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Bill Bailey (Won't you please come home?)

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Bill Bailey (Won't you please come home?)

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Baby,

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?

Won't you come home?

I go the whole night long.

Hey, I'll do the cookin'

Hey, I'll even pay the rent,

'Cause I know I've done you wrong;

Little honey you remember that rainy eve that

I threw you out,

With nothing but a fine-tooth comb? Yeah..

I know I'm one to blame,

Well, ain't that a shame

Bill Bailey won't you please come home.

Yeah.... Bill Bailey.

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?

Won't you come home?

I go the whole night long, yeah , yeah

I'll do the cookin', yeh

I'll even pay the rent,

I know I've done you wrong;

d' you remember that rainy eve that

You threw me out,

With nothing but a fine-tooth comb?

And I was cold

I know I'm to blame,

Well, ain't that a shame

Bill Bailey won't you please come home.

Yeah..

Ain't that a kick in the head

Move it easy, now!

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?

Won't you come home?

I go the whole night long.

I'll do the cookin'

I'll even pay the rent,

'Cause know I've done you wrong;

'member that rainy eve that

I threw you out,

With nothing but a fine-tooth comb?

I know you're not to blame,

Well, ain't that a shame

Bill Bailey won't you please come home.

Yeah, Bill Bailey

.

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?

Won't you come home?

I go the whole night long.

Hey, I'll do the cookin',

I'll even pay the rent,

I know I've done you wrong;

d' you remember that rainy eve that

I threw you out,

With nothing but a fine-tooth comb?

I know I'm one to blame,

Well, ain't that a shame

Bill Bailey won't you please come home.

Yeah..

Hey , Bill Bailey won't you please come home.

Take it home!

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