Checkin' Up On My Baby
Gary Moore Lyrics


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Yeah

I'm checking on my baby
Find out what she's puttin' down
I'm checking on my baby
Find out what she's puttin' down
So many nights and days,
Well, I've been out of town

I won't even call
I won't even write
I won't even call
I won't even write
Well, I caught me a plane,
Flew back that same night

Aah

Checking on my baby
Find out what she's puttin' down
Checking on my baby
Find out what she's puttin' down
So many nights and days,
Well, I've been out of town

I won't even call
I won't even write
I won't even call
I won't even write




Well, I caught me a plane,
Flew back that same night.

Overall Meaning

In Gary Moore's song "Checkin' Up On My Baby," the singer expresses suspicion about his partner's fidelity. He wants to know what his partner has been up to while he's been out of town, and he's willing to fly back on short notice to find out. The song suggests that the singer is possessive and controlling, and that he doesn't trust his partner.


Through the repeated lines "I'm checking on my baby / Find out what she's puttin' down," the singer emphasizes his determination to uncover any wrongdoing his partner might be engaging in. He declares that he won't even call or write, because he wants to catch her in the act, and he's not interested in hearing any excuses or explanations.


Overall, the song seems to be a cautionary tale about the dangers of possessiveness and mistrust in a relationship. The singer's behavior is extreme and obsessive, and it could be seen as a warning against trying to exert too much control over one's partner.


Line by Line Meaning

Yeah
Introduction to the song


I'm checking on my baby
I am investigating what my partner is doing


Find out what she's puttin' down
Discovering what my partner is getting up to when I am not around


So many nights and days, Well, I've been out of town
I have been away from my partner for a long time


I won't even call
I haven't contacted my partner at all


I won't even write
I haven't even sent any letters or messages to my partner


Well, I caught me a plane, Flew back that same night
I took sudden action to come back and investigate what my partner is doing


Aah
Vocalization for emphasis


Checking on my baby
Continuing to investigate what my partner is doing


Find out what she's puttin' down
Discovering what my partner is getting up to when I am not around


So many nights and days, Well, I've been out of town
Continuing to feel distant from my partner due to being away


I won't even call
Continuing to not contact my partner


I won't even write
Continuing to not send any messages to my partner


Well, I caught me a plane, Flew back that same night.
Continuing to take sudden action in order to investigate what my partner is up to




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Emm Enn

It is absolutely incomprehensible that anyone would give this a thumb down. The last 3 minutes is just one demonstration of what made him great-massive riffs, hundred-note-per-second solos leading into one long sustained note...there is nothing to DISlike. R.I.P.

Urban Hammar

This is a masterpiece. Gary Moore is one of the best

Jarski J.

One thumb down.. Identify yourself.

OutOfTheirSkulls

Its some schwantz that plays air guitar.

Roger Ray

Out of there skulls this is the best jam on this album

Robert Myers

Good stuff

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