S.K. Blues
Love's Whispers: Jimmy Witherspoon's S.K. Blues Tale
Lyrics
Well, come to me, pretty baby
Invitation for the listener to approach or be close.
Put your fine mellow body on my knee
Asking the person to sit on the speaker's knee, suggesting intimacy.
Please come to me, baby
Reiterating the desire for the person to come closer.
And put your fine mellow body on my knee
Repeated request for physical closeness and intimacy.
I wanna whisper in your ear
Expressing a desire to share private and intimate thoughts.
Until you think it keeps bothering me
Indicating persistence in wanting to communicate intimately.
You and me mistreat her, baby
Suggesting that both the speaker and the listener mistreat someone.
Don't mean no one man no good
Highlighting that mistreatment doesn't benefit anyone.
Yes, you and me mistreat her
Reiteration of the idea that both are involved in mistreating someone.
Don't mean no one man no good
Emphasizing the negative impact on a specific individual.
'Cause all you do, woman
Suggesting that the woman in question is a troublemaker in the neighborhood.
Is raised in my neighborhood
Expressing frustration with the woman's behavior.
I did more for my baby
Claiming to have done more for the woman than even the divine entity.
Than the good Lord has ever done
Exaggerated statement about the speaker's efforts for the woman.
I did more for my baby
Repeating the claim of surpassing the goodness of the Lord.
Than the good Lord has ever done
Restating the speaker's extraordinary deeds for the woman.
I, I went down town and bought her some hair
Specifically mentioning buying something for the woman, possibly as a gesture of love.
And the good Lord never gave her enough
Comparing a material gift to the divine blessings, suggesting dissatisfaction.
I gave you back that wig I bought you, baby
Referring to a wig as a gift and its return, possibly symbolizing a broken relationship.
And let your hair go bald
Suggesting a radical change, letting the person be true and natural.
? back home, baby
Unclear statement, possibly referencing a return home or a change in attitude.
And let your hair go bald
Encouraging the person to be authentic, even if it means losing superficial elements.
Because if you keep on mistreating me, baby
Warning of consequences if mistreatment continues.
You won't have no hair, no hair at all
Connecting mistreatment to losing something valuable, like hair.
No hair, no hair
Emphasizing the idea of losing hair as a consequence of mistreatment.
What's the matter now?
Possibly questioning the listener about the consequences.
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