About The Song
“Me and Mrs. Jones” is a soul song written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, and originally recorded by Billy Paul in 1972. Released in 1972, the song quickly became a chart-topping hit and remains a classic in the music industry. “Me and Mrs. Jones” is featured on Billy Paul’s fourth album, “360 Degrees of Billy Paul”.
The song explores an extramarital affair between a man and his lover, Mrs. Jones, depicting their secret meetings at a café where they hold hands and talk. Billy Paul won the Grammy for “Best Male Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Performance” for “Me and Mrs. Jones” in 1972. Additionally, the song was voted “Song of the Year” at the second annual Soul & Blues Night in Los Angeles.
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 go now
We meet every day at the same cafe
6:30
I know, I know she'll be there
Holding hands, making all kinds of 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 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
But tomorrow we'll meet the same place
The same time
Me and Mrs, Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones
We got a thing going on
We gotta be extra careful
We can't afford to build our hopes up too high
I wanna meet and talk to you
At the same place, the same cafe, the same time
And we're gonna hold hands like we used to
We gonna talk it over, talk it over
We know, they know
And you know and I know it was wrong
But I'm thinking strong
We gotta let 'em know now
That we got a thing going on, a thing going on