Bell Bottom Blues

A song written by Eric Clapton and performed by Derek and the Dominos. It deals with unrequited love and appears on the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. As Duane Allman's debut does not come until the album's fourth track (the blues standard "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"), "Bell Bottom Blues" features only Clapton on guitar; Clapton compensates for this by overdubbing rhythm and lead parts. The track is likely the second-best known cut from the album, surpassed only by the famous title track, "Layla". Bell-bottoms are a style of trousers that were popular at the time. According to Clapton, the song was written for Pattie Boyd after she requested him to get her a pair of bell bottom blue jeans from the USA. Clapton wrote the song for her, as many others in the album such as "I Looked Away". During some tours, he has played the song as part of an acoustic set, such as One More Car, One More Rider. He played the song along with Bobby Whitlock on Later with Jools Holland in April 2000.

Derek And The Dominos Lyrics "Bell Bottom Blues" From The Album "Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs" (1970) Bell bottom blues, you made me cry I don't want to lose this feeling If I could choose a place to die It would be in your arms Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you? Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back? I'd gladly do it, because I don't want to fade away Give me one more day, please I don't want to fade away In your heart I want to stay It's all wrong but it's alright The way that you treat me, baby Once I was strong but I lost the fight But you won't find a better loser Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you? Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back? I'd gladly do it, because I don't want to fade away Give me one more day, please I don't want to fade away In your heart I want to stay Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you? Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back? I'd gladly do it, 'cause I don't want to fade away Give me one more day, please I don't want to fade away In your heart I want to stay Bell bottom blues, don't say goodbye We're surely gonna meet again And if we do, don't you be surprised If you find me with another lover, oh Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you? Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back? I'd gladly do it, 'cause I don't want to fade away Give me one more day, please I don't want to fade away In your heart I want to stay I don't want to fade away Give me one more day, please I don't want to fade away In your heart I want to stay I don't want to fade away Give me one more day, please I don't want to fade away In your heart I want to stay Writer(s): Eric Patrick Clapton, Bobby Whitlock