I Took My Baby Home

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Kassner Music Co. LTD

Chord file

Lyrics:

Well I took my baby home
She said don't you leave me alone
She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't

Well, she said, baby I know what's best
She said I could do with a rest[?]
Then she put her hand on my chest
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't

She had some pile-drivin' kisses
They really knocked me out
They knocked me oh-oh-over
She had a hug like a vice
She squeezes once or twice and I moan

So when I took my baby home
She said don't you leave me alone
She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't
Wo-wo-wo-wo-won't
Wo-wo-wo-wo-won't
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't

She had some pile-drivin' kisses
They really knocked me out
They knocked me oh-oh-over
She had a hug like a vice
She squeezes once or twice and I moan

So when I took my baby home
She said don't you leave me alone
She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't
Wo-wo-wo-wo-won't
Wo-wo-wo-wo-won't

This song can be found on the following releases:

mono mix (1:46), recorded probably 17 Jan, 1964 at Pye Studios (No .1), London
Long Tall Sally/I Took My Baby Home 7 Feb, 1964 UK Pye 7N 15611 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
Long Tall Sally/I Took My Baby Home 27? Mar, 1964 USA Cameo 308 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
Kinks 2 Oct, 1964 UK Pye NPL 18096 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Long Tall Sally/I Took My Baby Home Dec 1964 USA Cameo 345 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
Kinks 7 Jan, 1966 UK Golden Guinea GGL 0357 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
The Kinks 1968 Brazil Musidisc MINI 29 7" vinyl Mini-LP, 33 1/3 RPM
Bootleg Cameo EP Jun 1978 USA Cameo (not really) C-315 7" vinyl EP, 45 RPM
Yesteryear Series - The Kinks Nov 1978 UK Pye AMEP 1001 7" vinyl EP, 45 RPM
Kinks Nov 1979 UK Pye NPL 18096 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Kinks Dec 21, 1982 Japan PRT SP20 5023 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
A Complete Collection 9 Feb, 1984 USA Complete CPL2-2001 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM
The Kinks - Kollectables 30 Nov, 1984 UK PRT KINK 7252 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
The Kinks - 20th Anniversary Box Set 7 Dec, 1984 UK PRT KINKX 7254 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM
Kinks 30 Mar, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 482 CD
Kinks 26 Apr, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD025 CD
Kinks (Deluxe Edition) 28 Mar, 2011 UK Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 275 627-4 2 CD set
The Kinks In Mono 21 Nov, 2011 UK Sanctuary/Universal Music 602527769448 Multi CD box set
The Anthology - 1964-1971 17 Nov 2014 UK Sony/Legacy/BMG 88875021542 Multi CD box set

stereo mix (1:46), recorded probably 17 Jan, 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 1), London
Kinks 2 Oct, 1964 UK Pye NSPL 83021 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Kinks Size 1965 South Korea CSJ 328 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Kinks 7 Jan, 1966 UK Golden Guinea GSGL1 0357 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
The Kinks Apr 1973 UK Hallmark/Marble Arch HMA 244 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
The Pye History Of British Pop Music-The Kinks Nov 1975 USA Pye 505 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Kinks Dec 1987 UK PRT PYC 6002 CD
You Really Got Me 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R1 70315 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
You Really Got Me 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R2 70315 CD
Fab Forty - The Singles Collection 1964-1970 Feb 1991 EEC Decal CDLIK D 74 2 CD set
The EP Collection Volume Two 18 Nov, 1991 UK See For Miles SEECD 329 CD
The EP Collection Volume Two 18 Nov, 1991 UK See For Miles SEE 329 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
60 Rock Shots Mar 1994 France Castle Communications/Une Musique PKF 563301 3 CD set
The Kinks Remastered 28 Mar, 1995 UK Castle Communications ESB CD 268 3 CD set
Kinks (You Really Got Me) And Kinda Kinks 13 Aug, 1996 USA Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 679 CD
Kinks Size 20 Aug, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD299 CD
The Pye Album Collection 25 Apr 2005 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group CMXBX 1125 Multi CD box set
Kinks (Deluxe Edition) 28 Mar, 2011 UK Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 275 627-4 2 CD set

mono mix, by the Larry Page Orchestra, recorded Apr/May 1965 at Decca Studios (No. 2), West Hampstead, London
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra 18 Jun, 1965 UK Decca LK 4692 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM

stereo mix, by the Larry Page Orchestra, recorded Apr/May 1965 at Decca Studios (No. 2), West Hampstead, London
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra 20 Jun, 1983 USA Rhino RNLP 058 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra 20 Jun, 1983 USA Rhino RNDF 257 12" vinyl LP picture disc, 33 1/3 RPM
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra Sep 1988 UK C5 Records C5-521 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra Oct 1993 UK Richmond MONDE 17CD CD
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra - Mood Mosaic Volume 3 20 Nov, 2000 UK RPM Records RPM 213 CD


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