Whole Lotta Love
Led Zepellin/Led Zeppelin Lyrics


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You need cooling
Baby, I'm not fooling
I'm gonna send ya
Back to schooling

Way down inside
A-honey you need it
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you my love, oh

Want a whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love

You've been learning
Um baby, I been learning
All them good times baby, baby
I've been yea-yearning

A-way, way down inside
A-honey you need-ah
I'm gonna give you my love, ah
I'm gonna give you my love, ah oh

Whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love

You've been cooling
And baby I've been drooling
All the good times, baby
I've been misusing

A-way, way down inside
I'm gonna give ya my love
I'm gonna give ya every inch of my love
I'm gonna give ya my love

Yeah!
Alright! Let's go!

Want a whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love
Want a whole lotta love

Way down inside
Woman, you need, yeah
Love

My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
Lord
Shake for me girl

I wanna be your backdoor man
Hey, oh
Hey, oh, hey, oh
Ooh
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Who my, my baby?
Keep it cooling, baby
A-keep it cooling, baby-baby
Ah-keep it cooling, baby




Ah-keep it cooling, baby
Ah-ah-oh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" are a combination of sexual innuendos and promises of love. The song's opening lines, "You need cooling/Baby I'm not fooling," suggest that the singer is warning his lover to calm down before he sends her "back to schooling." The lyrics continue with the repeated refrain "Want to whole lotta love," which can be interpreted as the singer's desire to give his lover a lot of love. The song's bridge is particularly suggestive, with the lyrics "Way down inside/Woman, you need, yeah/Love."


Overall, the song is a celebration of sexual desire and love, with the lyrics often blurring the lines between the two. The repeated refrain of "Want to whole lotta love" emphasizes the singer's desire to connect with his lover physically and emotionally.


Line by Line Meaning

You need cooling
You are emotional and need to calm down


Baby I'm not fooling
I am serious and not joking around


I'm gonna send ya
I am going to make sure you receive


Back to schooling
I am going to teach you a lesson


A-way down inside
Deep within us


A-honey you need it
Sweetheart, you require it


I'm gonna give you my love
I am going to share my affection with you


Want to whole lotta love
Desire a significant amount of love


You've been learning
You've been improving


Um baby I been learning
I've also been learning


All them good times baby, baby
All those enjoyable moments


I've been year-yearning
I've been extremely eager


A-honey you need-ah
Sweetheart, you really do need it


I'm gonna give you my love, ah oh
I am going to share my love with you


You've been cooling
You have been emotionally distant


And baby I've been drooling
I have been excessively desiring


All the good times, baby
All the pleasant memories


I've been misusing
I have been taking advantage of


I'm gonna give ya my love
I am going to share my love with you


I'm gonna give ya every inch of my love
I am going to give you all of my love


Hey!
Attention-getting exclamation


Alright! Let's go!
An enthusiastic statement to move forward


Way down inside
Deep within us


Woman, you need, yeah
Lady, you require it


Love
Affection


My, my, my, my
Expression of surprise or amazement


Lord
Reference to a higher power


Shake for me girl
Dance seductively for me


I wanna be your backdoor man
I want to be your secret lover


Ooh
Expression of excitement or pleasure


Oh, oh, oh, oh
Utterances of satisfaction or enjoyment


Cool, my, my baby
Keep calm, my dearest


A-keep it cooling baby
Continue to remain calm


Ah-keep it cooling baby
Please remain calm


Ah-keep it cooling baby
Remain calm, please




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Robert Anthony Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, James Patrick Page

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