Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans around 1900. As a youth was incarce… Read Full Bio ↴Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans around 1900. As a youth was incarcerated at a waif's home for firing a pistol on New Year's Day. Here he learned to play the cornet. Played in New Orleans bands until 1923 when his idol, King Joe Oliver asked him to join his Chicago-based Original Creole Jazz Band. Two years later he was featured with Fletcher Henderson's New York Orchestra.

In 1926 returned to Chicago where he recorded as the Hot Five and Hot Seven, producing classic jazz such as West End Blues, Potato Head Blues, Cornet Chop Suey, Heebie Jeebies and Tight Like That. In effect, Louis "invented" swing and brought the soloist into the spotlight with his trumpet and his vocals.

During the 1930's his popularity soared as an entertainer and leader of a big band. Hits included Swing That Music, The Saints, Struttin with Some Bar-B-Que, Pennies From Heaven and Jeepers Creepers.

In the mid-1940's he returned to the small band format, Armstrong and the All Stars, with Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Earl Hines and rhythm. He maintained this format with varied personnel until his death in 1971. During his last decade he had hits of Hello Dolly and What A Wonderful World.

It is widely accepted that Louis Armstrong was the most influential instrumentalist and vocalist jazz has ever known.

Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra Lyrics

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I've got the blues, I feel so lonely
I'd give the world if I could only
Make you understand
It truly would be grand
I'm gonna telephone my baby
Ask him won't you please come home
Oh, when you gone
I'm worried all day long

Baby, won't you please come home
Baby, won't you please come home
I have tried in vain
Nevermore to call your name
When you left you broke my heart
That will never make us part
Every hour in the day
You will hear me say
Baby, won't you please come home
I mean, baby, won't you please come home

Baby, won't you please come home
'Cause your mama's all alone
I have tried in vain
Nevermore to call your name
When you left you broke my heart
That will never make us part
Landlord's gettin' worse
I gotta move May the first
Baby, won't you please come home

I need money
Baby, won't you please come home

Overall Meaning

The song "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" is a classic blues tune originally written by Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams in 1919. In Louis Armstrong And The All Stars's version, the lyrics express the singer's feelings of loneliness and longing for his lover to come back to him. The first two lines set the tone for the song with the vocalist lamenting about his sadness and willingness to do anything to make his lover understand how he feels.

As the song progresses, the artist expresses his desire to contact his lover and ask her to come home, conveying how much he misses her companionship. The repetition of the plea "baby won't you please come home" throughout the song emphasizes the heartbreak and loneliness that the singer is experiencing. Additionally, the song touches upon the financial troubles that the singer is dealing with, further emphasizing his desperation for his loved one's return.

Overall, "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" is a timeless classic that perfectly captures the essence of the blues. The song portrays a longing for love, heartbreak, and the despair of loneliness.

Line by Line Meaning

I've got the blues, I feel so lonely
I am feeling sad and lonely.

I'd give the world if I could only / Make you understand / It truly would be grand
I am willing to do anything to make you understand how I feel because it would be wonderful.

I'm gonna telephone my baby / Ask him won't you please come home
I am planning on calling my baby, asking them to come back home.

Oh, when you gone / I'm worried all day long
I am worried all day long when you are not here.

Baby, won't you please come home / Baby, won't you please come home / I have tried in vain / Nevermore to call your name
I have tried and failed to reach you, please come back home.

When you left you broke my heart / That will never make us part
Your departure has hurt me deeply, but it will never cause us to permanently part.

Every hour in the day / You will hear me say / Baby, won't you please come home
I will keep asking you to come back home every hour of every day.

Baby, won't you please come home / 'Cause your mama's all alone
Your mother is all alone without you, please come back home.

Landlord's gettin' worse / I gotta move May the first / Baby, won't you please come home
My landlord is becoming unbearable, I have to move on May first, please come back home.

I need money / Baby, won't you please come home
I need your support, please come back home.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams

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