Me and Mrs. Jones We got a thing goin' 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 café Six-thirty and no one knows she'll be there Holding hands, making all kinds of plans While the jukebox plays our favorite songs Me and Mrs., Mrs. Jones Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones We got a thing goin' 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 goin' 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 and Mrs., Mrs. Jones Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones We got a thing goin' on (thing) We gotta be extra careful (goin' on) We can't afford to build our hopes up too high I wanna meet (thing) and talk with you At the same place (goin' on) The same café, the same time And we gonna hold hands like we used to We gonna talk it over, talk it over (Thing) we know, they know (goin' on), and you know And I know that it was wrong But our thing is strong, we gotta let 'em know now That we got a thing going on, a thing going on
Me and Mrs. Jones We got a thing goin' 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 café Six-thirty and no one knows she'll be there Holding hands, making all kinds of plans While the jukebox plays our favorite songs Me and Mrs., Mrs. Jones Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones We got a thing goin' 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 goin' 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 and Mrs., Mrs. Jones Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones We got a thing goin' on (thing) We gotta be extra careful (goin' on) We can't afford to build our hopes up too high I wanna meet (thing) and talk with you At the same place (goin' on) The same café, the same time And we gonna hold hands like we used to We gonna talk it over, talk it over (Thing) we know, they know (goin' on), and you know And I know that it was wrong But our thing is strong, we gotta let 'em know now That we got a thing going on, a thing going on
A faixa “Me And Mrs. Jones” foi lançada em 1972, marcando o auge da carreira de Billy Paul no gênero soul.
O tema aborda um caso amoroso extraconjugal, com os personagens se encontrando “todo dia no mesmo café” para trocar mãos e conversas secretas.
Os autores da música, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff e Cary Gilbert, escreveram a canção especificamente para Billy Paul, reforçando a ligação entre compositor e intérprete.
A letra revela um dilema emocional: “Nós dois sabemos que é errado / Mas é muito, muito forte / Para abrir mão agora”, evidenciando a tensão entre culpa e paixão.
Embora não haja registros de prêmios no texto, a canção permanece como uma referência clássica do soul brasileiro, frequentemente citada em compilações e playlists de música soul.
A composição continua influente, sendo incluída em listas de “músicas que contam histórias de amor proibido” em vários programas de rádio e podcasts de música soul.
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