 These Arms of Mine  is a song written by soul musician Otis Redding.Redding, at that time a member of Pat Teacake's Band, consisting of lead guitarist Johnny Jenkins, bassist Pat Teacake and vocalist/songwriter Redding, who also served as driver for Jenkins, who did not have a driver's license.he first song was Hey Hey Baby, but studio chief Jim Stewart thought it sounded too much like Little Richard. The next song was These Arms of Mine, which featured Jenkins on guitar and Steve Cropper on piano.