appeal hasn't faded. A true classic

@kabukikommandofourthworld5266

I haven't even been into this album a decade yet, and I'm 31. We all gotta start somewhere, man. Cheers to you and everyone who feels the same way about the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton. All of you guys (and girls) rule!!

@adamarchie

As good as the day it was minted.

@ttswan

For all Clapton's greatness on this track, and the whole freakin album, John McVie's bass playing here was just sublime, like ocean swells rising and falling, feel Clapton leaning into those swells - magnificent.

@johnknottenbelt2502

To my mind, this is one of the finest lead breaks that Clapton has ever played. Simple yet blistering at the same time !

@jasonlyte-armstrong9995

Oh yeah. You got that right, for sure. We have are own unique sound of blues back in Chicago, but I sure love this British blues.

@johnknottenbelt2502

HI Jason ! Thx for your response ! LOved Chicago Blues from way back ! Muddy Waters, Howlin Woolf, Lil Walther, Paul Butterfield.... to name but a few ! GREAT Stuff mate !

@jasonlyte-armstrong9995

Hey John, have you found any contemporary blues bands that are any good?

More Comments

More Versions