You Can Leave Your Hat On Lyrics

Lyric discussion by spinachsalad 

Cover art for You Can Leave Your Hat On lyrics by Etta James

Luv Etta and I have always liked this song, but I have NO clue what it is about. I know Etta has a naked person standing on a chair (with lights on) and waving his/her arms in the air. And the hat must mean that s/he won't be spending the night (free to go anytime). There are rumors flying around, but what does this crazy song mean??? It was written at a time when lyrics were much more tame than they are now, so I'm very curious. And what is "they don't know what love is" when she has someone naked and waving on the top of a chair ;) Gotta luv Miss Etta!!!

Gotta give her credit for coming up with such a creative tune. I'm sure each of us can think of someone we'd like to see in just a hat and doing some kind of dance for just us :)