Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Louis Prima and Keely Smith with Sam Butera and The Witnesses Lyrics

Oh baby, won't you please come home
The singer addresses their lover, begging them to return home.

'Cause your little daddy's gonna be all alone
The singer says they will be lonely without their lover.

I have tried in vain never no more
The singer has attempted unsuccessfully to reach out to their lover in the past, but will no longer do so.

To call your sweet loving name
The artist wishes to express their affection for their lover.

And if you go you'd break my heart
If their lover leaves, it will cause the artist great emotional pain.

I've never thought we could part
The singer did not believe that their relationship could ever end.

For every hour in the day
Throughout the day, the singer constantly thinks of their lover.

You can hear me say
The artist wishes their lover could hear them vocalizing their longing for them.

Baby, won't you please come home
The repeated plea for their lover to return.

I need you, I need you badly
The artist expresses their deep desire for their lover's presence.

Won't you hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry
The singer emphasizes the urgency of their request for their lover to return.

'Cause your little mama's gonna be all alone
In the second verse, the artist refers to themselves as the lover's 'little mama' and reiterates their loneliness.

Never no more, never no more
Continuing from the first verse, the singer emphasizes that they will no longer try to reach out to their lover in vain.

When you left you broke my heart
The singer is still feeling the emotional pain caused by their lover's departure.

Never thought that we would ever part
The singer is surprised by the end of their relationship.

You can hear my baby say
The artist imagines their lover calling out for them.

I need some some lovin'
The artist expresses their need for affection and attention from their lover.

Baby won't you please come on home
The final plea from the singer for their lover to return.