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.
Muddy Waters...
[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
[Chorus 2]
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
I get you way'd out here, and let you walk alone
Turn your lamp down low
Turn your lamp down low
Turn your lamp down low
I beg you all night long, baby, please don't go
[Bridge]
You brought me way down here
You brought me way down here
You brought me way down here
About to Rolling Forks, you treat me like a dog
[Chorus 1]
Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go, back the New Orleans
I beg you all night long
[Chorus 3]
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
I get you way'd out here, and let you walk alone
[Outro]
You know your man down gone
You know your man down gone
You know your man down gone
To the country farm, with all the shackles on
Baby, Please Don’t Go was written by Muddy Waters.
Baby, Please Don’t Go was produced by Muddy Waters.
Muddy Waters released Baby, Please Don’t Go on Fri Aug 01 1969.