Cover of the traditional blues standard, which has its beginnings in the early 19th century and was first recorded by Big Joe Williams in 1935.
John Lee Hooker’s 1949 arrangement of the song was the basis for a number of later versions, including the famous rendition recorded by Them.
[Chorus 1]
Baby please don't go
Baby please don't go
Baby please don't go down to New Orleans
You know I love you so
Baby please don't go
[Verse 1]
When the man done gone
When the man done gone
When the man done gone down the county farm
He got the shackles on
Baby please don't go
Don't leave me
I'll be a dog
I'll be a dog, woof
I'll be a dog kiss your way down here
When you walk along
Baby please don't go
[Chorus 1]
Baby please don't go
Baby please don't go
Baby please don't go down to New Orleans
You know I love you so
Baby please don't go
[Verse 2]
No baby please don't leave me
Why must you go away and do this to me baby
I want to suffer for you, suffer, suffer
Oh baby please don’t go
No!
Baby, baby, baby, please don't go, please don't go
Don’t go and leave me, please don't go
Baby, humm, baby, ah-uh
Oh don't go, no don't go
Ah don't go, don't go so slow
Oh don't go, no don't go
Why must you leave me lying on my back?
Going across other side of the track
Found yourself a new man, I know
So baby please don't go
Baby please don't go
[Outro]
No, no, no, no
Oh please, please don't leave me
I don't want to be left alone baby
Ah don't go, don't go, don't go
No!
Baby, Please Don’t Go was written by Big Joe Williams.
Baby, Please Don’t Go was produced by Harry Vanda & George Young.
AC/DC released Baby, Please Don’t Go on Mon Feb 17 1975.