Mario Caldalto Jr, the Beastie Boys producer, agreed to mix “Honey.” Keep in mind, at this point, I was a has-been and I knew I was a has-been. I was hanging out at Max Fish and Mars Bar and Motor City drinking with the few remaining people in New York who would still hang out with me. At this time the Beasties had Hello Nasty, which was doing incredibly well, and I just couldn’t believe that Mario Caldato, Jr. was willing to work with me. It came out as a single and did nothing. I think it got played once or twice and disappeared”. (c) RollingStone.com
Mixed by Mario Caldato Jr. Features samples from the Bessie Jones recording Sometimes. (c) liner notes
(sample from the Alan Lomax Project, artist name variation: Bessie Jones and Group of Children)
Honey
Moby Lyrics
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I'm gonna rap that jack, sometimes
Get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Way down yonder, sometimes
Gonna get my pal, sometimes
Moby's song "Honey" is a laid-back and dreamy tune that invokes a sense of longing and nostalgia. The opening lines "If my honey comes back, sometime/I'm gonna rap that jack, sometimes" can be interpreted in different ways, but it seems to refer to the singer's hopeful anticipation of his lover's return. "Rapping that jack" could refer to gambling, as it was a popular slang term for playing dice in the 1930s when the song's sample was recorded. There's a sense of excitement and risk-taking in the way he sings it, as if he's eager to take on any challenge to win back his lover's heart.
The next lines, "Get a hump in my back, sometimes/I'm going over here, sometimes," suggest a change in mood and direction. The "hump in my back" could be a metaphor for the burdens of love and the sacrifices one has to make to keep a relationship going. The singer could be saying that sometimes he feels weighed down by these burdens, but he's still willing to go where his lover takes him. The rest of the lyrics continue in this vein, with the singer expressing different emotions and desires, sometimes happy and sometimes sad, but always with a sense of yearning and hopefulness.
Line by Line Meaning
If my honey comes back, sometime
If my lover returns, at some point in the future
I'm gonna rap that jack, sometimes
I'll dance and celebrate, occasionally
Get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'll feel burdened and weighed down, occasionally
I'm going over here, sometimes
I'll move to a different location, occasionally
Way down yonder, sometimes
Far away from here, occasionally
Gonna get my pal, sometimes
I'll hang out with my friend, occasionally
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Mute Song Limited, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gabriel M Jackson, Morgan C Robinson, Richard Melville Hall
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Actual lyrics;
Get my honey come back, sometimes
I wanna rap like that, sometimes
I get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
I wanna rap like that, sometimes
I get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
I wanna rap like that, sometimes
I get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
I wanna rap like that, sometimes
I get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
I wanna rap like that, sometimes
I get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
I wanna rap like that, sometimes
I get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
I wanna rap like that, sometimes
I get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
Get my honey come back, sometimes
Way down yonder, get my honey come back
Way down yonder, get my honey come back
Way down yonder, get my honey come back
Way down yonder, get my honey come back
Way down yonder, get my honey come back
Way down yonder, get my honey come back
Way down yonder, get my honey come back
Way down yonder, get my honey come
Way down yonder back
Get my honey come back, sometimes
I wanna rap like that, sometimes
I get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
@brendothedude4660
"The duck may swim on the lake, but mah daddy owns the lake."
@jesuscheerleader4863
Lol
@tench6557
"Thank you class that will be all for tonight"
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Holes
@hellothere00
"I can fix that" 😂
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@stopthemadness99
Once upon a time, there was a magical place where it never rained. The end.
@jacinta8204
Nobody get's anything he says...
@erikparker5862
wasn't there a black dude that fixed things?
@giannastewart750
stopthemadness99 He's talking about Holes.