Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
Sammy Davis & Count Basie Lyrics
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I feel so lonely
I'd give the world if I could only make you understand
Yes, it surely would be grand
I'm simply wild about my baby
Ask her won't she please come home
Since she's gone, I stay worried all the time
So, baby, won't you, please, come home?
I have tried but all in vain
Never no more to call your name
Since you left, you know you broke my heart
But that will never make us part
Every hour, every day
You can hear me say
Baby, won't you, please, come home to your daddy?
Baby, won't you, please, come home?
Since you left, you know you broke my heart
But that will never make us part
Every hour, every day
You can hear me say
Baby, won't you, please, come home to your daddy?
Baby, won't you, please, come home?
The lyrics of Sammy Davis / Count Basie's song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" express the sorrow, loneliness, and longing of a man for his lover who has left him. The song begins with the singer confessing his blues and loneliness, expressing his desire to make his lover understand how much he misses her. He would give the world just to have her back in his life. He then goes on to reveal that he is madly in love with his baby, and he pleads with her to please come back home. He tells her that since she left, he is worried all the time, and he feels completely alone. He is asking her to return and be his partner once again, because without her, his life is incomplete.
The singer admits that he has already tried to fill the void his lover left but has been unable to find anyone else that could take her place. He confesses that he is in pain and misses her deeply, every hour and every day. He is hopeful that if he keeps calling her name, she will hear him and come back to him. He concludes by appealing to his lover's emotions, calling her "baby" and asking her to come back to her sole true love.
Line by Line Meaning
I got the blues
I'm feeling down and sad
I feel so lonely
I'm all by myself and feeling isolated
I'd give the world if I could only make you understand
I value you so much that I'd do almost anything to make you see things from my perspective
Yes, it surely would be grand
It would be wonderful if you could understand my feelings
I'm simply wild about my baby
I'm deeply in love with the person I'm addressing
Ask her won't she please come home
I'm pleading for the person to return home to me
Since she's gone, I stay worried all the time
I'm anxious and concerned since the person I love has left
So, baby, won't you, please, come home?
I'm begging for the person to return home to me
You know your daddy's all alone
I'm reminding the person that I'm alone without them
I have tried but all in vain
I attempted to solve the problem, but it didn't work
Never no more to call your name
I fear that I won't be able to call out the person's name ever again
But that will never make us part
Despite the challenges, I believe that we will stay together
Every hour, every day
All day, every day
You can hear me say
I'm repeatedly expressing my feelings
Baby, won't you, please, come home to your daddy?
I'm calling out to my loved one to return to me
Since you left, you know you broke my heart
I'm telling the person that they hurt me deeply when they left
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, 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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