by Willie Dixon
performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan

I wanna be close to you baby as I can get
Close to you baby as water is wet
Close to you baby as hair on your head
Close to you babe you better believe what I said

I wanna be close to you baby
Yeah let me be close to you
I want to be close to you darlin till you
don't know what to say or do

I wanna be close to you baby as white is to rice
Close to you baby as cold is to ice
Close to you baby as fire is to smoke
Close to you baby as a pig is to poke

I wanna be close to you baby
Yeah let me be close to you
I want to be close to you darlin till you
don't know what to say or do

Closer and closer baby
Closer and closer baby
Closer and closer baby
Closer and closer baby
I want to be close to you darlin till you
don't know what to say or do

[guitar solo]

I wanna be close to you baby as the whites of your eyes
Close to you baby as cold is to ice
Close to you baby as a egg is to a hen
Close to you baby as Siamese twins

I wanna be close to you baby
Yeah let me be close to you
I want to be close to you darlin till you
don't know what to say or do


[transcribed by jterrasi@interaccess.com