Baby Please Don't Go
Love's Plea: Holding On Despite Departure
Lyrics
Baby please don't go
Baby, please stay with me
Baby please don't go
Reiteration of the plea for the partner not to leave
Baby please don't go down to New Orleans
Asking the partner not to go to New Orleans
You know I love you so
Expressing deep love for the partner
Baby please don't go
Repeating the plea for the partner not to leave
When the man done gone
Referring to a man who has left
When the man done gone
Reiteration of the man leaving
When the man done gone down the county farm
Specifying that the man has gone to the county farm
He got the shackles on
Describing the man being in shackles, possibly indicating imprisonment
Baby please don't go
Repeating the plea for the partner not to go
Don't leave me
An additional plea, emphasizing the desire for the partner to stay
I'll be a dog
Expressing willingness to transform or sacrifice for the partner
I'll be a dog
Reiteration of the willingness to transform, using the metaphor of being a dog
I'll be a dog kiss your way down here
Expressing a strong desire to be close to the partner
When you walk along
Describing the partner walking, possibly reflecting on their departure
Baby please don't go
Repeating the plea for the partner not to go
Why must you leave me
Questioning the reason for the partner's departure
Lying on my back
Describing a feeling of vulnerability or abandonment
Going across the other side of the track
Referring to social and economic differences, suggesting hardship
Found yourself a new man I know
Indicating the partner has found someone new
So baby please don't go
Repeating the plea for the partner not to go
Baby please don't go
Reiteration of the plea for the partner to stay
Oh please, please don't leave me
An intense plea for the partner not to leave
I don't want to be left alone baby
Expressing fear and discomfort at the prospect of being alone
Oh don't go, don't go, don't go
Repetition of the plea for the partner not to leave
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