Hey Baby
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Hey, Baby... where do you come from?
Well she looked at me and smiled and looked into Space...
and said, "I'm comin' from the land of a new Rising Sun."
Then I said, "Hey Baby, where ya tryin' to go to?"
Then she says, "I'm gonna spin and spread around Peace of Mind...
and a whole lotta Love to you and you!"
Yes, I'd like to come along!
"Would you like to come along?" she asked me.
Yes take me along, right now!
Hey Baby, can I step into your World a while?
"Yes you can," she said, "come on back with me for a while-
we're gonna go cross the Jupiter's sands,
and see all your people one by one!
We gotta help the people out, right now...
that's what I'm doing here, all about."
Yeah! Yeah! May I come along?
May I come along?
May I come along? Yeah! Yeah!
Please take me!
The lyrics of Jimi Hendrix's song Hey Baby undertake psychedelic themes and touches upon the idea of mind expansion and exploration. The lyrics begin with a simple question, "Is the microphone on?" which sets the tone for the conversation between the singer and the woman referred to as "Baby." The singer then asks the woman where she comes from, to which she responds with a smile and says, "I'm coming from the land of a new Rising Sun," implying something supernatural or extraterrestrial.
The conversation between the singer and the woman continues to develop, with the singer expressing his willingness to follow her and asking her where she plans to go. The woman answers that she wants to spread love and peace of mind, which the singer is more than happy to accept. The woman then invites the singer to join her, and they go on a journey to see all the people, cross Jupiter's sands, and help people out.
Through the lyrics, Jimi Hendrix seems to suggest that the woman represents a type of guru or mystic, leading the singer on a journey of discovering the self and the world. The song's themes of exploration, helping people, and spreading love resonate with the counterculture movement of the 1960s, which sought a new way of living, free from societal norms and values.
Line by Line Meaning
Is the microphone on?
Checking if the microphone is on to start singing.
Hey, Baby... where do you come from?
Addressing a woman and asking where she is from.
Well she looked at me and smiled and looked into Space...
The woman responds to the question with a smile and a gaze at the sky.
and said, "I'm comin' from the land of a new Rising Sun."
The woman identifies herself as coming from a place of change or revolution.
Then I said, "Hey Baby, where ya tryin' to go to?"
Asking the woman where she wants to go.
Then she says, "I'm gonna spin and spread around Peace of Mind...
The woman responds by saying that she wants to spread love and peace to all.
and a whole lotta Love to you and you!"
She promises to give love to the person she is speaking to and all others.
Hey, Girl! I'd like to come along!
Showing interest in joining the woman on her journey.
Yes, I'd like to come along!
Reiterating the desire to travel with the woman.
"Would you like to come along?" she asked me.
Asking the person if they would like to join her on her journey.
Yes take me along, right now!
Expressing eagerness to travel with the woman immediately.
Hey Baby, can I step into your World a while?
Asking the woman if the person can enter her world temporarily.
"Yes you can," she said, "come on back with me for a while-
The woman grants permission to the person to join her on her journey.
we're gonna go cross the Jupiter's sands,
The woman describes traveling across the surface of Jupiter.
and see all your people one by one!
She wants to visit and help all the people she encounters on her journey.
We gotta help the people out, right now...
Emphasizing the importance of helping others.
that's what I'm doing here, all about.
Explaining that her journey is focused on helping others.
Yeah! Yeah! May I come along?
A plea to join the woman on her journey.
May I come along? Yeah! Yeah!
Repeating the request to join the woman.
Please take me!
A final request to be taken along on the journey.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JIMI HENDRIX
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