Lyrics
Goodnight, baby
Expressing farewell to a loved one
Someone's a-comin', someone's a-comin'
Awareness of someone's imminent arrival, a sense of urgency
Goodnight, baby
Repeating the farewell, reinforcing the need to part ways
Gotta get a-runnin', gotta get a-runnin'
Emphasizing the urgency to leave or escape
Your father doesn't like me
Acknowledging disapproval from the lover's father
Told you that you couldn't see me any more
Reminder of parental restrictions on the relationship
That's why we meet in secret
Highlighting the secretive nature of their meetings
That's why we're hiding here
Emphasizing the need to hide due to disapproval
Goodnight, baby
Repeating the farewell with a suggestion of routine
Same time tomorrow, same time tomorrow
Indicating a planned meeting at the same time in the future
Goodnight, baby
Reiterating the farewell with a promise to meet again
See you here tomorrow, see you here tomorrow
Confirming the commitment to the next meeting
Your mother made you stay in
Describing a situation where the lover's mother restricts their freedom
When she saw you going out with me
Recalling a previous incident when the mother intervened
You'll say you'll take the dog out
Devising a plan to deceive the mother and meet secretly
Then you sneak out here to me
Detailing the lover's covert actions to be with the speaker
If your parents find you here
Warning of potential consequences if caught by parents
You're gonna get a hiding, gonna get a hiding
Stressing the risk of punishment for their actions
So I'll vanish, disappear
Expressing a willingness to disappear temporarily for safety
See you here tomorrow, see you here tomorrow
Reaffirming the commitment to meet again despite the risks
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