Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey (aka Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home) - Bobby Darin

Bill Bailey

Bobby Darin

Traditional arranged by Bobby Darin

— (#19 in 1960)

(spoken)

(Hey, Bill Bailey, Don’t look now but somebody’s calling you

Who?

Why, your lady friend, that’s who

If I were you, If I were you, I’d get my little old self home)

Won’t you come home, Bill Bailey, won’t you come home?

She moans the whole day long

I’ll do the cookin', honey, I’ll pay the rent

I know I done you wrong

Do you remember that rainy evenin'

I threw you out with nothin' but a fine tooth co-oo-omb?

Ya, I know I’m to blame, ain’t it a shame

Bailey, won’t you please come home

(A'walk on home, Bill.)

(Ah, like it like that!)

(Hey, Bailey!, Let’s go on home one more time ya’hear?)

Won’t cha come home Bill Bailey, won’t cha come home?

She moans the whole day loo-oo-ong

I’ll do the cookin' honey, I’ll even pay the rent:

I know, I know I done you wroo-oo-ong

Do you remember that rainy evenin', ah

That I drove you out, with nothin but a fine tooth comb?

(And you are bald!)

I know I’m to blame, well ain’t it a shame

Bailey, won’t cha please come

Bailey, won’t cha please come

Bailey, won’t cha please come

Bailey, won’t cha please come, ah

Bailey, won’t cha please come

Baby, won’t cha please come

Yo!

Baby, won’t cha please come

Baby, won’t cha please come

Baby, won’t cha please come

One — more — time

Oh, Bailey won’t cha please come home

(get on home.)