Baby Doll
Enchanting Tale of Love: Baby Doll by Ella Fitzgerald
Lyrics
Baby doll, you wonderful baby doll
Expressing admiration for the person addressed, using the metaphor "baby doll."
Let's go home and tell my mother
Suggesting taking the addressed person home to introduce them to the singer's mother.
That I found a baby brother
Implies excitement about introducing the addressed person as a new sibling.
I am taking you off the shelf
Expressing the intention to bring the addressed person into public view.
And showing you off myself
Indicates pride in showcasing the addressed person to others.
Can't you see it now?
Rhetorical question, inviting acknowledgment of the situation.
You're taking me walkin'
Describes being accompanied by the addressed person.
Holding my hand
Emphasizes intimacy and connection by holding hands.
Oh honey, there's no use talkin'
Indicates the futility of denying the addressed person's wonderful qualities.
You're a wonderful baby doll
Reiterates admiration for the addressed person as a "wonderful baby doll."
I am taking you off the shelf
Repetition of the intention to present the addressed person to others.
And showing you off myself
Reaffirms the singer's eagerness to showcase the addressed person.
Can't you see it now?
Rhetorical question, reiterating the situation.
You're taking me walkin'
Repeats the idea of being accompanied by the addressed person.
Holding my hand
Highlights the intimacy of holding hands while walking.
Oh honey, there's no use talkin'
Restates the impossibility of denying the addressed person's wonderful qualities.
You're a wonderful baby doll
Reaffirms admiration for the addressed person as a "wonderful baby doll."
A wonderful baby doll
Concludes with admiration for the addressed person's wonderful qualities.
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