Leave My Baby Alone
Guarding Love: Defending My Baby
Lyrics
LEAVE MY BABY ALONE
Asserting a demand for someone to stop interfering with the speaker's romantic partner.
(Harlan Howard - Bobby Bare)
Credit to the songwriters, Harlan Howard and Bobby Bare.
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Don't you be a tellin' my baby lies
Warning against spreading falsehoods to the speaker's significant other.
You better leave my baby alone
Reiterating the demand for the listener to leave the speaker's partner alone.
And don't you be a winkin' your flirty eyes
Admonishing against flirtatious behavior towards the speaker's partner.
You better leave my baby alone
Repeating the insistence for the listener to stay away from the speaker's partner.
Well I'm not mean and I'm not bad
Clarifying that the speaker isn't inherently malicious.
You better leave my baby alone
Continuing the demand for the listener to keep away from the partner.
You know a jealous gal keep gettin' mean and mad
Explaining the potential consequences of provoking a jealous person.
You better leave my baby alone
Reiterating the warning about the repercussions of interfering with the speaker's relationship.
He's the only one for me I've always been his girl
Expressing the exclusivity of the relationship between the speaker and her partner.
And he's all I've got so can't you see I just can't let you take my world
Emphasizing the depth of the speaker's attachment to her partner.
You better gather your sweet talk somewhere else
Advising the listener to refrain from using persuasive or flattering speech.
You better leave my baby alone
Reasserting the demand for the listener to leave the speaker's partner alone.
Now I can handle my baby all by myself
Claiming the capability to handle the speaker's partner without interference.
You better leave my baby alone
Repeating the demand for the listener to stay away from the partner.
You better leave my baby alone
Reiteration of the demand for the listener to leave the speaker's partner alone.
You better leave my baby alone
Further insistence for the listener to keep away from the partner.
He's the only one for me I've always been his girl
Restating the exclusivity and depth of the speaker's relationship.
And he's all I've got so can't you see I just can't let you take my world
Emphasizing the speaker's inability to allow anyone to disrupt her world with her partner.
You better gather your sweet talk...
Repeating the warning against using persuasive or flattering language.
You better leave my baby alone you better leave my baby alone
Strongly reiterating the demand for the listener to leave the speaker's partner alone.
You better leave my baby alone you better leave my baby alone
Continued insistence for the listener to stay away from the partner.
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