Story Behind The Song
MY STORY MAY BE BETTER THAN MY VERSION OF THE SONG...YOU MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND...30 YEARS AGO...I HAD MY HEART SET ON PLAYING AT A PARTICULAR RESTAURANT-BAR IN DOWNTOWN ST LOUIS...I AUDITIONED AND GOT THE JOB...ONE STIPULATION...LEARN "ME & MRS JONES"...BE READY TO PLAY THE SONG AT 10 PM...ALL VERY MYSTERIOUS...1ST NIGHT ON THE JOB WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT...I START PLAYING "ME & MRS JONES" AT 10 PM...IN WALKS SAL PETRILLO...ITALIAN GUY WITH A HOT BABE ON HIS ARM...BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE...EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM BUT ME...HE LOOKS OVER AND SAYS "NEW GUY...GLAD YOU KNOW MY SONG"...STAYS TILL MIDNIGHT...EATS A BIG STEAK AND POTATO DINNER...LOT OF DRINKS...EVEN BUYS A FEW ROUNDS FOR PEOPLE HE KNOWS...THROWS A LOT OF MONEY AROUND...REPEAT PERFORMANCE SATURDAY NIGHT...HE'S GOT ANOTHER GIRL WITH HIM ...I PLAYED THERE FOR 3 YEARS AND ALWAYS PLAYED THAT SONG...SAL ALWAYS TIPPED ME ON THE WAY OUT...THAT WAS MY REASON FOR RECORDING THE SONG...
Song Description
MY STORY MAY BE BETTER THAN MY VERSION OF THE SONG...YOU MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND...30 YEARS AGO...I HAD MY HEART SET ON PLAYING AT A PARTICULAR RESTAURANT-BAR IN DOWNTOWN ST LOUIS...I AUDITIONED AND GOT THE JOB...ONE STIPULATION...LEARN "ME & MRS JONES"...BE READY TO PLAY THE SONG AT 10 PM...ALL VERY MYSTERIOUS...1ST NIGHT ON THE JOB WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT...I START PLAYING "ME & MRS JONES" AT 10 PM...IN WALKS SAL PETRILLO...ITALIAN GUY WITH A HOT BABE ON HIS ARM...BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE...EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM BUT ME...HE LOOKS OVER AND SAYS "NEW GUY...GLAD YOU KNOW MY SONG"...STAYS TILL MIDNIGHT...EATS A BIG STEAK AND POTATO DINNER...LOT OF DRINKS...EVEN BUYS A FEW ROUNDS FOR PEOPLE HE KNOWS...THROWS A LOT OF MONEY AROUND...REPEAT PERFORMANCE SATURDAY NIGHT...HE'S GOT ANOTHER GIRL WITH HIM ...I PLAYED THERE FOR 3 YEARS AND ALWAYS PLAYED THAT SONG...SAL ALWAYS TIPPED ME ON THE WAY OUT...THAT WAS MY REASON FOR RECORDING THE SONG...
Song Length |
3:16 |
Genre |
R & B - Soul, R & B - Classic |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Love a Married Person, Unrequited Love |
Similar Artists |
Teddy Pendergrass, Boz Scaggs |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Me and Mrs. Jones
We got a thing going on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong to let it cool down
We meet every day at the same cafe
Six-thirty I know she'll be there
Holding hands, making all kinds of the plans
While the jukebox plays our favorite song
Me and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones
We got a thing going on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong to let it go now
We gotta be extra careful
That we don't build our hopes up too high
'Cause she's got her own obligations
And so, and so do I
Me, me and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones
We got a thing going on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong to let it go now
Well, it's time for us to be leaving
It hurts so much, it hurts so much inside
Now she'll go her way and I'll go mine
Tomorrow we'll meet the same place, the same time
Me, me and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones
We got a thing going on
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