Baby Let's Play House
Elvis's Seductive Plea: Let's Play House Together
Lyrics
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby baby
Expressing affection and calling out to the person with endearment.
Baby, baby baby, be-be-be-be-be-be baby baby, baby
Repetition of affectionate calls, emphasizing the desire for attention.
Baby baby baby
Continuation of expressing affection through repeated calls.
Come back, baby, I want to play house with you
Expressing a desire for the person to return in order to engage in playful interaction or a relationship.
Well, you may go to college
Suggesting that the person addressed may pursue education.
You may go to school
Continuation of addressing possible life choices, such as attending school.
You may have a pink Cadillac
Highlighting the potential for material success, symbolized by a pink Cadillac.
But don't you be nobody's fool
Cautioning against being deceived or taken advantage of despite outward success.
Now baby come back, baby, come
Reiterating the desire for the person to return.
Come back, baby, come
Emphasizing the repeated call for the person to come back.
Come back, baby I want to play house with you
Restating the desire to engage in a playful relationship or interaction.
Now listen and I'll tell you baby
Introducing a statement explaining the singer's intentions.
What I'm talking about
Clarifying the topic of discussion.
Come on back to me, little girl
Encouraging the person to return for the purpose of playing house.
So we can play some house
Expressing a desire to recreate past experiences through playfulness.
Now baby come back, baby, come
Reiteration of the call for the person to come back.
Come back, baby, come
Repetition of the desire for the person to return.
Come back, baby
Continuation of expressing the wish for the person to come back.
I want to play house with you (oh let's play house, baby)
Restating the desire to play house with the person.
Now this is one thing, baby
Introducing another aspect or piece of information the singer wants to communicate.
That I want you to know
Expressing the singer's desire for the person to understand a particular point.
Come on back and let's play a little house
Inviting the person to return for the purpose of playing house.
And we can act like we did before
Suggesting a desire to recreate past experiences and actions in the relationship.
Well, baby come back, baby, come
Repeating the call for the person to come back.
Come back, baby, come
Emphasizing the repeated desire for the person to return.
Come back, baby I want to play house with you (hit it)
Restating the intention to play house with the person.
Yeah
Instrumental break or pause in the lyrics.
Now listen to me, baby
Addressing the person directly and urging them to comprehend the following statement.
Try to understand
Expressing a strong preference or choice regarding the person's actions.
I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Stating a drastic consequence as a way to emphasize the singer's feelings.
Than to be with another man
Repeating the call for the person to come back, using strong language to convey intensity.
Now baby come back, baby, come
Reiterating the desire for the person to return.
Come back, baby, come
Emphasizing the repeated call for the person to come back.
Come back, baby, I want to play house with you
Restating the intention to play house with the person despite the strong language used earlier.
Oh, baby baby baby
Repetition of affectionate calls.
Baby baby baby be-be-be-be-be-be baby baby baby
Repetition of affectionate calls with variations in delivery.
Baby baby baby
Continuation of expressing affection through repeated calls.
Come back, baby, I want to play house with you
Final restatement of the desire for the person to return and play house.
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