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Loretta Lee Jones
Langhorne Slim Lyrics
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I wanna take you on home, I gotta take ya
Lord I never do you wrong
I wanna take you to the seashore
I'd like to take you back to my house
Ain't gotta a house by the seashore
Gonna figure a way to take you anyhow
Precious Loretta Lee Jones
I wanna take you on home, I gotta take ya
Lord I never do you wrong
I wanna take you to the seashore
I'd like to take you back to my house
Ain't gotta house by the seashore
Gonna figure out a way to take you mama
I never fake it but I just make you do it anyhow.
So I hear you walking my way
Hear you asking my friend my name
I'd die to call you baby
You shake me up
You make me shiver and smile
Precious Loretta Lee Jones
I wanna take you on home, I gotta take ya
Lord I never do you wrong
I wanna take you to the seashore.
I wanna take you back to my gate(??)
I wanna take you to see Lucy
Gonna figure out a way to take you mama
I never fake it but I just make you do it anyhow
So I hear you walking my way
Hear you asking my friend my name
I'd die to call you baby
You shake me up
You make me shiver and smile
I said I'd tame the wild
I may be dumb but I ain't in denial
The song "Loretta Lee Jones" by Langhorne Slim is a love ballad that expresses the singer's desire to take the titular character, who is presumably someone he has recently met, out on a date. The lyrics suggest that Loretta is someone he wants to impress and treat with respect, as he repeats the phrase "Lord I never do you wrong" throughout the song. He dreams of taking her to the seashore, even though he doesn't have a house there, and is determined to find a way to make it happen. He also mentions wanting to take her to see someone named Lucy, although it's unclear who this might be.
Line by Line Meaning
Precious Loretta Lee Jones
Expressing affection towards Loretta Lee Jones
I wanna take you on home, I gotta take ya
Expressing desire to take Loretta Lee Jones home
Lord I never do you wrong
Promise to never betray Loretta Lee Jones
I wanna take you to the seashore
Expressing desire to take Loretta Lee Jones to the beach
I'd like to take you back to my house
Expressing desire to take Loretta Lee Jones to the singer's home
Ain't gotta house by the seashore
Admitting that the singer does not have a house by the beach
Gonna figure a way to take you anyhow
Determined to find a way to take Loretta Lee Jones to the beach
I wanna take you to see Lucy
Expressing desire to take Loretta Lee Jones to see someone named Lucy
So I hear you walking my way
Noticing Loretta Lee Jones approaching the singer
Hear you asking my friend my name
Noticing Loretta Lee Jones asking the singer's friend for the singer's name
I'd die to call you baby
Expressing strong desire to address Loretta Lee Jones affectionately
You shake me up
Loretta Lee Jones makes the singer feel excited
You make me shiver and smile
Loretta Lee Jones makes the singer both nervous and happy
I said I'd tame the wild
Referring to a previous statement made by the singer about taming his wild ways
I may be dumb but I ain't in denial
Acknowledging own lack of intelligence, but not being in denial about it
Contributed by John N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.