Baby baby baby, I've got to have you for my own, Baby baby baby, I've got to have you for my own, If you ever need me baby, call me on the telephone. Just give me five, ten, fifteen hours of your love, Just give me five, ten, fifteen hours of your love, Give me fifteen hours while that shiny moon's above. I wanna love ya love ya love ya, love ya love ya all the time, I wanna love ya love ya love ya, love ya love ya all the time, I wanna love ya love ya baby, if I live to ninety nine! Just give me five, ten, fifteen hours of your love, Just give me five, ten, fifteen hours of your love, Give me fifteen hours while that shiny moon's above. I wanna hold ya hold ya hold ya, hold ya till the broad daylight, I wanna hold ya hold ya hold ya, hold ya till the broad daylight, I wanna thrill ya thrill ya thrill ya till the sun is shinin' bright. So give me five, ten, fifteen hours there with you, So give me five, ten, fifteen hours there with you, Give me fifteen hours and I'll prove my love is true.
Baby baby baby, I've got to have you for my own, Baby baby baby, I've got to have you for my own, If you ever need me baby, call me on the telephone. Just give me five, ten, fifteen hours of your love, Just give me five, ten, fifteen hours of your love, Give me fifteen hours while that shiny moon's above. I wanna love ya love ya love ya, love ya love ya all the time, I wanna love ya love ya love ya, love ya love ya all the time, I wanna love ya love ya baby, if I live to ninety nine! Just give me five, ten, fifteen hours of your love, Just give me five, ten, fifteen hours of your love, Give me fifteen hours while that shiny moon's above. I wanna hold ya hold ya hold ya, hold ya till the broad daylight, I wanna hold ya hold ya hold ya, hold ya till the broad daylight, I wanna thrill ya thrill ya thrill ya till the sun is shinin' bright. So give me five, ten, fifteen hours there with you, So give me five, ten, fifteen hours there with you, Give me fifteen hours and I'll prove my love is true.
Em 1952, o compositor Rudy Toombs escreveu “5‑10‑15 Hours” especificamente para a cantora Ruth Brown, que a gravou em um dos seus maiores sucessos de R&B.
A faixa alcançou o primeiro lugar nas paradas de R&B, confirmando que Toombs era um dos escritores responsáveis por vários hits número um na carreira de Ruth Brown.
Durante a cerimônia de sua entrada no Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a placa de Ruth Brown destacou que “her best work was to be found on such red‑hot mid‑Fifties R&B sides as ‘5‑10‑15 Hours’”, reafirmando a importância da canção em seu legado.
“5‑10‑15 Hours” exemplifica o estilo de ritmo e blues que dominou os anos 50, sendo um dos pilares que consolidou a reputação de Ruth Brown como “Queen of R&B” na época.
A canção continua sendo referência para músicos e estudiosos que estudam a trajetória do R&B na década de 1950, ilustrando a colaboração bem-sucedida entre um compositor de renome e uma artista icônica.
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