Baby Don't You Go Away Mad
Love's Forgiveness: Unveiling the True Emotions in Ella Fitzgerald's Song
Lyrics
I must confess what you say is true
I admit that what you're saying is accurate.
I had a rendezvous with somebody new
I had a meeting or appointment with someone new.
(But) that's the only one I ever had
However, that's the only such encounter I've ever had.
Baby, baby, don'cha go 'way mad
Please, don't get angry and leave, my dear.
Cheatin' shows and it never goes
Infidelity becomes evident and remains unresolved.
You've got a reason to be mad I suppose
You have a valid reason to be angry, I understand.
But she only was a passing fad
But she was only a temporary fascination.
Baby, don'cha be mad
Don't be upset, my love.
Her kind's a dime a dozen
Her type is common and not the kind I desire.
And that's not the kind I want (I should have passed her by)
I should have ignored her and not gotten involved.
Who'd ever dream your cousin
Who could have imagined that your relative (cousin) would appear in that place?
Would wander in to that restaurant (would come along and give us the eye)?
She unexpectedly entered the restaurant and attracted attention.
I understand that you feel (you're quite) upset
I acknowledge that you're upset.
What do you say that you forgive and forget?
Can we move past this? Can you forgive and forget?
Come on and kiss me just to show your glad
Come and kiss me to demonstrate your happiness.
Baby, baby (baby, baby) don'cha go 'way mad
Please, don't be angry and leave, my dear.
(Now don'cha go 'way mad)
Don't go away mad.
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