Don't Forget It
Love's Telephone Tango: Blind Willie McTell's Plea to His Angel
Lyrics
Yeah Hello Central give me 2-8-9
Initiating a call to the central operator to connect with a specific number (2-8-9).
I wants to talk to that little angel of mine
Expressing a desire to talk to a beloved person referred to as a "little angel."
Y'hello sugar bunch is this you?
Greeting the person (sugar bunch) and confirming the identity.
Called you to find out what you're goin-a do
Asking about the person's plans or intentions.
You left your daddy early in the fall
Noting that the person left earlier in the fall.
Don't come back now don't you come back at all
Advising the person not to return, expressing a strong sentiment.
I love you sugar I swear that's true
Reaffirming love for the person.
Don't want your papa then the hell with you
Rejecting the idea of wanting the person's father; prioritizing the person.
Don't forget it, don't forget it
Emphasizing the importance of the message, urging the person to remember it.
Please answer lil angel, tell me what you're goin-a do
Requesting a response from the "little angel" about their intentions.
I hate to tell it on the telephone
Expressing discomfort about conveying the message over the phone.
Done got tired of lingerin' all alone
Expressing weariness from waiting alone.
Days are lonesome and the nights get long
Describing the loneliness during both days and nights.
Ain't had no right lovin' since you been gone
Acknowledging a lack of proper love since the person's departure.
Don't forget it, don't forget it
Reiterating the importance of the message and seeking a response.
Please answer hot mama, tell me what you're going-a do
Continuing to ask for the person's intentions.
Sweet and slow
Desiring a slow and sweet interaction with the person.
Shake me sugar mama till I don't wanna go
Asking the person to physically engage in a way that makes leaving undesirable.
An' don't forget it, don't forget it
Reiterating the importance of the message and seeking a response.
Please answer hot mama, tell me what you're going-a do
Continuing to ask for the person's intentions.
Gotta put your arms around me like a circle round the sun
Using metaphorical language to describe a close and embracing connection.
Stop and think fast I want my lovin' done
Urging the person to act quickly in providing affection.
Take time sugar and ease my misery
Asking for the person's time to alleviate suffering.
Get right talk baby talk to me
Encouraging verbal communication to address emotional needs.
Don't forget it, don't forget it
Reiterating the importance of the message and seeking a response.
Please answer hot mama, tell me what you're going-a do
Continuing to ask for the person's intentions.
Y'know this is about the last thing I've gotta say
Announcing the nearing end of the conversation.
Hang up the receiver and be on your way
Advising the person to end the call and return home quickly for mutual love.
Hurry home woman and love me with a thrill
Expressing a desire for the person to return and bring excitement.
If you don't some other woman will
Warning of potential romantic rivals if the person delays.
Don't forget it, don't forget it
Reiterating the importance of the message and seeking a response.
Please answer pretty mama, tell me what you're going-a do
Continuing to ask for the person's intentions.
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