Loves Me Like a Rock
The Jessy Dixon Singers Lyrics

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(Mhm, that's that, that's that groove)

When I was a little boy
(When I was just a boy)
And the Devil called my name
(When I was just a boy)
I'd say, "Now who do (who)
Who do you think you're fooling?"

(When I was just a boy)

I'm a consecrated boy
(When I was just a boy)
Singer in a Sunday choir
Oh, my mama loves me, she loves me
She get down on her knees and hug me
Oh, she loves me like a rock
She rock me like the rock of ages
And loves me
She love me, love me, love me, love me

When I was grown to be a man
(Grown to be a man)
And the Devil would call my name
(Grown to be a man)
I'd say "now who do (who)
Who do you think you're fooling?"
(Grown to be a man)

I'm a consummated man
(Grown to be a man)
I can snatch a little purity
My mama loves me, she loves me
She get down on her knees and hug me
Oh, she loves me like a rock
She rock me like the rock of ages
And loves me
She love me, love me, love me, love me

And if I was President
(Was the president)
The minute the Congress called my name
(Was the president)
I'd say "now who do (who)
Who do you think you're fooling?"
(Who do you think you're fooling?)

I've got the presidential seal
(Was the president)
I'm up on the presidential podium
My mama loves me, she loves me
She get down on her knees and hug me
Oh, and she loves me like a rock
She rock me like the rock of ages
And love me
She love me, love me, love me, love me
(Loves me like a rock)
She love me, love me, love me, love me
(Loves me like a rock)
She love me, love me, love me, love me
(Loves me like a rock)

(Loves me like a rock)
(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
(Loves me like a rock)
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(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
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(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
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(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
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Overall Meaning

The Jessy Dixon Singers' song "Loves Me Like a Rock" is a tribute to a mother's unwavering love for her son. The song opens with the singer reflecting on his childhood when he was just a boy, and the Devil called his name. However, he was undeterred by this as he knew his mother loved him like a rock and protected him from all harm. He was a consecrated boy and sang in a Sunday choir, and his mother's love was all that he needed.

As he grew up to become a man, the Devil continued to call his name but he remained steadfast, thanks to his mother's love. He was a consummated man and could snatch a little purity, but his mother's love never wavered. Even if he became President and Congress called his name, he would stay true to his values and remain unswayed. He had the presidential seal and was up on the podium, but he knew that his mother's love was greater than any title or position he could ever hold.

The song ends with the chorus repeating the line "Loves me, loves me, loves me, loves me" several times, emphasizing the depth and intensity of the mother's love for her son.

Line by Line Meaning

When I was a little boy
As a child, I used to experience struggles with temptation, but I knew I could not be fooled by the devil.

And the Devil called my name
I was tempted to give in to the devil's call when I was a boy.

I'm a consecrated boy
As a boy, I was dedicated to a religious lifestyle and participated in the church's choir.

She love me, love me, love me, love me
My mother loves me deeply and unconditionally, with all her heart and soul.

I'm a consummated man
As I matured into a man, I developed a sense of purity and morality.

And if I was President
Even if I were the President of the United States,

I've got the presidential seal
As President, I have the power, influence, and authority that the presidential seal represents.

She loves me like a rock
My mother's love for me is as robust, unchanging, and unshakable as a rock.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Paul Simon

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Comments from YouTube:

Jack Toddy

2y↑14

Just when you are on the edge wondering if anything is worth persuing anymore, along comes someone like Paul Simon and the Jesse Dixon Singers who give you new zest that sooths all the hurt.

trunzia

2y↑1

Feeling the same way, Jack. Hugs to you

Red Pig

2y↑2

Absolutely beautiful

Jorge Mello Oliveira

Incrível essas meninas que maravilha vozes muito linda

Jason Thomas

15y↑5

I love the Jesse Dixon Singers, where can I find more of there music ? this song rocks.

sergeytry

12y↑3

beautifully done!

Javier Pacheco

9y↑2

Such a great musicia!!! Where can I find the whole show?

William Mark Dyer

10y↑51

One of Paul Simon's greatest accomplishments was surrounding himself with the best side musicians.

Jason Pope

7y↑1

I seriously can't get enough of this!

Richie Ranno

You took the words right out of my mouth ! He's also a great songwriter but that's where it ends.

lenaweeparka

+William Mark Dyer Nicely understated.

C Conroy

5y↑2

What voices!

Reneevee133

13y↑3

I think this might be my favorite version!

Lisa Stallings Keelor

5y↑15

I’ve always loved this song. Paul’s version was a hit when I was a 70’s era kid. This right here ppl is real music. No lip syncing.

The JamnasiuM

I think Paul wrote this song. The Dixie Hummingbirds sang vocals on his version then ended up recording their own version a couple years later

Tony T

3y↑1

6th grade Halloween Dance 1973 🙈🙈🙈
The first time I ever heard this song and loved it since! 😎😉😎

Jason Pope

4y↑11

I have watched this no doubt 150 times in my life and it NEVER gets old!!

Tony T

@ Jason Pope
I'm only your tail and gaining 😉😎😉

Gary Whitt

Jason Pope The Swan Silvertones, album by the same name. Hope you like it.

Lina LeBlanc

Fabulous ❤

Imani M

8y↑8

I love this song ♥

TallDarkAnd Ahandfull

This song lives you

Imani M

4y↑2

Spectacular lead and background vocals! Perfection! I keep coming back it never gets old

Chris Rogers

6y↑1

me too

Claudia Minor

3y↑3

This reminds me of when my son (born in 1970) came to me when Paul Simon's song "Loves me like a rock" came on the radio.
He was just 3 and started sing it to me.
Oh, my mama loves me, she loves me
She get down on her knees and hug me
Like she loves me like a rock

Chaplain Matt Sanders

Great memory!!

Noah Callahan

2y↑1

We’re you a fan of my sweet lord by George Harrison?

Alex Crawford

I didn't know that it was Paul Simon himself that was the high-pitched voice towards the end of the song!

Will Dwyer

2y↑1

The backing vocalists on the record were the Oak Ridge Boys. They also sang backing vocals on Slip Sliding Away.

Paul Maslov

16y↑6

great!!! can you post the whole show with Paul Simon and Dick Cavett??

Horoscope Gangsta

10y↑13

Gets my ass groovin man.,,....brings me back ta mah gospel roots!! Diggin it!

Rob Gigabyte

This is TRUE AMERICANA!!!!1 Mamma loved me like a rock, still does from heaven!!!! Musical passion at it's best!! TY Paul Simon and the Dixon Sista's!

Keith Leeuwen

8y↑2

GREAT !

Elle Pennell

3y↑3

Jessy Dixon and the singers went on after Paul. Jessy became the King of sophisticated Gospel. RIP dear Jessy. Love you always.

Barbara Cascinari

Oltre ad ascoltare la musica stupenda di Paul Simon, non riesco a meno di ammirarlo come donna.

DEODATO CUNHA

9y↑1

jesus answers

OohLaLa Caligirl

11y↑3

Very nice.

Theresa Mac Donald

2y↑1

Nice hair Paul. 😍 I love the back up ladies..sounds angelic

That AMC Guy

10y↑4

That is a stone cold funky backing band! Who in the devil are they?

Geo

6y↑1

Alfred Neuman organ is Jesse Dixon

That AMC Guy

Thanks, Cliff. Now what are their names? ie: who is the bassist? who's on organ? who's on drums?

Hannah

7y↑2

Alfred Neuman the Jesse dixon singers

Michelle R Jackson

6y↑3

Many many Thanks to you!!!!!! Jesus bless your days..

Tony T

Paul Simon and John (former "Cougar") Melloncamp, both have those distinctive voices that makes any song sound great!!! 😎😎😉😉😎😎

bruce rainey

16y↑2

lovely

Iam Theman

4y↑1

Sometimes I get the feeling Paul was a tyrannical perfectionist.

Marcia Borges

4y↑1

Ouvindo em 2020

Alan Vallazza

5y↑1

Closed enough...looking for Paul's SNL performance which was probably two years after this clip. Dick left ABC in fall of 73 and Paul did second show of SNL in 1975. Dick did return briefly on CBS in 76. Then in 77 moved to PBS where he stayed till 1988. Then was on CNBC till 1996. So this clip could also be from CBS or PBS but both versions were 30 minute shows.

TallDarkAnd Ahandfull

What time in what time zone was Calvert on pbs,I never recall caveat being on pbs.

thecornishhymnal

14y↑7

@Esperanza243 It's Christian/Biblical imagery: a rock (or a mountain) is used all through the Bible as symbolism for reliability, strength and safety. So this is a mother's love that reflects those things. Plus 'like a Rock of Ages' refers to an old hymn where God is described as 'Rock of Ages cleft for me - let me hide myself in Thee'. So this mother loves with a love as strong and unchanging as God's. Okay, Bible Study over, please go on with your life ...

Terrance Walker

the best thing in my life was my mom. my wife is really close.

Starzof Peace

12y↑1

You can tell Obama's Mother loved him ! Love the song . Too bad more mothers don't love their children like this .

Kathy Turbitt

The song is actually about Richard Nixon and the Watergate hearings. He supposedly said he had a Mother who loved him

SiM0N LeMoN

4y↑1

What, can you explain what this song is about?

Jaime Martinez

14y

"...When I little boy...She loves Me like a rock..."

loupi4bama

14y↑1

I know Jesse is on every Gaither Homecoming video, so he is still kickin and better than ever, not sure about his band and vocalists on this video.

loupi4bama

2y↑1

@Joyce No offense intended. Hopefully your comment will indeed help others. Be blessed! 💞

Joyce

2y↑1

Ioupi4bama- I saw that your comment is 12 years old. I just discovered Jessy Dixon recently, and find his singing and performing to be fascinating. I wrote my comment for others ,who like me ,were not familiar with, or knew of Jessy until now. I watched the videos for weeks not knowing that he had transitioned. I finally decided to do research and discovered that he had been dead for over ten years. Hopefully these videos will keep inspiring people in the future. I wish that I had known of Jessy when he was alive. I would have made great effort to attend some of his performances.

loupi4bama

2y↑1

@Joyce My comment is 12 years old.

Joyce

2y↑1

Sadly Jessy is gone. He does live on through the Gaither videos. He was a great singer, organist , and pianist. Loved Jessy Dixon.

Info Hub

14y

From Gods Word the Bible: John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.

TheEsperanza243

14y

@thecornishhymnal Thank you. That helps me a lot.

CShack1964

15y↑3

RIP ETHEL!!!

Joyce

Ethel Holloway

Roy Rogers

3y↑1

What the heck is Rollo from Sanford & Son doing in there at 1:42. Lol

sonkisseddiva

11y↑2

Wow...

Danny Franco Jr

As long as I don't have a Facebook account you don't even exist to me

Stu B

4y↑2

Too fast. Why would he do this?

Craig Lumpy Lemke

3y↑1

I agree, it's too fast. He even stumbles over some of it in the first chorus. Loses the bounce, sounds like a punk polka. The answer as to "why" is nearly always that they fit it into the limited programming time slot for the TV show. Dick Cavett tended to be more interview/talk/political, not "Entertainer does his act" focused like Johnny. Song too long and the demographics begin to lose interest. Time is money in TV, like everything else.

I'm guessing that Dick interviewed Paul before and/or after the performance. That's typically Mr Cavett's focus.

It is really odd performing on a talk show. I played in many of the bands in the talk shows of the 60s and 70s. The audience is tiny, much smaller than it seems on TV. They're typically on the edge of bored. The constant stop/start/re-do/applaude NOW etc. quickly lets the audience know they're not at a concert. Technical people seem to outnumber the audience, cameras and lights and people are moving around all over the stage while the artists tries to appear into the lyrics.

When finished, the APPLAUSE sign lights up, they shake hands and go to commercial. All within a couple of milliseconds of where the script told them they should be.

bronicat1

3y↑1

His name was Jessy not Jesse

CHOCLODITE LENSMAN

4y↑1

What’s the deal with the Andy Kaufman hair ?

Olive Poola

4y↑1

I caught myself staring at his hair (he looks like a Wooly Willy when you tapped it and the hair fell to the sides) and not paying attention to the performance!! Had to go back and rewatch it!!😸

Vice Isms

4y↑1

Paul seriously has the worst hairstyle in the history of mankind here

wepopalot

13y

@XxLetsTalkGamesxX believe me they are dummying down, sort of speak. And that's said without disrespect to Paul. if the yokes where taken off these ladies, they would blow the sound system out...believe me.