Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby lyrics
This song is a gentle lullaby, telling a little baby to go to sleep. Despite the fact that their mama is gone, the singer reassures the baby that they are still loved, singing sweet phrases and telling them not to weep. The song ends with the singer inviting the baby to lay their bones on the alabaster stones and be their ever-lovin' baby.
- Copyright: T Bone Burnett, Gillian Welch, Traditional
Go to sleep, you little baby
(Go to sleep, you little babe)
Go to sleep, you little baby
(Go to sleep, you little babe)
Your mama's gone away and your daddy's gonna stay
Didn't leave nobody but the babyGo to sleep, you little baby
(Go to sleep, you little babe)
Go to sleep, you little baby
(Go to sleep, you little babe)
Everybody's gone in the cotton and the corn
Didn't leave nobody but the baby
You're a sweet little baby
(You're a sweet little babe)
You're a sweet little baby
(You're a sweet little babe)
Honey in the rock and the sugar don't stop
Gonna bring a bottle to the babyDon't you weep, pretty baby
(Don't you weep, pretty babe)
Don't you weep, pretty baby
(Don't you weep, pretty babe)
She's long gone with her red shoes on
Gonna need another lovin' babyGo to sleep, little baby
(Go to sleep, you little babe)
Go to sleep, little baby
(Go to sleep, you little babe)
You and me and the devil makes three
Don't need no other lovin' babyGo to sleep, you little baby
(Go to sleep, you little babe)
Go to sleep, you little baby
(Go to sleep, you little babe)
Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones
And be my ever-lovin' baby
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Who is the author of the song Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby?
The song Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby was written by T Bone Burnett, Gillian Welch, Traditional.
- Who sings the song Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby?
The song Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby is performed by Emmylou Harris.