My Baby Is Gone
BB King Lyrics
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Woke up this morning, my baby was gone
I've been so bad, I'm all alone
I ain't got nobody stayin' home with me
I ain't got nobody stayin' home with me
My baby she's gone, I'm in misery
Yes baby, I'm all alone
I ain't had no lovin'
Since my baby's been gone
All right... (guitar solo)
Oh baby, I'm all alone
Oh baby, I'm all alone
My baby she's gone, I'm in misery
Oh baby, come on stay with me
Yes baby, come on stay with me
My baby she's gone, I'm in misery
Oh baby I'm all alone
Oh baby I'm all alone
I ain't had no lovin' since my baby been gone
The BB King song "My Baby Is Gone" communicates a sense of deep emotional pain and loneliness. The lyrics of the song are simple yet impactful. It revolves around the central theme of the singer waking up to find that his baby has left him, and now he is all alone. The singer accepts the blame for the breakup due to his misconduct. He laments about not having anyone to stay at home with him, and he is in a state of misery as he reflects on the fact that he has not had any love since his baby left.
As the song progresses, the singer continues to express his deep sense of loss and loneliness. In the midst of his pain, he reaches out to his previous partner asking her to come back and stay with him. The guitar solo towards the end of the song adds a layer of richness, reflecting the tone of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
I woke up this morning, my baby was gone
The singer wakes up to find his partner missing from their bed upon knowing how badly he has behaved.
I ain't got nobody stayin' home with me
He has no company left to keep him from feeling lonely at home.
Well baby, I'm all alone
Yes baby, I'm all alone
I ain't had no lovin'
Since my baby's been gone
All right... (guitar solo)
The singer punctuates his despondency and lack of romance since the departure of his soulmate with a melancholic guitar solo.
Oh baby, I'm all alone
Oh baby, I'm all alone
My baby she's gone, I'm in misery
The singer pleads to an invisible partner to return as he mourns his loneliness and helplessness.
Oh baby, come on stay with me
Yes baby, come on stay with me
My baby she's gone, I'm in misery
He beseeches his partner to reverse the ill-fate of their union and stay with him to end his anguish.
Oh baby I'm all alone
Oh baby I'm all alone
I ain't had no lovin' since my baby been gone
He states his sexual inactivity and his deep longing for intimacy as he waits for his partner to come back to him.
Contributed by Julian L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@bobaldo2339
Thanks for posting. I never hear this version before. There was a later (still in the 50's) version on RMP with BB and a bigger band.
I have that one.
@peternorris5119
Very cool and raw sounding tune. Love it. I like that it's so stripped-down. It sounds very similar to the 50's B.B. King rhumba 'Woke-Up This Morning'; but, without a bigger band and horns.
@rooseveltdavis9559
My boy. Enough said.
@machintrux8125
Awesome
@elvispresley2021
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