Lyr Req: Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby

Subject: O Brother, where art thou?
From: Magpie
Date: 04 Aug 02 - 05:00 PM

I'm trying to decipher the lyrics to one of the songs on the O brother soundtrack, but I'm stuck on one of the lines. Can anyone help me, please? The song in question is "Didn't leave nobody but the baby".

The verse(the part I'm able to understand) goes like this:

You're a sweet little baby, you're a sweet little baby, ?????????????????????????????? Gonna bring a bottle to the baby.

I'd be truly grateful if any of you wizards could help me.

Love Magpie

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 Aug 02 - 05:25 PM

Hi, Magpie -We've had lots of threads on "O Brother," but not exactly what you want. Part of the song is in this thread (click), but not the part you're asking about. Good luck.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: LYR ADD: Nobody But the Baby
From: Sorcha
Date: 04 Aug 02 - 05:41 PM

I really thought this had been posted before.........

Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby

Go to sleep you little baby
Go to sleep you little baby
Your momma's gone away and your daddy's gone to stay
Didn't leave nobody but the baby

Go to sleep you little baby
Go to sleep you little baby
Everybodys gone in the cotton and the corn
Didn't leave nobody but the baby

You're a sweet little baby
You're a sweet little baby
Honey in the rock and the sugar don't stop
Gonna bring a bottle to the baby

Don't you weep pretty baby
Don't you weep pretty baby
She's long gone with the red shoes on
Gonna meet another lovin baby

Go to sleep you little baby
Go to sleep you little baby
You and me and the devil makes three
Don't need no other lovin baby

Go to sleep you little baby
Go to sleep you little baby
Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones
And be my ever lovin baby

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Aug 02 - 06:05 PM

You are right, Sorcha, it has been...a couple of times by you, darlin'!*BG*

clickety to an interesting discussion;

another earlier posting;

and one more.

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: Sorcha
Date: 04 Aug 02 - 06:37 PM

Well, bugger. That's what I get for believing Joe.....(grin)

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: Magpie
Date: 04 Aug 02 - 07:02 PM

Silly me. Didn't think to check if this had been an issue earlier.

But thanks anyway, guys. Apreciate it.

Magpie

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 Aug 02 - 02:36 PM

Hey, Joe Offer never lies. Will a Supersearch bring up a verse about bringing a bottle to the baby?
Well.... did it?
Oh, ye of little faith...
[grin]

Well, I kinda didn't think there was a line about a bottle. I figured it musta been a Mondegreen or something. I think our last SuperSearch indexing was in September 2001, and I thought all the "O Brother" songs had been posted by then. Guess I was wrong, eh?

...but I never lie.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Aug 02 - 02:53 PM

Yes, Dear.

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Aug 02 - 03:02 PM

JoeDear, I didn't use the SuperSearch..just put "baby" in the thread title search thingie and set the date back a year or so, if I remember rightly...so give yerself a break, eh?!**BG**

Can't believe I scooped Sorcha AND Joe! Teeheehee

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 Aug 02 - 03:37 PM

...Joe has been properly chastised...

Subject: RE: Req: O Brother, where art thou? - nobody but baby
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Aug 02 - 04:07 PM

Now waddaminut! Micca got sack cloth and ashes...c'mon, don't you want them, too? I'm sure he wouldn't mind sharing!*bg*