Hong Kong, Mississippi
Love's Eternal Promise: Bo Diddley's Hong Kong, Mississippi
Lyrics
Dearest darling
Expressing affection and endearment, addressing someone beloved as "Dearest darling."
Dearest darling
-Dearest darling
-Don't you know, the Lord above, created you, just for me to love
Believing that a higher power (the Lord) created the beloved specifically for the singer to love.
Picked you out, from all the rest, because he knew I loved you best
Feeling chosen, as the beloved is singled out from others due to the singer's deep love.
Dearest darling
Repetition of endearments, emphasizing the deep emotional connection.
Dearest darling
-Dearest darling, take my hand, take my hand
Inviting the beloved to take the singer's hand, possibly symbolizing a commitment or partnership.
I once had a heart, so trill and true
Reflecting on a past heart that was sincere and loyal.
But now it's gone, from me to you
Expressing loss, suggesting that the singer's heart is now with the beloved.
Take care of it, like I have done
Advising the beloved to take care of the singer's heart as they have done in the past.
For you have two hearts, and I have none
Highlighting a contrast: the beloved has two hearts while the singer has none, possibly metaphorical.
Dearest darling
Continued expressions of endearment, reinforcing the emotional connection.
Dearest darling
-Dearest darling
-If I get to heaven, before you do
If the singer reaches heaven first, expressing a desire to reunite with the beloved even in the afterlife.
I'll try to make a hole, and pull you thru
-Dearest, dearest. dearest.
Repetition of endearments, emphasizing the intensity of emotions.
If I go to heaven, and you not there,
If the beloved is not in heaven, pledging to remember them by writing their name on heavenly stairs.
I'm gonna write your name, on the heavenly stair
-If you aren't there, by turn of day,
Expressing confidence that the beloved knows the way to heaven if not found there initially.
Then I know baby, you know the way
-Dearest, dearest, dearest
Repetition of endearments, conveying a deep and sweet connection with the beloved.
O sweet baby, o sweet baby...
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