Hideaway
King Freddy Lyrics

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I don't want you to be no slave
I don't want you to work all day
I don't want your money too
I just want to make love to you
love to you
love to you
love to you

I don't want you to wash my clothes
I don't want you to keep our home
I don't want you to be true
I just want to make love to you
love to you
love to you
love to you

I can tell by the way you switch and walk
I can tell by the way you baby talk
I can see by the way you treat your man
I can love you baby until it's a crying shame

I don't want you to cook my bread
I don't want you to make my bed
I don't want you cause I'm sad and blue
I just want to make love to you
love to you
love to you
love to you

I can tell by the way you switch and walk
I can tell by the way you baby talk
I can see by the way you treat your man
I can love you baby until it's a crying shame

I don't want you to cook my bread
I don't want you to make my bed
I don't want you cause I'm sad and blue
I just want to make love to you
love to you
love to you
love to you

Let me make love to you

Let me make love to you
Let me make love to you

Overall Meaning

In "Hideaway," King Freddy sings about a woman who he doesn't want to be a slave to him in any way. He doesn't want her to work all day or do any household chores, he doesn't even want her money. The only thing he desires is to make love to her. He can tell by the way she walks, talks, and treats her man that he could love her until it's a crying shame.

There is an interesting contrast in the lyrics between the prevailing cultural norms of the time and the singer's desires. In the 1960s, when the song was released, it was common for men to expect their female partners to do domestic work and to take on a subservient role in the relationship. King Freddy refuses to adhere to this norm and instead states that he doesn't want his love interest to be beholden to him in any way.

Line by Line Meaning

I don't want you to be no slave
I don't want you to feel beholden to me or have to do anything against your will for my sake.

I don't want you to work all day
I don't want you to be exhausted by all-day work and have no energy to enjoy life with me.

I don't want your money too
I don't want your money or for you to feel like you owe me anything financially.

I just want to make love to you
All I want is to share our physical desires together and not have any other obligations or expectations.

I can tell by the way you switch and walk
I can sense your alluring and confident aura from how you move and present yourself.

I can tell by the way you baby talk
I can tell you have a playful and endearing personality from the way you talk.

I can see by the way you treat your man
I can see that you know how to treat a partner with respect and love, and that makes me want to be with you even more.

I can love you baby until it's a crying shame
My love for you is so intense and passionate that it may even bring tears to our eyes.

I don't want you to cook my bread
I don't want you to feel obligated to cook for me or take care of me in any domestic way.

I don't want you to make my bed
I don't want you to feel like you have to clean or take care of our shared space for me.

I don't want you cause I'm sad and blue
I don't just want to be with you because I'm feeling low; my feelings for you are genuine and rooted in desire.

Let me make love to you
I can't express it enough; all I want is to share our mutual passion together.

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHAS SANDFORD, JOHN CRAWFORD

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Comments from YouTube:

@Hugh_Manitee

10w↑31

The 3 Kings of Blues royalty. B.B. KING, ALBERT KING, AND FREDDIE KING.

@tomstiel7576

9w↑1

not quite,Albert Collins,Freddie and Albert

@KyleLaulo

1y↑35

If I had a time machine, this would be one of my stops.

@weavercu

51w↑3

Mine too,!... Have you seen the episode where Otis Redding is the MC?

@doctorotis3743

6w↑2

Don’t need a time machine I was there in the 50s and 60s

@richardmindemann6935

8w↑4

A big part of Freddie's musical charm is his penchant for these fine blues instrumentals.

@kitdinker

Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing

@jackspry9736

2y↑94

RIP Freddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976), age 42
You will be remembered as a legend.

@JimMooney-yg6cd

7w↑2

Left this world “far” to early.

@rskirk22

33w↑16

I was most impressed by the saxophone player's commitment to keep swinging his instrument back and forth. :D

@rockyrovere2526

2y↑8

Freddie is without a doubt the “man”. I wanna reach into the screen and “borrow “ his 335 for a lifetime. Peace, Rocky

@scottyeager539

2y↑1

ES-345

@lance8359

I notice he's playing on flatwound strings too lol

@knifelyfe6565

12w

Freddie's "Black Beauty" went to the owner of the Hard Rock Cafe for 1700.00.He also has Freddie's 38 he carried on stage.

@johnzucco3559

7w↑6

Feel, timing and creativity all combined to perfection!

@mossstephen1066

4y↑35

I'm a guitarist, but i love it when Freddie dances, shows how much he is enjoying playing. You don't see that often!

@argo_z

3y↑1

If you want to see more dancing,singing and playing at the same time then look into miyavi. His old stuff is primarily Japanese if you're ok with that but his newer stuff is mostly English. I reccomend starting with "what's my name"

@TheSocratease

26w

The dancer was getting it in too.

@Richard-mh5ll

7w↑1

Got to see Freddie in.1974 was a great show he had my all time favorite guitarist Johnny Winter with him. I just had bought a new Nikon and got Awesome pictures RIP two Legends

@timcastens1150

10w↑3

Had a chance to see him in 74, didn't and before long he was gone, nobody better

@gj8683

9w↑2

This tune is like a blues vocabulary lesson.

@TheSmokedIrises2

7w↑3

It's still one of the sweetest jams after all these years.

@ZigbertD

19w↑12

Legendary player, iconic song, great performance and killer go-go dancer. Love the Peter Gunn riff tossed in there. BTW, did a little googling and learned this is from a short-lived TV show called The!!! Beat. Yeah, three exclamation points after the word "the". Hosted by DJ Bill "Hoss" Allen, it featured a ton of great blues and R n B artists. Clarence Gatemouth Brown was the house band leader. It's apparently available on DVD, seems worth checking into...

@KevyNova

5y↑21

This song is the Gold Standard of Blues Guitar playing. You can’t even call yourself a Blues Guitarist until you’ve learned every note of this Masterpiece.

@calinrang5939

5y↑293

the US despise aristocrats but they have three kings - BB King, Albert King and Freddie King

@allandavis6116

5y↑7

Do not forget Earl King out of New Orleans, Let the Good Times Roll, Trick Bag, Big Chief

@fryintyres6267

5y↑9

Ben E King

@daviddawson1718

Long live the Kings

@MaciekMalczyszyn

5y↑7

And most recently Marcus King, also playing a red Gibson ES :-)

@guitar78ish

4y↑2

You need to check out the newest king....Marcus King!

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@ColdWarVet607

3y↑5

Go Go Girls were fantastic!

@randomguyontheinternet7940

27w↑19

For such a bright 12 bar song its amazing just how much emotion Freddie puts into it, the turnaround is simple but just so amazing.

@ckmonarez

4y↑18

Freddie made every song he did an EVENT. Triple threat. Expressive singer with great pitch and a smooth falsetto, guitar chops as strong as any of The Kings, and one hell of an entertainer and party starter. In my view, his original recording of "Have You Ever Loved a Woman?" is the definitive version. His octave jumps into falsetto still brings chills.

@Magnificent-Stranger

3y↑2

Of all the Three Kings, I think Freddie is the one who is the most versatile and the most fun to listen to. One of the all time greats and one among those who's name and works shall be commemorated in the Great Blues Pantheon.

@BHAKTIBROPHY

48w↑2

He IS one of "Three Kings of Guitar: Freddy King, B.B. King, and Albert King". No familial relation, but all three ARE the three (electric) blues kings.

@johndiloreto3738

4y↑106

If you take only one thing away from this video, it's that Go-Go dancers need to make a comeback

@MarekSokal

1y↑9

And everyone should have a Gibson ES 335

@johndiloreto3738

@@MarekSokal Damn right!

@MrJett1971

1y↑1

@@MarekSokal I really miss my Turser ES 335 (Gibson copy). Couldn’t play it worth a damn, but it was such a beautiful guitar.

@mauriziolipparini9906

1y↑1

@@MarekSokal it's a 355

@MarekSokal

@@mauriziolipparini9906 I think we're both wrong here, his main guitar was a Gibson ES-345. That looks like his main guitar based on what I could find. Always fun learning history behind these guitarists.

@jimsliverootsculturemusic

17w↑3

beautiful gibson es 335 he's got there! look at the finish with the cool weather checking.

@kenhall3554

I believe that it’s actually an ES 345.

@ckallaher

5y↑412

Seems like half the riffs in rock music came from this song!

@CJ-22

4y↑9

Chuck Berry is the owner of this genre😁

@Wileylikethehawk

4y↑44

You’re not wrong - I think it can be directly traced back to Clapton lifting all of these, and then everyone hearing him play them over and over for the last sixty years.

@liamscott8135

4y↑4

True

@sinisamarin9801

4y↑16

Freddie borowed himself a lot from others for this song.

@kwc_bluff

4y↑2

Literally eh

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@bettyjackson5551

2y↑1

The PBS special, "When Dallas Rocked" brought me here. WOW, Freddie King was a genius.
Rest In Paradise, sir.

@1computernew

2y↑6

Freddie made that guitar talk. I love the Peter Gunn theme.

@kennyfunseth6908

B B King headlined with Freddie King at Winterland, San Francisco 1975.. Freddje King stole the show.

@barrydaws4602

21w↑1

This is where my favourite guitarist got his inspiration the late great Johnny Winter 👏

@DredgenX

5w↑1

girl moving like hell on the piano

sure is the 60's in here you guys i dont know

@DavidMLaster

3y↑30

I learned the Eric Clapton lead guitar version of this song, it's great, but these pioneers were truly incredible.

@bobke114

35w↑1

Clapton played it slightly different. I saw Stevie Vaughan explain the difference to a novice like me.

@bryanmannoia8410

35w

@@bobke114 played in a different position, but same key.

@Jodyrides

21w

I have been playing guitar since I first saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, I think it was 1964. Here in 2023, this is the first time I ever heard of Freddie King. Where has he been hiding?

@theseeingeye454

17w↑2

From a TV show called THE BEAT.. The best R & B from the 60's lots of episodes on youtube y'all gonna love 'em

@DRLUCKYT

9y↑339

THE GUITAR PLAYER TO THE LEFT BEHIND FREDDIE PLAYIN A RICKENBACKER IS CLARENCE GATE MOUTH BROWN

@MikeJ6129

8y↑40

+Travis Peoples The bass player is Billy Cox

@DRLUCKYT

8y↑11

+Michael Webb WELL I'LL BE - SURE IS !!!!

@jch7247

8y↑2

really?! great!

@crystalc1ear

7y↑6

THANK YOU FOR THE INFO

@onamemmet

6y↑1

Didn't know that. Thanks.

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@JD-vx8gr

4y↑5

The REAL Bluesman. Saw him at East Texas State University around 70. Never forgot that one.

@punkrockadict619

7y↑208

I don't know why but that riff Freddie plays at 1:22 gets me a little teary eyed, its just so beautiful. Freddie really knew how to put emotion into his playing.

@bigdaddystinkeye

5y↑14

You mean those wicked double stops. He was the best.

@LarryMan51

5y↑3

It's Peter Gun, by Henry Mancini, check it out good s_it !!

@0patience4flz

4y↑3

@ 1:37...i freaked out in a good way...

@TheDeadsilent

4y↑5

I was just listening to this album on shuffle because a friend recommended it to me. When this part hit I just stopped. "What in the world was that". Came here to see if I could find it live straight after. Beautiful little lick.

@milankotevski1663

3y↑1

@@0patience4flz she's cute.

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@patfj1200

All this time I have been listening to Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore.... I should have been listening to Freddy King first!

@neilgoswami16

38w

:-) The 1961 album "Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King" is the place to start

@TheBorrito

9w↑1

Holy cow! What a band. Go go dancers and all! Sweet!

@cuznrichallison5285

4y↑20

One of the 10 Greatest guitar players of all time!

@pabloperez4063

I would say 12!!

@TheHonudiver

19w↑2

That gal go go dancing is the bomb!

@brianmclaughlin4419

21w

Boss ,!! I discovered Freddie King at 15 years old and went "Thata way". No Lite Pop, no Beatles. Stones were the Only Band you would have heard of that I was into, the World was never the same.

@georgesmith4150

5y↑30

Died to young in 1976 , palace of the king is up there with the very best

@imannonymous7707

5y↑1

Rip

@BioHazard634

@@andrea22213 Hey man, how you doing?

@gregscavuzzo5457

2y↑1

I use to see Freddie King at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin Texas, he played there a couple of times a year and man he was great, he died way to young, RIP Freddie King

@breidems

1y↑1

Me too, around 1975. Also saw Eric Johnson and Jimmie Spheeris among others.

@gregscavuzzo5457

1y↑2

@@breidems The Armadillo World Headquarters was too hot 🔥 in the summer and freezing cold in the winter but man they had the best real nachos and cold Lone Star and the best bands in the world on their stage , a great music venue, God Bless Eddie Wilson

@breidems

1y↑1

@@gregscavuzzo5457 Right on on the 'dillo nachos and cold LSD!

@gregscavuzzo5457

@@breidems Great acts at the Armadillo World Headquarters, saw Boz Scaggs, a young Joe Ely , John Prine , Marshall Tucker, all the great acts played there , Frank Zappa etc, Jerry Garcia and Merely Saunders played there a lot , and I saw Jerry with his band play there several times, also just tons of great bands and they had great food in the Beer Garden during the day, you could eat and later smoke a joint, just a great place

@pmonaghan65

Good night, Austin, Texas, wherever you are!

@eddiejones856

3y↑6

My dad’s guy. Music I heard all my life at home.

@gerryboy67

7y↑97

Freddie was a smashing guitar player.

@markanthony4599

Gerard McDonald thats kinds gay bruh

@bach6600

4y↑4

Mark Anthony stfu

@liborsionko

1y↑1

and some

@kevin-yq1fw

3y↑38

Thank you so much for watching, ~Tomo Fujita Music~

@Nico-xg8sn

Thanks so much!

@deanmary1969

30w↑1

Started going to see Mr Freddie King in 1968 at Ms. Christens Hideaway club small Blues club off Webberville road in Austin it was always playing just as he did in the big Show's just a little more personal Amazing for sure....

@Kaleidoscope369

37w↑5

Oh, Lord!…can’t strand still with this one!…one of the swinginest tunes around!! ❤ What fine playin’!!!

@SenorZorrozzz

4y↑3

So glad this old color video exists. Thanks for posting. Today, this is music history.

@loserthemostbiggest

39w↑4

The Best bass melodys on guitar in the history of rock and roll.

@rickhuff9030

2y↑51

In the early 70's a friend and I were trying to put together a set list. He played this and we both immediately agreed to add it. He is a huge fan of Freddie King and always plays his stuff on the money. You'd be surprised how many people appreciate that. Brings back incredible memories.

@mauriciosahady

3y↑12

Awesome! What a great performance! RIP Mr. King!

@WALKERGUITAR

25w

you do realize, That is Pride & Joy SRV.. Freddie was Brilliant

@claydogg234

14w

1:36 moments like that really show how heavier forms of music owe their origins to blues.

@jraimondi

1y↑3

Billy Cox (Jimi Hendrix) on Bass, Gatemouth Brown on rhythm guitar.

@audiophileman7047

3y↑6

Let's hear it for the truly great Freddie King! If you haven't yet, smash that like button! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

@franckrichard8077

3y↑1

I wish I was born during this area... It's not that I dislike contemporary bluesmen (Kingfish, Walter Trout, Mike Zito, Anna P., Gary Clark , I love you all !) but music seemed so ... natural and pure those days.

@joeybonin7691

This record is the only R&B record to crack the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. Eric Clapton, when with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, covered it in 1966.

@michellebutler3467

17w

Mr.King is ripping that guitar a new a$$❤❤❤❤💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼

@tomhogue3846

30w↑1

Up all night with Freddy King. I got to tell ya, poker's his thing

@mikec3777

2y↑6

I never tire of hearing this and I've been trying for years to master it.

@marswillrule2431

4y↑2

The guitarist in the back is my spirit animal

@larryburton9369

24w

Great song Mr King thanks so much

@mariesims6508

4y↑1

I Love Freddie King And I were 6 yrs old when Highway came out

@alexp8157

John mayall and bluesbreakers with clapton comes to mind

@valentino3191

2y↑5

Freddie was so amazing. A superb player and a legend.

@Krooksbane

14w

That was a slick-ass way to start, him and his band were TIGHT

@johnedwards3374

Oh yeah!! Freddie King and I see future Band of Gypsies bassist Billy Cox in the among some of the greatest blues artists like Gatemouth Brown etc…in background.

@Pthybrbr

3y↑8

Just the perfect song for the beginning of the week-end. Relax with family, friends my pets ans my girlfriend with a good beer. Long live blues musi ! From France 23.04.2021.

@johnscialfa7391

2y↑1

Agree..cheers from new Jersey

@dylans3983

5y↑10

It's amazing what Clapton did at such an early age with this tune(Beano Album)

@jeffdelaney8934

5y↑2

How about Mick Taylor, Driving Sideways, off Crusade, John Mayall. Another Freddie King cover. He was only 17 years old when he joined the Bluesbreakers.

@lbowsk

5y↑11

I love Clapton, but holy hell is he overrated. There are hundreds of feeeenom guitartists.

@pabloperez4063

3y↑1

@@lbowsk of course you are self-overrated (as a writer) to dare say that. You obviously don't know his career. At least in 1966, nobody could play this number the way he did, that, s why he became famous (no marketing or media then)

@jameson4058

2y↑3

@@pabloperez4063 eh, he’s overrated. People like freddie king are underrated

@jackass2420

4y↑4

How can you not love this???

@tyleroliver2424

19w

Up all night, with Freddie King, I gotta tell ya that Pokers his thing.

@Penfold-zr2be

18w↑1

Grand Funk Railroad

@roberthughes3904

10w

Saw him at the TobyJug Tolworth,his backing band was Steamhammer.They rocked.

@alancard67

4y↑1

I used to watch "The Beat" with my Grandmother ,on Saturday evening. It was must see TV. Then we watched the NY Lift dance party.

@crh84

1y↑2

The king

@405Lenny

Awesome! 🙏👏👏👏

@zachdodd2408

4y↑6

Billy Cox on the Fender Bass!

@walterostrander9085

4y↑1

Proud Dallas native! The best down stroke player!

@13wargo

11w

Takes me back to first learning to play the guitar as a teenager. The blues guitar bible

@leavemealonewillya

1y↑1

given that their all playing; I love their grooving

@jamesmalveira4983

6y↑16

My favorite king.

@honoriussoularians1887

1y↑1

Man, you gotta love the go-go girls groovin to the blues

@PeterPug

There’s a reason why he’s a King.

@Hugh_Manitee

10w

Freddie Kings version of Goin Down crushes any other version to date.

@neal4434

I owe so much to this genius

@carlMorgan71

1y↑1

Never underestimate the talent of a palm an touch

@MelodyVillaMusic

48w↑1

Love you Freddie, the King!❤❤❤

@davidcudlip6587

34w

SRV did a killer version of this tune, but I still enjoy Freddie playing it.

@brianforsythe1125

1y↑3

Love Freddie King!

@denvercolorado-olegmogilev576

Old school!!! Modern rock music is not good like this one!

@janeough45

5y↑8

what a fab bunch of blokes my word they make a good sound freddie king makes it special WOW xx

@0patience4flz

I certainly can agree Deary.

@Uncletoast52

Freddie died way too young. God bless him.

@kennethchambers9949

28w

I like the dancing girl. I already knew Freddie was bad!

@thingfish000

straight outta Dallas!

@skinner5334

14w

Now that’s a party- damn..

@markm734

11w

Wish I could have danced to his stuff live.

@loudharry3740

Boogie boogie Freddie!!!!

@SaxophoneHitman008

8y↑99

Love the version Stevie Ray did too! But it's nice to see it the original way.

@SRone45

6y↑1

tedfio1tedfio1 he just had a louder amp.

@User47892

6y↑15

Clapton and Stevie are bomb as fuck but honestly Freddie does it better I think 👌🏾

@alandalaku719

6y↑3

Anyone hear Johnny Winter play this?

@TheMightyGreenEagle

6y↑4

Clapton's version is really good, I think. The recording is great and you can hear exactly what he is doing. Well worth listening to, particularly if you are interested in playing this song.

@mikebels719

Stevie based rude mood off hideaway

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@stevenbryant1954

2y↑1

Awesome! It's got a little bit of Jimmy McCracklin "the Walk" and Peter Gun. It's great

@miltonkanfer4229

5y↑6

Good Showmen. The whole band rocks.

@davidgcrawford6695

10w

That is some smooth playing and beautiful tone.

@joeker1962

What people don’t understand is the rhythm guitar player in the background Taught Freddy everything.

@mikehrywnak8360

1y↑1

what's his name?

@giulioluzzardi7632

"Will you do it for us to-night"?..."Go Man"!

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