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I Just Wanna Make Love To You
Smith Lyrics

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I dont want you
To be no slave
I dont want you
To work all day
But I want you, to be true
And I just wanna make love to you
Love to you
ooooo ooooo

Love to you

All I want to do is
Wash your clothes
I dont want to keep
you indoors
There is nothing for you to do
But keep me making love to you
Love to you
oooooo ooooo
Love to you

And I can tell by the way you, walk that walk
I can hear by the way you, talk that talk
And I can know by the way you, treat your girl
That I can give you all the lovin' in the whole wide world

ooooo all I wanna do is make your bread
Just to make sure
Your well fed
I dont want you
Sad and blue
And I just wanna make love to you
Love to you
oooooo ooooo
Love to you
ooooo

And I can tell by the way you, walk that walk
And I can hear by the way you, talk that talk
And I can know by the way you, treat your girl
That I can give you all lovin' in whole wide world

ooo all I wanna do, all I wanna do is
cook your bread
Just to make sure
your well fed
I dont want you
Sad and blue
And I just wanna make, love to you
Love to you
ooooo yeah
Love to you

oooo
Love to you

Overall Meaning

The song I Just Wanna Make Love To You by Smith is a bluesy rock and roll classic that speaks to the singer's desire for a partner who is true and genuine. The first verse starts out with the declaration that the singer does not want their partner to be a slave and work all day, but wants them to be true to who they are. The singer just wants to make love to their partner and shower them with affection. The second verse continues with the singer's desire to take care of their lover by washing their clothes and keeping them well fed. The chorus repeats the song's title over a repeating melody, adding an almost hypnotic quality to the lyrics.

Overall, the song's message is fairly straightforward - the singer just wants to make love to their partner and take care of them. However, there are some interesting nuances in the lyrics that are worth exploring. For example, the line "And I can know by the way you, treat your girl" implies that the singer is addressing a man, making the song a bit more subversive for its time (it was originally written and recorded by blues legend Willie Dixon in 1954, but became a popular hit when Smith covered it in 1964). Additionally, the references to bread and cooking hint at the idea of domesticity and traditional gender roles. However, by framing these activities as acts of love and care, the song challenges the notion that men should not engage in "women's work."

Line by Line Meaning

I dont want you To be no slave
I don't want you to be my servant or do anything you don't want to do.

I dont want you To work all day
I don't want you to work hard all day and night.

But I want you, to be true
I want you to be honest and faithful to me.

And I just wanna make love to you
All I want is to be intimate with you.

All I want to do is Wash your clothes
I want to do small acts of service for you to show my affection.

I dont want to keep you indoors
I don't want to control your actions or keep you cooped up at home.

There is nothing for you to do But keep me making love to you
You don't need to do anything other than letting me love you and be together.

And I can tell by the way you, walk that walk I can hear by the way you, talk that talk
I can tell a lot about you from the way you walk and talk.

And I can know by the way you, treat your girl That I can give you all the loving' in the whole wide world
The way you treat your significant other tells me that I can fill your needs better than anyone else can.

oooo all I wanna do is make your bread Just to make sure Your well fed
I want to make sure you are well taken care of, even in small ways like baking bread.

I dont want you Sad and blue
I don't want you to be unhappy or depressed.

And I just wanna make love to you
All I want is to be intimate with you.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Willie Dixon

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