Please Come Home
Six and the Sevens Lyrics


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Won't you Come home, Bill Bailey
Won't you come home
I moan the whole night long
I'll do the cookin', Honey
I'll pay the rent
Baby, I've done you wrong
Remember that rainy evenin' I threw you out
With nothin' but a fine toothed comb
I know I'm to blame




Well, ain't that a shame
Bill Bailey won't you please come home

Overall Meaning

The song "Please Come Home" by Six and the Sevens is a classic plea for a lover to come back home. The opening lines, "Won't you come home, Bill Bailey/ I moan the whole night long," is an appeal to the lover to return home and end the singer's misery of being apart. The lyrics go on to express remorse for past actions with lines like "Baby, I've done you wrong" and "I know I'm to blame/Well, ain't that a shame." The singer acknowledges their part in the separation but still hopes for a resolution for the situation. The song is a beautiful mix of jazz and blues and the lyrics are laden with emotions and pain, and the plea is very moving.


The verse, "Remember that rainy evening I threw you out/ With nothin' but a fine-toothed comb," highlights how the lover was cast out after an argument. The use of the phrase "fine-toothed comb" suggests that the argument was severe, and the lover was not allowed to take anything with them. The song seems to suggest that the singer has realized the mistake and is willing to do everything possible to make things right, like "I'll do the cookin', Honey/ I'll pay the rent." This song is not only an apology but also an appeal for a second chance in a relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey
Request for Bill Bailey, the addressee, to come back home


Won't you come home
Repetition of the request for Bill Bailey to come back home


I moan the whole night long
Expression of deep sadness and longing for the return of Bill Bailey


I'll do the cookin', Honey
Promise to take care of the house and cook for Bill Bailey if he comes back home


I'll pay the rent
Promise to take care of the financial obligations of the household if Bill Bailey returns home


Baby, I've done you wrong
Admission of guilt for having done something wrong to Bill Bailey


Remember that rainy evenin' I threw you out
Recollection of a past event where the singer had thrown Bill Bailey out on a rainy evening


With nothin' but a fine toothed comb
Emphasis on how little Bill Bailey had with him when he was thrown out


I know I'm to blame
Admission of responsibility and guilt for the artist's actions


Well, ain't that a shame
Expression of regret and disappointment in oneself for causing the situation


Bill Bailey won't you please come home
Reiteration of the initial request for Bill Bailey to return home




Lyrics © DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HUGHIE (PD WRITER) CANNON, MASON DARING

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