All By Myself
The Top Cats 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 Top Cats's song All By Myself is a classic rock and roll love song about a man who wants to be with the woman he loves. The opening lines, "Little girl don't you want to stay? I want to be your lover man," set the tone for the song's romantic theme. The singer is asking the girl to stay with him because he wants to be the only one to love her. He repeats the phrase "All by myself" twice in the first verse, emphasizing his desire to be alone with her and love her without anyone else involved.


In the chorus, he sings, "You'll find, little girl, you know it too, don't you know I'm in love with you." Here, he's expressing his belief that she already knows he loves her. He repeats the phrase "All by myself" twice again, this time with the added emphasis of "I don't want no one to love you, I want to love you all by myself." He's making it clear that he wants her all to himself.


The final verse sets a scene where the two of them go to a parlor to have fun together. The singer makes it clear that they don't need anyone else with them, as they're going to do everything all by themselves. The song ends with another repetition of "All by ourselves", with a final chorus that emphasizes the idea that they don't need anyone else to be happy together.


Overall, All By Myself is a simple, straightforward love song that expresses the desire to be alone with the person you love. It's a classic example of rock and roll's romantic side, with a driving beat and catchy melody that make it a timeless favorite.


Line by Line Meaning

Little girl don't you want to stay?
Would you like to stay with me, my dear?


I want to be your lover man
I desire to be your romantic partner


All by myself
Without anyone else's help or company


All by myself
Without anyone else's help or company


I don't need no one to love you
I don't require anyone else's assistance to love you


I'm gonna love you all by myself
I will love you on my own


You'll find, little girl, you know it too,
You will ascertain, my dear, that this is also true


Don't you know I'm in love with you
Are you not aware that I am in love with you?


All by myself
Without anyone else's help or company


All by myself.
Without anyone else's help or company


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


I want to love you all by myself
I desire to love you on my own


Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one,
Let's meet at the parlor around 1:30


We'll go on down and have some fun
We'll proceed and enjoy ourselves


All by ourselves,
Without anyone else's help or company


All by ourselves,
Without anyone else's help or company


We don't need nobody with us
We don't require anyone else's company


We gonna do it all by ourselves.
We will accomplish it on our own




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Ronnie Carroll

This ROCKS!!!! 🎸😎

Bill Haley Rock

Die Originalversion von Johnny Burnette ist 2 klassen besser.

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