About The Song
“There Goes My Baby” was released in 1959 by The Drifters and achieved significant success, reaching #2 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart. It’s also recognized as one of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, ranked at #193. “There Goes My Baby” pioneered the use of a full orchestra with strings accompaniment in R&B music, enhancing its emotional impact.
The song portrays themes of lost love, longing, and regret. It narrates the story of a man reflecting on the departure of his beloved, expressing feelings of loneliness and questioning his actions. With its captivating melody, soulful harmonies, and heartfelt lyrics, “There Goes My Baby” has resonated with generations of listeners, solidifying its status as a classic in American doo-wop and R&B music.
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Lyrics
(Bo-bo) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
(There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
(There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Bo-bo) (doo-doot-doo-doo)
(Bo-bo) (doo-doo-doo-doo)
There goes my baby
Movin’ on down the line
Wonder where, wonder where
Wonder where she is bound?
I broke her heart
And made her cry
Now I’m alone, so all alone
What can I do, what can I do?
(There goes my baby) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
(There goes my baby) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(There goes my baby) Whoa-oh-oh-oh
(There she goes) Yeah! (There she goes)
I wanna know if she loved me
Did she really love me?
Was she just playing
Me for a fool?
I wonder why she left me
Why did she leave me
So all alone
So all alone
I was gonna tell her that I loved her
And that I need her
Beside my side
To be my guide
I wanna know where is my (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
Where is my baby? (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
I want my baby (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
I need my baby
Yeah, whoa-oh-oh
(There goes my baby)
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
(There goes my baby)
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh