I Gotta Have My Baby Back
Ella Fitzgerald The Mills Brothers Lyrics

Baby, baby, I miss you so very much it hurts me
I am deeply longing for my sweetheart and the pain of not having them with me is unbearable

Baby, I just gotta, gotta have my baby back
I need my lover to return to me immediately, as I can't live without them

Can't sleep, can't eat because I miss my sweet baby sweet
I'm tormented by my love's absence to a point that I can't even eat or sleep properly

I just gotta, I just gotta, I gotta have my baby back
I can't emphasize enough how badly I need my beloved to be back with me

Alone in a tavern
I'm by myself in a bar, likely to numb my feelings of loneliness and longing

People all around
There are many others in this setting, but I feel disconnected from them as only my lover holds my attention

Laughing and dancing
Others seem to be enjoying themselves with dancing and jubilant behavior, but I'm not in the mood for it

Paintin' the town
The crowd is out to have a good time and make the most of their surroundings

Jukebox is playing
There's music being played in the bar, adding to the social atmosphere

Songs about you
The music that's playing reminds me of my missing lover and only strengthens my yearning for their return

Songs with memories making me blue
Those songs bring forth bittersweet memories that only make me feel even more down

Baby, come on home
Please, my love, come back to me as soon as possible

Without my baby I just couldn't go on
My life feels meaningless and unbearable without my dear one by my side

I just gotta, I just gotta
It's extremely urgent and imperative that I regain my sweetheart's presence

I gotta have my baby back
It's the only thing that matters to me at this moment - to reunite with my beloved