First recorded in 1935 by Big Joe Williams, the song has its beginnings in the mid 19th century. This recording from 1964 features a 19-year-old Van Morrison, and the arrangement is from a John Lee Hooker version recorded in 1949.
Morrison would later team up with Hooker to record a version of the...
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
Baby, your mind done gone
Well, your mind done gone
Well, your mind done gone
Left the county farm
You had the shackles on
Baby, please don't go
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
To git you way down here
I make you walk alone
Baby, please don't go
Hey
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
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Git you way down here
Make you walk alone
Baby, please don't go
Know how I feel right now
My baby leavin', on that midnight train
And I'm cryin'
Baby, please don't go
Oh, 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
Let's go
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
To git you way down here
I make you walk alone
Baby, please don't go, yeah
Alright
Baby Please Don’t Go was written by Traditional.
Baby Please Don’t Go was produced by Bert Berns.
Them released Baby Please Don’t Go on Fri Nov 06 1964.