These Arms of Mine Lyrics

[Verse 1]
These arms of mine
They are lonely
Lonely and feeling blue
These arms of mine
They are yearning
Yearning from wanting you

[Chorus]
And if you
Would let them hold you
Oh, how grateful I will be

[Verse 2]
These arms of mine
They are burning
Burning from wanting you

These arms of mine
They are wanting
Wanting to hold you

[Chorus]
And if you
Would let them hold you
Oh, how grateful I will be
[Outro]
C'mon, c'mon baby
Just be my little woman
Just be my lover, oh
I need me somebody
Somebody to treat me right, oh
And I need your arms, loving arms
To hold me tight
And I-I-I need, I need your
I need your tender lips
To hold me...

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Otis Redding wrote “These Arms of Mine” while he was the vocalist/songwriter for Pat Teacake’s Band. He performed “These Arms of Mine” and “Hey Hey Baby” for some artist reps during some down time at a studio. Jim Stewart was so impressed that he offered Redding a contract with Stax Records. “These Arms of Mine” was his first single, released in 1962 with “Hey Hey Baby” as the B-side. It sold around 800,000 copies.

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