All By Myself
The Johnny Burnette Trio Lyrics

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Little girl don't you want to stay?
I want to be your lover man
All by myself
All by myself

I don't need no one to love you
I'm gonna love you all by myself

You'll find, little girl, you know it too,
Don't you know I'm in love with you
All by myself
All by myself.

I don't want no one to love you
I want to love you all by myself

Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one,
We'll go on down and have some fun
All by ourselves,
All by ourselves,

We don't need nobody with us
We gonna do it all by ourselves.

Overall Meaning

The Johnny Burnette Trio's song "All By Myself" is a love song about a man who is completely consumed by his love for a girl, as he tells her that he doesn't need anybody else in his life to love her, because all he desires is to have her all to himself. The song starts off with the singer asking the girl if she wants to stay with him, as he expresses his desire to be her lover. He then goes on to reassure her that he doesn't need anybody else to love her because he would take care of all her needs himself.

As the song progresses, the singer urges the girl to meet him in a parlor at half past one, and promises that they would have fun all by themselves. The singer repeats the line "All by myself" throughout the song to emphasize the fact that he wants to love the girl without any interference from anyone else.

The song has a bluesy feel to it, and the lyrics are raw and straight to the point. The singer's yearning for the girl is evident in every line, and the repetition of "All by myself" creates a sense of longing and desperation.

Line by Line Meaning

Little girl don't you want to stay?
Hey there, would you like to spend some more time with me?

I want to be your lover man
I'd like to be your romantic partner

All by myself
Without any external help or assistance

All by myself
Still on my own, without anyone else around

I don't need no one to love you
I don't require anyone else to love or appreciate you

I'm gonna love you all by myself
I'm going to be the only one who loves you, and that's enough for me

You'll find, little girl, you know it too,
You'll see, and you know it just as well as I do

Don't you know I'm in love with you
You must be aware of the fact that I'm deeply in love with you

All by myself
By my own efforts or actions

All by myself.
Without any assistance from anyone else

I don't want no one to love you
I don't want anyone else to love you

I want to love you all by myself
I desire to be the only one who loves and cares about you

Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one,
Let's rendezvous in the lounge around 1:30 pm

We'll go on down and have some fun
We'll proceed to have an enjoyable time

All by ourselves,
Without the company of anyone else

All by ourselves,
Exclusively with just the two of us present

We don't need nobody with us
There's no requirement for anyone else to accompany us

We gonna do it all by ourselves.
We'll manage to do it without any external support or aid

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs
Written by: Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff

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