Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Lou… Read Full Bio ↴Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died October 24, 2017), was a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. He was the best-selling African-American singer of the 1950s and early 1960s whose congenial, non threatening personality allowed him to succeed despite a period of deep-seated racial segregation. Domino is also a pianist with an individualistic bluesy style showing stride and boogie-woogie influences.

In 1986, he was among the first batch to get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. "Ain't That A Shame" and "Blueberry Hill" were named part of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. In 2004, "Blueberry Hill" was named #81 and "Ain't That A Shame" was named #431 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. In 2004, he was named #25 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.

In the wake of Domino's rescue from his 9th ward home during 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the Tipitina's Foundation organized a tribute album to the elder artist featuring Robert Plant, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney and numerous other acts that owe a creative debt to this seminal rock n roll pianist.

I Want To Walk You Home
Fats Domino Lyrics

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I love to hear you talk
I love the way you walk
I love to hear you talk
I'm not tryin' to be smart, I'm not tryin' to break your heart
But if I ask you for a date, will you tell me that I'm not too late

I want to hold your hand
Please let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
Please let me hold your hand
You look so good to me, oo-ooee

I saw you walking all alone, that's why I want to walk you home

So let me walk you home
Please let me walk you home
I want to walk you home
Please let me walk you home
You look so good to me, oh-ooh-ee
I saw you walking all alone, that's why I want to walk you home

That's why I want to walk you home, that's why I want to walk you home
That's why I want to walk you home

Overall Meaning

Fats Domino's "I Want to Walk You Home" is a love song that exudes the feeling of adoration and admiration one feels towards their beloved. The repeated plea to "walk you home" and the mention of wanting to be the "lucky guy" to walk the love interest down the aisle highlights the theme of wanting to be with someone and take care of them. The lyrics mention the singer's attraction towards the love interest's physical attributes but it is not just a fleeting attraction as he also mentions their way of talking and walking which signifies a deeper connection.

The plea to "hold your hand" further reflects the desire for physical intimacy and closeness with the love interest. The singer mentions that he saw the love interest walking alone which could imply that he wants to be the one to keep them company and be there for them. The repeated phrase "you look so good to me" indicates that the singer is infatuated with the love interest and feels lucky to be around them.

Overall, "I Want to Walk You Home" is a sweet love song that showcases the singer's desire to be close to their love interest and take care of them. The repeated pleas and the use of physical attributes in the lyrics reflect the singer's infatuation with their love interest, making it a romantic and touching song.

Line by Line Meaning

I want to walk you home
I desire to accompany you to your home

Please let me walk you home
Kindly permit me to escort you to your residence

I wants to walk you home
I am eager to walk with you to your dwelling

You look so good to me, oh-ooh-ee
Your appearance appeals to me greatly

I wish I was the lucky guy who could walk you right on down the aisle
I long to be the fortunate man who gets to marry and escort you down the aisle

I love the way you walk
I am smitten by how you move

I love to hear you talk
I am enchanted by the sound of your voice

I'm not tryin' to be smart, I'm not tryin' to break your heart
I mean no harm and am not attempting to be clever or deceitful

But if I ask you for a date, will you tell me that I'm not too late
If I request to go out with you, do I still have a chance or is it too late?

I want to hold your hand
I wish to embrace your hand

Please let me hold your hand
May I have the honor of holding your hand?

I saw you walking all alone, that's why I want to walk you home
I observed you walking by yourself, which is why I desire to escort you home

So let me walk you home
Please allow me to accompany you to your abode

That's why I want to walk you home
My reason for desiring to walk with you is because you were walking alone

That's why I want to walk you home, that's why I want to walk you home
My motivation for being with you rests on the fact that you were walking alone

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANTOINE DOMINO

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catherine murphy

6y↑23

I want to walk you home
Please let me walk you home
I wants to walk you home
Please let me walk you home
You look so good to me, oh-ooh-ee
I wish I was the lucky guy who could walk you right on down the aisle

I love the way you walk
I love to hear you talk
I love the way you walk
I love to hear you talk
I'm not tryin' to be smart, I'm not tryin' to break your heart
But if I ask you for a date, will you tell me that I'm not too late

I want to hold your hand
Please let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
Please let me hold your hand
You look so good to me, oo-ooee
I saw you walking all alone, that's why I want to walk you home

So let me walk you home
Please let me walk you home
I want to walk you home
Please let me walk you home
You look so good to me, oh-ooh-ee
I saw you walking all alone, that's why I want to walk you home
That's why I want to walk you home, that's why I want to walk you home
That's why I want to walk you home

Songwriters: Antoine Domino

All comments from YouTube:

Kevin Charlesworth

4y↑30

RIP The great Mr Domino your soulful music will live on for ever.

Slamayer

4y↑87

This song was played at my moms funeral. I've been listening a lot of Fats' music since then, but this song will always be special for me...

SlapHappy

2y↑1

I would have played it at my moms funeral, she loved Fats Domino.... was in prison at the time unfortunately... but when i hear this song i think of moms.... my condolences to you!

Dragon Heart

❤️

Karel

3y↑2

I just downloaded this for my grandmas funeral as well

Rhonda Godwin

3y↑2

Either Fats or Mahalia will be playing at my funeral and with any luck, both of them, along with Elvis's How Great Thou Art. I saw footage of Elvis telling Fats that both he and Fats knew that Fats was the real King of Rock and Roll! Fats was the first musician my father, Murray Godwin, ever introduced me to and Dad's profound love and respect for Mahalia has me, today, asking God to please let me sing with her, them in Heaven when He's done with me. Both parents loved them and bought me my own Elvis album when I was 8 years old.The first time I heard Fats singing this as a adult with adult children desperately lost the 'Only good I AM' told me Fat's I want to Walk you Home was to be my rallying cry to lead them Home to His Kingdom! Love the ever living, ever loving Lord of Light, the Son, Jesus of Nazareth!

TheStretchy1

3y↑3

My grandma love his music. Me and her were very close she was always a ear to listen and she always gave me the best advice

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B R

3y↑8

a true Louisiana LEGEND.....a great loss to the music industry when he passed.....RIP MR. DOMINO.

cricketbat09

5y↑99

He has such a wonderfully warm voice. His music still rocks, in 2019.

Dominic Alberto

For sure

Gina Eskew

4y↑2

And 2020

ITILII

And it always WILL !

Ruby Mcnair

4y↑2

Love it love it

Ruby Mcnair

4y↑1

My favorite song I listen to this everyday that I can

Mike Reske

6y↑10

One of my favorite artists of all time. RIP Fats.

Alissa marez

2y↑6

Played at my wedding one of my husband's favorites! Such a great artist!

Jerry Double J

7y↑84

Rest in peace Mr.Fats Domino.... Thank you for making your
music that will live forever!

Jackie Colon

5y↑2

That's right

Wesley McJunkin

6y↑11

Still sounds awesome after 58 years!! 11-26-2017

Mike

lol

Alex Stiner

7y↑29

Rest easy, big guy... Been listening to you for 25 years now.

Tom teeriff Nash

4y↑35

This is so nice to sit and relax too, my gramps generation has some real clean nice music.

Alfonso Martinez

4y↑6

Gracias por esta maravillosa canción

Jeffrey Leyland

3y↑3

At 78 years old I’ve been listening to the Fat Man for 60 years one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time RIP Big Man

Greg Luttrell

7y↑22

Rest In Peace Fats. Loved loved loved your music.

Karen Walton

7y↑19

Thank you for the music Fats!!! We will miss you🎤🎸🎤🎸🎤🎸🎤🎸🎤

Diana Lopez

2y↑2

Love this music. Reminds me of my parents. Grew up with this 👍🏼

kim borgelt

1y↑1

Me too was in my dad's car the other day and brought back memories

Kellie Lankford

1y↑2

Momma taught my brother and I how to Stroll to this song. Still remember listening to this song on Saturday morning cleaning the house and strolling ❤️

P Street Garage

2y↑2

Been listening to this since i was a little kid. Was amazing then. And still is 40 yrs later

AceFFA

10y↑46

I grew up listening to Fats. so glad my ma + pa introduced me to such classic music
such a great artist!

Katie Mcmanis

7y↑2

Loved his music.. so genuine. Rest in peace music ledgend

jennifer wyss

7y↑19

RIP great one,you and your music will live on.

Ronald Grace

7y↑63

I love you Fats. You are one of the fathers of Rock And Roll. I'm forever indebted to you

Gloria Martinez

7y↑6

Rest Easy 10/25/2018! Your music fills my heart with so many fond memories of my grandparents and parents. I can close my eyes and I see my grandparents dancing in the dining room in thick clouds of smoke - grandpa in his work shirt, grandma with her mini bee hive. Man the memories.

Rhonda Godwin

Love it! Thanks.

LIZZIE SANGI Sangi

4y↑5

This is really a beautiful song❣

paul tidswell

9y↑48

What a voice this man has

Diane Mcalpine

And never forgotten plz x

Fair and Honest Al

7y↑30

One of my dad's favorite songs just as Rock and Roll was coming to be like in 1956 or 57. He bought the 78rpm version since 45's were still somewhat new and our phonograph only played 78 and 33 1/3 rpm My dad would now be 103. Rest in Peace Fats Domino you brought a lot of joy to our house. Posted 10/25/17

MIKECNW

R&R was more around 1954-55.

K A

4y↑3

I can't wait to introduce my future kids these songs ❤

K A

4y↑1

@sara juana I agree! ❤😁

sara juana

4y↑1

That's one of the funnest (?) things about having kids, introducing them to music and movies that you like and seeing their reactions. It's like hearing/watching for the first time again! 💖

Nicky Nicki

4y↑8

So soothing, takes me to simpler times I never experienced but can only imagine 🥰

jgstargazer

I'm slowly swaying to the song, so relaxing.

Sherry Donald

6y↑3

Fond Memories hearing this playing on a record player while my mom doing housework...long time ago. Precious Memory.

Phoebe Fugate

5y↑3

Love this song I want to walk you home ,I sure do ,this guy was very good love all his songs

Gary Smith

4y↑136

There's no racial discrimination When you listen to this music This music was loved Dance to By everyone

C F

Sexy music❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

enn bee

What the fucks racial discrimination got to do with liking this music?! I'm English white?! #BLMcunt.

altarush

Amen

Gary Smith

@Stephen Karla Yes I am I hope I don't offend you

Stephen Karla

2y↑1

You must be white Gary.

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Charlie Black

10y↑15

I can close my eyes and live life to this song... go fats...

79Fimac

I agree

Sven Karlsson

5y↑5

Rip. Fats never goona forget your wonderful music you produce

Muay Kaliente

5y↑3

In the french quarter right now this song is ringing out what a classic BEAUTIFUL

james mister

5y↑1

The greatest blues singer of all time.

edgexxi

7y↑1

Godspeed Fats on your final walk home. RIP, thanks for the wonderful music

k r

5y↑1

One of the few song you can leave on repeat on not be tired of!

Bryan Jeske

5y↑1

Thank-you for this beauty tune !!! Fats Domino lives on !!!

david sandz

6y↑3

My main guy, Elvis, said "If anyone's the King of RnR then it's Fats"...you'll get no argument from me....He was the first to have a major hit with The Fat Man in 1949...if he'd released it in 56 we'd all have accepted it as a RnR record....plus the man was a joy...I only have think of him and I smile....Love him.

Dwight Hill

5y↑1

This man was so great, grew up listening to, still do.

sara juana

4y↑2

This song is SO sweet! Some of today's music is so raunchy and vulgar, which I like sometimes, but I also like sweet! 💖

catherine murphy

6y↑23

Diane Mcalpine

Walking to new Orleans

Certified No5

5y↑15

As someone who is early 20s obviously I wasn't around when this was out. I heard this of Rock & Chips and I really liked it. It's now probably my favourite song.

Sharon L

5y↑1

I watched rock and chips yesterday after a long time, and downloaded the this song too!

apm2

7y↑13

RIP LEGEND

kathy jeans

2y↑1

I LOVE THIS SONG 🎵❤

mkl62

This hit from Fats Domino went to #8 on the Top 40 charts. It went to #9 on the Cash Box charts, #1 on the Rhythm & Blues charts, and to #14 in the United Kingdom. It would finish at #68 for the year, 1959.

Alice Banks

For all time, the legend Fats Domino 🎶❤️🎙️🎹

Jaaay J

6y↑1

RIP to this legend

Silly Lily

7y↑40

♡Rest in peace♡ We love you. We listen to you all the time. And will continue. ☆☆☆☆☆

lila kilonen

Silly Lily are you talking to a corpse lady?

Randall. Richardson

5y↑4

When I was a youngster around 8 or 9 year's old mother would have me snapping my fingers to Let the four winds blow, to the east to the west, I love you the best, I about to turn 67 on 9-30-19, what wonderful childhood memories I have of Fats Domino, I'm walking to New Orleans, ain't that a shame, and many more hits by Fats Domino, rest in heavenly peace Mr Fats Domino, I will always enjoy listening to your music.

Susan Doyle

I'VE LOVED THIS SONG. ALWAYS WANTS ME TO DANCE. 💖💖💖😊😊👍👍

Emmie Lou

9y↑70

Love this song!!! I only heard it on rock and chips (only fools spin off, uk) and addicted to the music on there...

Chloe Presley

4y↑2

Same here!!!! I came here from rock and chips, although I knew about fats before I watched that show

Alex Bateman

Snap

David Roe

5y↑2

Too right. The music on there spoke to me. Addicted.

Randall. Richardson

was a kid in early 60's in Chicago,I use to pop my fingers to the tune of all of Fats Domino's songs, he was a music legend.

Meratius Loche

2y↑1

2021 Still Fats Going Strong ❤️💪🤘

Shirley Jennings

4y↑1

I love this song!

Eddie Watson

very easily one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time the legendary iconic fats domino

SlapHappy

Man.... wonderful music. We'll never hear music like this again.

Kevin Kosar

10y↑57

One of the Fathers of Rock N Roll.

Isaac Gomez

His 1951 record The Fat Man was Very early RockNRoll!

city zen

1955 AIN'T THAT A SHAME, along with BO DIDDLEY and MAYBELlINE started the rock and roll REVOLUTION.

Denyse Munn Chase

5y↑2

I remember doing the dance to this when I was a kid.

Phoebe Fugate

6y↑2

Beautifull ,love this song

Cheryl Fitzgerald

5y↑1

I love this song.awesome...

betty bentley

GREAT STUFF..,LOVE HIS MUSIC

WendyKS93

11y↑1

My special favorite by Fats Domino.Thank you ever so much for putting it on here.

Ruthie Oliver

Thanks. Fats. Domino. I have. A picture. Of. You. And. Myself. You. Were. My ldol. From alittle. Girl. When i fist heard. You. In. 19ro. The. Fat. Man. My husband. Ask me. In 19to. Could he. Walk me home. So he. Did. And. Walk. Me to the isle in. 19t9. A. Your great. Song. I want to. Walk you. Home. Became the. Song. Of. My life. I played. Your. Songs. Every day. And my. Husband and. Was. At. Your show it 1o70s. Derby dinner. Play house. And you beconn. For me t to come on up on stge. To make a picture. With. You. Which. Hve. Cerish. Every day thank. You. Fd. You. Were. So kind. You. Will always. Be mssed in my h÷art. Rest. In peace. Iam 76 th years of. Age now hae so many many of. Your concerts an songs. I love. You. What great man

Mark Lynn

4y↑4

This is played on those road safety/traffic TV ads

Montelbon Teengar

2y↑1

This reminds my mom loading us up in their 1959 Impala and going to the lake for mother's day or, other outings. My mom and dad gave me that Impala. I use to take my late wife out in it and, now it's always just me, sonny boy, and his aunty

adela obrien

Adoro esta música me transporta a una època de pura felicidad.

Julie

2y↑1

My grandpa was friends with Fats Domino. This music makes me miss him dearly.

Garwin Wayne

6y↑29

RIP to the second biggest selling artist of the 1950's. Only Elvis sold more records than Fats.

Joe Moreno

Thats a nice song to decade to a women really love

Stephen Whiteman

3y↑1

A Rock & Roll Legend thanks Fats

tom williams

6y↑6

Hey Fats, If you can read this some how i'm using this song for the isle music at my wedding next month hope you don't mind! My grandparents/parents were always such big fans as I am now too. Wish me luck and rest in peace big fella.
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Kashmira Ichhaporia

Lovely voice.

Robert C Lynch

4y↑1

Heard this song in a rock and roll play named 'Cavern of Dreams' at the Playhouses Liverpool in 1983.
Great memories.

Alien Extraterrestrial

this guy was very important to the evolution of music.

Patricia Lawrence

I could listen to Fat's all evening. Saw him in person in 1965.

nrh n

9y↑37

fats is the man

Linda Lee

Fats will always rock, RIP Fats love you & your music forever 12-28-19

Karen Renner

2y↑1

love this song really liked the way Fats sung

Kevin Kosar

Fats is now In Rock Roll Heaven Thank you For the Memories

groovy doobies4

5y↑2

Those jazz guitar notes❤💛💚

DeVille

3y↑1

When music had a meaning

Barry De Lisle

3y↑1

Some people thought that he was the real king of Rock and Roll

Darcus Goodwin

5y↑1

Brings back such great memories! Ty

Alisha Rhodes

5y↑2

My favorite song ❤️💙

Carolyn King

I love Fats Domino! He has the best songs.

Amy Padgett

I love this song ❤️always will

SKY13

5y↑1

Let's see now, I was 7 years old.....STILL like it!

dwj1982

9y↑3

Legend. Fat's love you so much. I've walked home so many times non campus mentus singing your tune............

a little red dot in a sea of blue

6y↑1

The big man could rock & roll and was a pioneer of same.

yvonne white-stevenson

2y↑1

13 years old. This song was on the radio. The old folk listen to it all the time.

Nova16 Beast mode

2y↑1

Still love his music 2022

Raymantico

when I was very young there was a neighborhood blockdance--lights, records, coca cola, it was where music and romance were entwined in my young heart and no song comes back to me from it more than this one

TheFunkhouser

9y↑73

"I wants to walk you home.." hahaha fantastic Southern US Louisiana accent. Wonderful song, awesome artist.

Stephen King

4y↑1

@Jacob A I wants to walks you home

Jacob A

4y↑1

I have a friend from the deep South and he throws that extra S on almost every word lol

Susan Doyle

HE WAD THE BEDY EVER. REDT IN PEACE.😊💗💗💗

Alun Davies

TheFunkhouser he had it going on I really like Him

Alun Davies

TheFunkhouser He has it going on innit

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Debra Palmisano

Love me some Fats Domino ❤️❤️

Nicholas Serio

Yes, FATS DOMINO has passed away as of yesterday, October 24th 2017. And all of his music is still on my WEMP radio cassette tapes from 1986 and 1987!!