Gloria
The Doors · Legacy: The Absolute Best [2003]
Hear from my baby?
She come around?
She come around here,
Her head to the ground,
Come around here,
Just around midnight,
She make me feel so good,
Make me feel alright.
She come around my street now,
She come to my house now,
Knock up on my door,
Climbing up my stairs 1, 2, 3 a-pop tatetetete come on baby,
Mmmm, here she is in my room Oh, Boy!
Hey what's your name?
How old are you?
Where you go to school?
Uh huh, yeah, uh huh, yeah, oh, uh yeah, uh yeah uh huh mmm
Well now we know eachother a little bit better,
Why don't you come over here,
Make me feel alright!
CHORUS
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria (all night...)
Gloria (all day...)
Gloria (all right, okay yey)
You were my queen and I was your fool,
Riding home after school,
You took me home, to your house,
Your father's at work,
Your mother's out shopping around,
Check me into your room,
Show me your thing,
Why ya do it baby?
Get it softer,
Slow it down,
Softer...
Get it down,
Now you show me your thing,
Yeeeah.
Now why don't you wrap your lips around my cock baby
Wrap your legs around my neck,
Wrap your arms around my feet yeah,
Wrap your hair around my skin yeah,
Gonna eat ya honey
I'm gonna eat you baby, yeah
I'm gonna hurl, right, ok yey,
It's getting harder,
It's getting too darn fast, yah,
It's getting harder,
Come on love now let's get it on, woo
Too late, too late, too late, too late, too late, too late,
Can't stop woo!
Make me feel alright babe!
CHORUS
Gloria (yeah alright)
Gloria ([...] alright)
Gloria (Gloria)
Gloria (all right...)
Gloria (all day...all night...)
Gloria (okay!)
Keep the whole thing going babe, ya all right,
Alright...
[...]
Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!
Gloria - The Doors
Released on the 2003 compilation Legacy: The Absolute Best, "Gloria" stands as a defining track in the catalog of The Doors. The song exemplifies the band's signature blend of psychedelic rock and jazz-inflected improvisation, featuring Jim Morrison's charismatic vocal delivery and Ray Manzarek's distinctive organ work. Originally recorded during the late 1960s, the recording captures the raw energy and theatricality that characterized the group's live performances and studio output of that era. As a staple of their discography, the track remains a powerful representation of the counterculture movement, utilizing its driving rhythm and atmospheric textures to create an enduring sonic landscape that influenced countless subsequent artists in the rock genre.

