Lucille
Bobby Vee Lyrics

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Lucille, you won't do your sisters will,
Lucille, you won't do your sisters will,
You ran off and married, but I love you still.

Lucille, please come back where you belong,
Lucille, please come back where you belong,
I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along.

I woke up this mornin', Lucille was not in sight,
I asked my friends about her but all their lips was tight,
Lucille, please come back where you belong,
I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along.

Lucille, baby, satisfy my heart,

Lucille, baby, satisfy my heart,
I played love with you baby, and gave you such a wonderful start.

Overall Meaning

The song "Lucille" by Bobby Vee tells a story of a man who is desperately trying to win back his love, Lucille, who has run off and married someone else. The first verse describes Lucille's refusal to follow her sister's wishes, and the fact that she has left the singer to marry someone else. Despite this, the singer still loves her deeply. In the second verse, the singer pleads with Lucille to come back to him, saying that he has been good to her and doesn't want to be left waiting. The third verse paints a picture of the singer waking up to find Lucille has disappeared, and despite asking around, he can't find any answers as to where she is.

Throughout the song, it's clear that the singer is deeply in love with Lucille and wants her to come back to him. The repetition of the phrase "Lucille, please come back where you belong" serves as a plea to her to return to him, and the lyrics "satisfy my heart / I played love with you baby, and gave you such a wonderful start" suggest that he has gone above and beyond to make her happy in the past.

Line by Line Meaning

Lucille, you won't do your sisters will,
Lucille, you're not following your sister's wishes,

You ran off and married, but I love you still.
You disregarded your sister's wishes and got married, but I still love you.

Lucille, please come back where you belong,
Lucille, please return to where you should be,

I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along.
I've treated you well, so please don't deceive me.

I woke up this mornin', Lucille was not in sight,
I woke up today and Lucille was not beside me,

I asked my friends about her but all their lips was tight,
I asked my friends about her, but none of them would tell me where she is.

Lucille, please come back where you belong,
Lucille, please return to where you should be,

I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along.
I've treated you well, so please don't deceive me.

Lucille, baby, satisfy my heart,
Lucille, please make me happy,

I played love with you baby, and gave you such a wonderful start.
I entertained a romantic relationship with you and gave you a great beginning.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Richard Penniman, Albert Collins

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