Want to tell you about the girl I love
My she looks so fine
She's the only one that I been dreamin' of
Maybe someday she will be all mine
I want to tell her that I love her so
I thrill with her every touch
I need to tell her she's the only one I really love
I got a woman, want to bawl all day
I got a woman, she won't be true, no
I got a woman, stay drunk all the time
I said I got a little woman and she won't be true
Sunday morning when we go down to church
See the menfolk standin' in line
I said they come to pray to the Lord
With my little girl, looks so fine
In the evening when the sun is sinkin' low
Everybody's with the one they love
I walk the town, keep a-searchin' all around
Lookin' for my street corner girl
I got a woman, want to ball all day
I got a woman, she won't be true, no no
I got a woman, stay drunk all the time
I said I got a little woman and she won't be true
In the bars, with the men who play guitars
Singin', drinkin' and rememberin' the times
My little lover does a midnight shift
She followed around all the time
I guess there's just one thing a-left for me to do
Gonna pack my bags and move on my way
'Cause I got a worried mind sharin' what I thought was mine
Gonna leave her where the guitars play
I got a woman, she won't be true, no no
I got a woman, want to ball all day, yeah, yeah
I got a woman, stay drunk all the time
I got a little woman and she won't be true
(Hey hey what can I do) I said she won't be true
No, yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah (hey, hey, what can I say?)
Ah (hey hey, what can I do) keep on, keep on
(No, no, what can I say?) she won't
Keep on, keep on (hey, hey, what can I do?)
(No, no, what can I say?)
(Hey, hey, what can I do?)
(No, no, what can I say?) hey, hey what can I do, I got a women she won't be true
(Hey, hey, what can I do?) oh oh hear what I said I got a woman wanna bawl all day
(No, no, what can I say?) keep on keep on
(Hey, hey, what can I do?)
My she looks so fine
She's the only one that I been dreamin' of
Maybe someday she will be all mine
I want to tell her that I love her so
I thrill with her every touch
I need to tell her she's the only one I really love
I got a woman, want to bawl all day
I got a woman, she won't be true, no
I got a woman, stay drunk all the time
I said I got a little woman and she won't be true
Sunday morning when we go down to church
See the menfolk standin' in line
I said they come to pray to the Lord
With my little girl, looks so fine
In the evening when the sun is sinkin' low
Everybody's with the one they love
I walk the town, keep a-searchin' all around
Lookin' for my street corner girl
I got a woman, want to ball all day
I got a woman, she won't be true, no no
I got a woman, stay drunk all the time
I said I got a little woman and she won't be true
In the bars, with the men who play guitars
Singin', drinkin' and rememberin' the times
My little lover does a midnight shift
She followed around all the time
I guess there's just one thing a-left for me to do
Gonna pack my bags and move on my way
'Cause I got a worried mind sharin' what I thought was mine
Gonna leave her where the guitars play
I got a woman, she won't be true, no no
I got a woman, want to ball all day, yeah, yeah
I got a woman, stay drunk all the time
I got a little woman and she won't be true
(Hey hey what can I do) I said she won't be true
No, yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah (hey, hey, what can I say?)
Ah (hey hey, what can I do) keep on, keep on
(No, no, what can I say?) she won't
Keep on, keep on (hey, hey, what can I do?)
(No, no, what can I say?)
(Hey, hey, what can I do?)
(No, no, what can I say?) hey, hey what can I do, I got a women she won't be true
(Hey, hey, what can I do?) oh oh hear what I said I got a woman wanna bawl all day
(No, no, what can I say?) keep on keep on
(Hey, hey, what can I do?)
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This song is about loving a rockstar. (or one who lives like one)
He loves the girl, she may love him, but she doesnt want a relationship, she doesnt want to be tied down, but their love is so great he will go on and live his life waiting for her to calm down. i dont think its about a prositute, it could be, but more about the commitment of relationships
on the street corner girl, but all the "Love, Little Woman, His Love towards' gets
me and reminds me all of my feeling of my - 'Sweet, Pretty, Cute, lil Girlfreind very
much wife' ????. She passed sudden this past March, and I wanted to post this song
link to her pretty pic or alone in my Facebook (Joel Ahava). Thank You
song is about falling in love with a Hooker. He literally saysp. " street corner girl". If he loved a some rockstar and Called her a street corner girl , it would be huge insult (it would show that it's not somebody loves at all).He is literally telling a story about falling in love with somebody at some point Who was a prostitute and there's no reason that Robert Plant Would not have experienced that situation , he easily could have.also, not all songs are autobiographical experiences. naivete, damn
:)
I think he refers to her as his "street corner girl" because she wasnt true to him and thats what he thinks of her as.
I think the line... "in the evening when the sun is sinkin low and everybody's with the one they love, i walk the town, keep searchin all around, lookin for my street corner girl".... is a representation of his lonliness and how he misses the girl he used to have.
could be wrong.... one of their best, most catchy songs though.... gotta love it!!
"In the bars, with the men who play guitars/Singin', drinkin' and rememberin' the times" means she goes out and has a good time with other guys.
In the 2nd verse, the words are actually "Don't say they come to pray to the lord, not when my little girl looks so fine."
That verse is figurative—it's not about actually going to church, but about how she acts innocent when she's with him. He sees all the attention she gets from other guys, and she acts like they're just being friendly, but he doesn't buy it.
In the song; he finally realizes that the promiscuous good time party girl is not going to change her ways and be with him only because she loves to party and get balled/fu*cked by other men o much, so he leaves.
to post this song for my 'sweet, pretty, cute lil Girlfiend very much wife - whom
passed sudden this past March. The street corner girl paused me to post the You
Tube Lyric song to her pic or alone in my Facebook (Joel Ahava)...cause all his
LOVE and LIL Woman is all me toward my loved one ;( (tears). Thanks dude
pic or alone
The last line, which is my personal favorite in any Led Zeppelin son, voices his conclusion: "I got a worried mind sharing what I thought was mine."
I like this song because it describes a situation anyone could be in; not just a stud like Robert Plant.
all here. And Welcomed your input.Going to decide to put this You Tube Lyric song
in my Fbook page.
Now THAT made me laugh out loud. This is the perfect song for that - kudos to whoever started it!
“I got a woman, want to BALL all day’’
or
“ I got a woman, want to BAWL all day”
They both fit quite well yet paint two *very* different pictures of the woman. To me, the answer would shed a great deal of light on the nature of the conflict.
It would also either support or cast doubt as to wether or not she is a prostitute.
At the very least, it would change my own perception of the woman because to me “bawl” would indicate she was experiencing an inner conflict over her feelings for the man. Sorrow, remorse..... perhaps an inner struggle because she loves him but can’t change or commit. I think this would make for a far more interesting character and story.
Whereas “ball” would be a much less sympathetic take on the woman and lead to a fairly straightforward interpretation of the song.
Supposedly this is a rare record and at one time a mostly unknown song. I imagine getting a definitive answer on a minute change five decades ago will be a hell of a challenge. Any proof would be much appreciated!