1) Mighty Joe Young (September 23, 1927 – March 27, 1999) was a blues guita… Read Full Bio ↴1) Mighty Joe Young (September 23, 1927 – March 27, 1999) was a blues guitarist known for playing Chicago blues. Born Joseph Young in Shreveport, Louisiana, he died in Chicago, Illinois. Though born in Louisiana, Young was raised in Milwaukee. He first began playing in the early 1950s by singing in Milwaukee nightclubs. By the mid 1950s, Young had recorded his first song for Jiffy Records in Louisiana.

Before Young became known for his contributions to blues, he was training to become a boxer.

Young was one of the busiest sidemen in Chicago from the late 1950s. He was in Otis Rush's band for several years in the 1960s, and played on Magic Sam's albums, West Side Soul and Black Magic. He recorded his own solo album, Blues with a Touch of Soul, for Delmark Records in 1971. Young also worked alongside Willie Dixon, Billy Boy Arnold and Jimmy Rogers. Young's song, "Turning Point", appeared in the Michael Mann feature film, Thief (1981).

Young died in March 1999 at the age of 71, from a complication of spinal surgery which he hoped would restore his ability to play the guitar.

2) The original name of Stone Temple Pilots, who recorded the Mighty Joe Young demo before changing their name.

Early In The Morning
Mighty Joe Young Lyrics

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When a girl reach the age of 18
She begins to think she's grown,
And that's the kind of little girl
You can never find at home.

[Chorus:]
Come and see me early in the morning,
Just about the break of day.

Want to see me hug my pillow
Where my baby used to lay?

One drink of wine,
Two drinks of gin.
Pretty young got me
In the shape I'm in.

[Chorus]

I pass by the juke joint,
Look through the door.
She's doing the boogie-woogie
In the middle of the floor.

[Chorus]

When a girl reach the age of 18
She begins to think she's grown,
And that's the kind of little girl
You can never find at home.

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mighty Joe Young's "Early In The Morning" are about a man who is missing his lover, who has left him for someone else. The lyrics suggest that the woman in question may be young and naive, as she left him thinking that she could handle the world on her own. However, the singer knows that she will come crawling back to him eventually. The chorus repeats the phrase "Come and see me early in the morning," implying that he is waiting for her to come back to him, while the verses describe his misfortune in love.

The first verse describes the woman as someone who thinks she is adult-like, but in reality, she is still very young and has not experienced the world yet. The second verse implies that the singer is dealing with a broken heart that can only be cured by drinking alcohol. The third verse talks about the woman in question dancing with someone else at a juke joint, making it clear that she has moved on from him. However, he is still waiting for her to come back to him, even though he knows that she may not.

Overall, the song can be interpreted as a cautionary tale about young love and heartbreak. It suggests that we should be careful with our hearts and not rush into adulthood before we are ready. It also implies that true love may be hard to find, and when we do find it, we should hold on to it tightly.

Line by Line Meaning

When a girl reach the age of 18
As soon as a girl turns 18, she feels like she is an adult.

She begins to think she's grown,
At 18, a young woman starts to believe that she is mature and can make her own decisions.

And that's the kind of little girl
This type of girl

You can never find at home.
Is someone who is never at home, always out doing something else.

Come and see me early in the morning,
Come and visit me early in the day,

Just about the break of day.
Around the time when the sun begins to rise.

Want to see me hug my pillow
I want you to witness me hugging my pillow,

Where my baby used to lay?
In the spot where my lover used to be with me.

One drink of wine,
After consuming a single glass of wine,

Two drinks of gin.
And also having a couple of gin drinks.

Pretty young got me
A beautiful young lady has caused me