Glória
The Doors䠀 Lyrics


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Yeah, right.
Did you hear about my baby? She come around,
She come round here, the head to the ground?
Come round here just about midnight,
She makes me feel so good, make me feel all right.

She come round my street, now
She come to my house and
Knock upon my door
Climbing up my stairs, one, two
[unwriteable improvisation]
Come on baby
Here she is in my room, oh boy

Hey what's your name?
How old are you?
Where'd you go to school?
Aha, yeah
Aha, yeah
Ah, ah yeah, ah yeah
Oh haa, mmm

Well, now that we know each other a little bit better,
Why don't you come over here
Make me feel all right!

Gloria, gloria
Gloria, gloria
Gloria, gloria
All night, all day
All right, okey, yey!
(Gloria, gloria)

You were my queen and I was your fool,
Riding home after school.
You took me home
To your house.
Your father's at work,
Your mama's out shopping around.
Check me into your room.
Show me your thing.
Why'd you do it baby?

Getting softer, slow it down
Softer, get it down

Now you show me your thing.
Wrap your legs around my neck,
Wrap your arms around my feet, yeah
Wrap your hair around my skin.
I'm gonna huh, right, ok, yeah.

It's getting harder, it's getting too darn fast
It's getting harder

All right!
Come on, now, let's get it on.
Too late, too late, too late,
too late, too late, too late,
Can't stop, wow!
Make me feel all right!

Gloria, gloria
Gloria, gloria
All night, all day
All right, okey, yey!
Gloria, gloria

Keep the whole thing going, baby!
All right!




All right!
Aaaaah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Doors' song "Gloria/End of Show" are a bit ambiguous, but seem to describe a sexual encounter. The singer describes a woman ("my baby") who comes around to his place late at night, climbs up his stairs, and ends up in his bedroom. He asks her questions about herself ("Hey what's your name? How old are you? Where'd you go to school?") and then invites her to "make me feel all right." The chorus, which repeats the name "Gloria" several times, seems to be the singer expressing his pleasure.


As the song progresses, the singer gets more explicit in his descriptions of the encounter. He asks the woman to show him "her thing," and then instructs her to wrap her legs, arms, and hair around him. The tempo picks up, and the singer urges the woman to "keep the whole thing going," and declares that it's "too late" to stop. The song ends abruptly, with the final repeated "Gloria"s.


Line by Line Meaning

Yeah, right.
Sarcastic expression acknowledging something that may sound too good to be true.


Did you hear about my baby? She come around,
Asking if the listener knows about the subject's girlfriend who recently visited him.


She come round here, the head to the ground?
Asking if anyone has seen the girlfriend walking with her head low.


Come round here just about midnight,
Giving a specific time that the mentioned girlfriend visited the subject.


She makes me feel so good, make me feel all right.
Expressing how the girlfriend's presence and impact on the subject is positive and beneficial to him.


She come round my street, now
Mentioning that the girlfriend was seen on the subject's street.


She come to my house and
Further elaborating that the girlfriend visited the subject's home.


Knock upon my door
Describing how the girlfriend got the subject's attention at his place of residence.


Climbing up my stairs, one, two
Stating how the girlfriend entered the subject's home to reach his bedroom.


[unwriteable improvisation]
An unrecorded musical improvisation in the song's original arrangement.


Come on baby
Encouraging the girlfriend to engage in sexual activity with the subject.


Here she is in my room, oh boy
Announcing the girlfriend's presence in the subject's bedroom and expressing excitement about it.


Hey what's your name?
Asking the girlfriend for her name.


How old are you?
Asking the girlfriend about her age.


Where'd you go to school?
Asking the girlfriend about her educational background.


Aha, yeah
A verbal expression of interest or excitement.


Ah, ah yeah, ah yeah
A repeating vocalization of pleasure or excitement.


Oh haa, mmm
A moaning or groaning sound that is often associated with sexual arousal or pleasure.


Well, now that we know each other a little bit better,
Acknowledging that some personal details about the girlfriend are now known to the subject.


Why don't you come over here
Inviting the girlfriend to move closer to the subject.


Make me feel all right!
Requesting that the girlfriend make the subject feel good or happy.


Gloria, gloria
A repeating phrase that may be interpreted as a spiritual or religious exclamation or a variation of the name Gloria.


All night, all day
Stating how long the activity or event in the song may occur.


All right, okey, yey!
A collection of phrases expressing happiness, agreement or excitement.


You were my queen and I was your fool,
Addressing the girlfriend as a royal or important figure who the subject loved and respected.


Riding home after school.
Describing a time or activity that may have been significant to both the subject and girlfriend.


You took me home
Stating that the girlfriend invited the subject to her house.


To your house.
Further elaborating on the girlfriend's home as the location of the mentioned activity.


Your father's at work,
Describing that the girlfriend's father was not at home at the time of the visit.


Your mama's out shopping around.
Mentioning that the girlfriend's mother was also not at home during the visit, possibly indicating some privacy or secrecy in their actions.


Check me into your room.
Describing how the girlfriend allowed the subject to enter her bedroom.


Show me your thing.
Requesting that the girlfriend reveal a part of herself to the subject.


Why'd you do it baby?
Asking the girlfriend why she acted in a certain way that may have caused some kind of consequence or effect on the subject.


Getting softer, slow it down
Requesting that the girlfriend slow down or reduce the intensity of whatever activity they are engaging in.


Softer, get it down.
Further emphasizing the need to reduce the intensity of an activity in pursuit of safety, comfort or enjoyment.


Now you show me your thing.
Repeating the request for the girlfriend to reveal something about herself.


Wrap your legs around my neck,
Asking the girlfriend to place her legs on or around the subject's neck in a sexual or erotic fashion.


Wrap your arms around my feet, yeah
Asking the girlfriend to embrace or hold the subject's feet in some way, possibly for a sexual or erotic purpose.


Wrap your hair around my skin.
Asking the girlfriend to manipulate her hair in a way that will make physical contact with the subject's skin, possibly for a sexual or erotic purpose.


I'm gonna huh, right, ok, yeah.
A collection of vocalizations and exclamations that may express pleasure, excitement or anticipation.


It's getting harder, it's getting too darn fast
Commenting on the increasing difficulty or intensity of the activity or event they are participating in.


All right!
An expression of happiness or approval.


Come on, now, let's get it on.
Encouraging the continuation of sexual activity.


Too late, too late, too late,
Indicating an inability to stop or slow down the process or stage of an event or activity.


Can't stop, wow!
Exclaiming the intensity or immediacy of the event or activity in progress.


Keep the whole thing going, baby!
Encouraging the girlfriend to continue the current activity or event without stopping.


Aaaaah
A vocalization or exclamation of expression or satisfaction.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GEORGE IVAN MORRISON, VAN MORRISON

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