Pretty Baby
Gino & Gina Lyrics
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I'm cryin' (pretty, pretty baby)
For your love I keep tryin' (pretty, pretty baby)
It's been a long time (doo-wah, doo-wah)
It's been a long time (pretty, pretty baby)
We have parted (pretty, pretty baby)
I'm so brokenhearted (pretty, pretty baby)
From the day of our breakup
I've been hopin' that we'll make up
Your love for me I'm tryin' to shake up
Pretty, pretty baby please take my hand
It's been a long time (pretty, pretty baby)
No use denying (pretty, pretty baby)
Your love I've been tryin' to get (pretty, pretty baby)
It's been a long time (doo-wah, doo wah)
Pretty baby
Pretty baby
The lyrics to Gino & Gina's song "Pretty Baby" speak to the longing and desperation of lost love. The singer laments about how it has been a long time since they've been with their love and they continue to cry for their affection. They express a deep desire to reunite with their lover, and although they have been brokenhearted since the breakup, they continue to hope for a reconciliation. The singer explains that they have been trying to shake up their former lover's feelings for them in order to reignite their love. The chorus repeats the words "pretty, pretty baby" emphasizing how much the singer yearns for their partner.
The verses are filled with desperate pleas and admission of fault in the relationship. The singer admits to trying to deny their love for their partner, but they cannot ignore the need in their heart. They are willing to do whatever it takes to win back their affection, even begging for them to take their hand. Overall, the lyrics depict a gripping and poignant yearning for the return of their lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
It's been a long time (pretty, pretty baby)
It has been a significant amount of time since we have seen each other, my dear
I'm cryin' (pretty, pretty baby)
I am so upset, my dearest
For your love I keep tryin' (pretty, pretty baby)
I am struggling to win back your love, my love
It's been a long time (doo-wah, doo-wah)
It has been quite a while, oh beloved
We have parted (pretty, pretty baby)
We have gone our separate ways, my sweet
I'm so brokenhearted (pretty, pretty baby)
My heart is shattered, my dearest
From the day of our breakup
Since the day we ended things
I've been hopin' that we'll make up
I have been hoping that we will reconcile
Your love for me I'm tryin' to shake up
I am trying to rekindle your love for me
Pretty, pretty baby please take my hand
My darling, please hold my hand
No use denying (pretty, pretty baby)
There is no point in denying, my sweetheart
Your love I've been tryin' to get (pretty, pretty baby)
I have been struggling to win back your love, my love
Pretty baby
My beautiful love
Pretty baby
My gorgeous sweetheart
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BAYLEY COOKE, JASON EDWARDS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@carolthompson796
🥺memories, tears, thank you! 💜
@desertfox3742
Just rocks rite along - exactly like it was meant to. Still sounds good to this very day
@Target_Buster
The other day marked the nine year anniversary of my Grandfather’s death. One of my prized possessions is a CD of oldies that he put together himself. This was one of the songs. You’ve always had great taste Papa. Love you and miss you always ❤️
@andranikki4097
Omg i cannot believe , they are my ancestors ❤ we have lost our connections so many decades before i got so emotional . Please can someone help me find them ?
@redroostergarage8661
cant get enough of this track, it just flows along
@lateforbreakfast
A good floor filler song, good rock -n-roll beat and with its simple lyrics easy to sing along to as one dances away the evening...
@sauquoit13456
On this day in 1958 {May 14th} Gino and Gina performed "(It's Been A Long Time) Pretty Baby" on the Dick Clark ABC-TV network weekday-afternoon program 'American Bandstand'...
At the time the song was at position #56 on Billboard's Top 100 Sides chart; a little under a month later on June 8th, 1958 it peaked at #20 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Most Played By Jockeys chart, and it spent 12 weeks on the Top 100...
The song had entered the Top 100 on May 4th, 1958 at position #77*...
And on August 18th they were back on 'Bandstand' and performed the song again along with one titled "For Your Love"...
Gino Giosasi passed away at the age of 72 on January 2nd, 2010...
May he R.I.P.
* According to Billboard "Pretty Baby" was tied at #77 with three other records; "Make Me A Miracle" by Jimmie Rodgers, "Zorro" by the Chordettes, and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" by Little Richard...
@211skip
I remember this being a favorite of Allan Freed and he used to play it often......great song in a great time....
@jimervin387
Loved the song and would like to know more about this duo. It never came my way in '58 or I'd remember it.
@mcfrdmn
Lovely oldies song!