Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home - Della Reese, Duke Ellington Orchestra

Won’t you come home, Bill Bailey?

Come on home

She moans the whole day long

I’ll do the cookin', honey

I’ll pay the rent

I know I done you wrong

Yes indeedy

Remember that rainy evening

I put you out with nothin'

Nothin' but a fine tooth comb

Yes I did

You see, I know I’m to blame

It’s a low down dirty shame

Bill Bailey, won’t you please come on home?

I wonder won’t you come home, Bill Bailey?

Brother William, you come on home

This woman moans and groans

I’m tellin' you, moanin' and groanin' the whole day long

She says I’ll give you lovin', Daddy

I’m gonna make you content

Because I know it, yes I do

I know I done you wrong

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Do you remember that rainy evening

I put you out and I gave you nothing

Not a thing, nothing but a fine tooth comb

You see I know I’m to blame

And it’s a lowdown, rotten, and a dirty, dirty shame

Bill Bailey, won’t you please

You know I think I oughta tell me one more time

I said, won’t you come home, Bill Bailey?

William, you come on home

This woman moans and groans

I’m tellin' you, moanin' and groanin' the whole day long

She says, I’ll do my dishes, Daddy

Please don’t bug me ‘bout the rent

Because I know it, yes I do, I know I done you wrong

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Do you remember that rainy evening

I put you out and I gave you nothing, not a thing

Nothing but a fine tooth comb

You see I know I’m to blame

And it’s a lowdown, rotten, and a dirty, dirty shame

Bill Bailey, won’t you please come on home?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bill Bailey, won’t you please come on home?