Bill Bailey Songtext / Lyric

Thank you, you're very kind

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?

Won't you come home?

Ah, you've been away too long

I do that cooking, honey

You just bring home the money

Bill Bailey, please, come on home

Each night, when we sing this

We're making an attempt to swing this

We sing this song a different way

That's why I say

Who knows, like Mack the Knife

You may play this song all your life

So, Bill Bailey, won't you come on home?






As Miss Sophie Tucker might say

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?

I say, won't you come home?

Oh, you've been away

Oh honey, you've been away too long

I'll do that cooking, honey, yes

You just bring home the money

Some of these days, Bill

You're gonna come on home



As Miss Della Reese might say

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?

I say, won't you come home?

I say, you've been away too long



And as Miss Pearl Bailey might say

Bill, honey, daddy, you'd better bring it on home

'Cause, honey, I'm just so tired of waiting on you

Honey, these shoes--I, I'm telling you, baby, it can't wait no longer



Yes, I said

Won't you come, won't you come?

Won't you come on home, Bill Bailey?

I say, you've been away too long

Since you've been gone, there's no stopping

To this thing they call bee-bopping

So, Bailey, please, come on home



Now, everybody, twist it

I say, everybody, twist it

So, Bailey, please, come home, no more to roam



I've sung the lyrics to this song so long

I guess it's time to say so long

So, Bailey, won't you come on home?

Mama needs loving

Bill, Bailey, won't you come?

Come home