Janis Joplin
Bye, Bye Baby lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 2:38
Bye, bye, bye baby, bye-bye
I may be seein' you around
When I change my livin' standard
And I move uptown
Bye-bye baby, bye-bye
So long my honey, so long
Too bad you had to drift away
'Cause I could use some company
Right here on this road
On this road I'm on today
I get the feelin' I could chase you clean on in the fall
And wind up stayin' put off, put down, strung and stalled
Honey, ain't got time to wait on you
Or to fetch your super ball
I've got lots of things I've gotta do
I know that you got things to do and places to be
I guess I'll have to find the thing and place for me
I may wind up in the street
Or sleep beneath a tree
Still I guess you know, honey I've gotta go
Bye, bye, bye baby, bye-bye
I guess you know you're on your own
It seems you just got lost somewhere
Out in the world
And you left me here to face it all alone
You left me here to face it all alone
You left me here to face it all alone
Bye, bye baby, baby bye-bye
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Key vocabulary
- stalled
- stopped moving or delayedC2
- guess
- think without sure proofA1
- know
- have understandingA1
- drift
- move slowly sidewaysC1
- some
- not allA1
- today
- on this dayA1
- tree
- tall plantA1
- i'm
- I amC2
- around
- in a circular areaA1
- baby
- very young childA1
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About this song
Janis Joplin was an American rock and blues singer from Port Arthur, Texas. Known for her powerful, emotionally charged vocal style, she led Big Brother and the Holding Company and later pursued a solo career that defined late-1960s rock, with albums including Cheap Thrills and Pearl released after her death in 1970.