Don't Bye Bye Baby Me
Eddie Cochran Lyrics


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Well honey-honey please don't go
Don't you know I love you so
How can our love grow
If you bye-bye-baby me
Well honey-honey say you'll stay
Please don't ever go away
Each night I drag the day
That you bye-bye-baby me

I gotta rattle my bones
'Cause I'm a rollin' stone
I'm always movin' around
As the weeks go by, I feel like I
Oughta get out of this town
Well my baby packs my suitcase
And comes down to the train
With a tear in her eye she breathes a sigh
And I can hear my baby say
Well she says honey-honey please don't go

Sittin' on that choo-choo train
Sing a little rockin' rhyme
I visualize my baby
I can almost hear her cry
I try hard not to listen, turn my head away
But each chug-chug of the choo-choo train
I can hear my baby say
Well she said a-honey-honey please don't go
Honey I love you so




How can our love grow
If you bye-bye-baby me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Eddie Cochran’s song Don’t Bye Bye Baby Me speak of a plea from the singer to his lover, requesting her not to leave him. The song starts with his love leaving him and him pleading with her, stating that he loves her and their love cannot grow if she leaves. He tells his lover that he drags every night without her, and begs her to stay with him. The chorus repeats the plea to his lover to not "bye-bye-baby me". As the song progresses, we learn that the singer is a "rolling stone", living a transient lifestyle, and his lover always packs his bags and sees him off at the train station. As he sits on the train, he remembers his lover's tearful goodbyes and begs her not to leave him, singing about how he can almost hear her cry. The song ends with him once again, asking his lover to stay with him.


The lyrics of this song showcase the vulnerability of a man in love who is scared of losing his lover. The singer acknowledges his somewhat unstable lifestyle and recognizes his lover's contribution in making him feel grounded. His plea to his lover is a desperate attempt to make their relationship work, to make him feel loved and to stop his lover from leaving him. The song's melody is catchy, and the lyrics have a certain emotional depth that is relatable to anyone who has loved and lost. Cochran's beautiful vocals add an extra element of longing and sentimentality to the song, making it one of his most memorable hits.


Line by Line Meaning

Well honey-honey please don't go
The singer is begging their lover not to leave them.


Don't you know I love you so
The singer is expressing their love and trying to convince their lover to stay.


How can our love grow
The singer is questioning how their love can continue to grow if the lover keeps leaving (bye-bye-baby me).


If you bye-bye-baby me
The artist is referring to their lover leaving them.


Well honey-honey say you'll stay
The artist is asking their lover to commit to staying with them.


Please don't ever go away
The singer is pleading with their lover to never leave them.


Each night I drag the day
The singer is expressing their sadness and the long, slow passage of time without their lover.


That you bye-bye-baby me
The artist is once again referring to their lover leaving them.


I gotta rattle my bones
The artist is saying they need to keep moving and can't stay in one place for too long.


'Cause I'm a rollin' stone
The artist is explaining that they are used to traveling and living a nomadic lifestyle.


I'm always movin' around
The singer is emphasizing their restlessness and inability to settle down.


As the weeks go by, I feel like I
The artist is saying that despite their wanderlust, they are starting to feel the pain of being away from their lover.


Oughta get out of this town
The singer is considering leaving their current location.


Well my baby packs my suitcase
The singer's lover helps them prepare to leave.


And comes down to the train
The singer's lover goes with them to the train station.


With a tear in her eye she breathes a sigh
The artist's lover is sad to see them go and expresses her emotions through tears and sighs.


And I can hear my baby say
The artist is remembering what their lover said to them when they left.


Sittin' on that choo-choo train
The singer is now on the train and reminiscing about their lover.


Sing a little rockin' rhyme
The singer is occupying themselves by singing a song to pass the time.


I visualize my baby
The artist is imagining their lover and what they are doing at that moment.


I can almost hear her cry
The artist can imagine their lover crying because they miss them.


I try hard not to listen, turn my head away
The artist is trying to avoid feeling sad by not focusing too much on their lover's absence.


But each chug-chug of the choo-choo train
The sound of the train reminds the singer of their lover and their sadness.


Honey I love you so
The artist is once again expressing their love for their lover.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MORRIE MCCALL

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@Wolfhoundersful

Well honey-honey please don't go
Well don't you know I love you so
How can our love grow
If you bye-bye-baby me
Well honey-honey say you'll stay
Well please don't ever go away
Each night I drag the day
That you bye-bye-baby me

I gotta rattle my bones
'Cause I'm a rollin' stone
And I'm always movin' around
As the weeks go by
I feel like I
Oughta get out of this town
Well my baby packs my suitcase
And comes down to the train
With a tear in her eye she says goodbye
And my heart feels the pain

Well she said a-honey-honey please don't go
Honey I love you so
How can our love grow
If you bye-bye-baby me
Well honey-honey say you'll stay
Well please don't ever go away
Each night I drag the day
That you bye-bye-baby me

Sittin' on that choo-choo train
Sing a little rockin' rhyme
I visualize my baby
I can almost hear her cry
I try hard not to listen
Turn my head away
But each chug-chug of the choo-choo train
I can hear my baby say

Well she said a-honey-honey please don't go
Honey I love you so
How can our love grow
If you bye-bye-baby me
Well honey-honey say you'll stay
Well please don't ever go away
Each night I drag the day
That you bye-bye-baby me



All comments from YouTube:

@HarryWebb46

Revered for 30 years after his death in UK and inspired Heavy Metal and Punk Rock equally. The first and second wave of British Invasion Bands.

@StanandOllie1937

2 dislikes again? Must be the same 2 that 'disliked' "Weekend". Surely there can't be 4 people who dislike him. Strange people.

@devinlocke7075

Foolishly im standing up for the oblivious people who accidentally click the dislike button while listening to youtube at work and switching songs. Thats been me. Still feel the guilt to this day

@kathleenbradford5086

seems like there's a debbie downer who just puts dislike on great songs!!

@bomahker

Not crapping on Elvis, but it's more than likely the diehard Elvis fans that crap on every 50's rocker other than Elvis. I'm an Elvis fan, but an even bigger Eddie fan.

@Bopalena

Never heard this one before and thanks for posting! I went to Eddie's grave yesterday to pay my respects. God bless Eddie Cochran!

@coupe662

Im so glad I found this version, its the best one hands down!!! Thank you man, Thank you Eddie

@johnthrussell1377

I love his voice great singer

@hotrodsinner1985

Rock 'n' Roll Genuis!!!! Eddie is and always will be one of the best guitarists/artists around!!

@perfectstrangr0

The man had what it takes
But for a twist of fate who knows where he could've taken Rovk n Roll and where it could've taken him. We lost so many so young😥

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