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- I don't know where my baby is, 00:00
but I'll find him, somewhere, somehow. 00:03
I've got to let him know how much I care. 00:09
I'll never give up looking for my baby. 00:12
(smooth upbeat music) 00:16
♪ Been around the world and I, I, I ♪ 00:19
♪ I can't find my baby ♪ 00:22
♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪ 00:23
♪ Why he's gone away ♪ 00:26
♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪ 00:28
♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪ 00:33
♪ Ooh, we had a quarrel and I let myself go ♪ 00:37
♪ I said so many things, things he didn't know ♪ 00:43
♪ And I was, oh, oh, so bad ♪ 00:47
♪ I don't think he's coming back, ooh-hoo ♪ 00:51
♪ He gave the reason, the reasons he should go ♪ 00:57
♪ And he said things he hadn't said before ♪ 01:02
♪ And he was so, oh, so mad ♪ 01:07
♪ And I don't think he's coming back, coming back ♪ 01:10
♪ I did too much lying ♪ 01:16
♪ Wasted too much time ♪ 01:19
♪ Now I'm here and crying, I, I ♪ 01:21
♪ I've been around the world and I, I, I ♪ 01:25
♪ I can't find my baby ♪ 01:29
♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪ 01:30
♪ Why he's gone away ♪ 01:33
♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪ 01:35
♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪ 01:40
♪ Ooh-hoo, hoo ♪ 01:43
(gentle upbeat music continues) 01:45
♪ So open-hearted, he never did me wrong ♪ 01:55
♪ I was the one, the weakest one of all ♪ 02:00
♪ And now I'm, oh, oh, so sad ♪ 02:04
♪ I don't think he's coming back, coming back ♪ 02:07
♪ I did too much lying ♪ 02:13
♪ Wasted too much time ♪ 02:16
♪ Now I'm here and crying, I, I ♪ 02:19
♪ I've been around the world and I, I, I ♪ 02:22
♪ I can't find my baby ♪ 02:26
♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪ 02:28
♪ Why he's gone away ♪ 02:31
♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪ 02:32
♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪ 02:38
♪ Ooh-hoo, hoo ♪ 02:40
♪ Been around the world and I, I, I ♪ 02:42
♪ I can't find my baby ♪ 02:45
♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪ 02:47
♪ Why he's gone away ♪ 02:50
♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪ 02:51
♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪ 02:57
♪ I'm going to find him ♪ 02:59
♪ My ba-ba-baby, baby ♪ 03:05
(sweet sentimental music continues) 03:11
♪ I did too much lying ♪ 03:20
♪ Wasted too much time ♪ 03:23
♪ Now I'm here and crying, I, I ♪ 03:26
♪ I've been around the world and I, I, I ♪ 03:29
♪ I can't find my baby ♪ 03:33
♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪ 03:35
♪ Why he's gone away ♪ 03:38
♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪ 03:39
♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪ 03:45
♪ I've been around the world ♪ 03:49
♪ Looking for my baby ♪ 03:54
♪ Been around the world ♪ 03:59
♪ And I'm gonna, I'm gonna find him ♪ 04:04
♪ Been around the world and I, I, I ♪ 04:08
♪ I can't find my baby ♪ 04:11
♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪ 04:13
♪ Why he's gone away ♪ 04:16
♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪ 04:17

All Around the World – English Lyrics

By
Lisa Stansfield
Album
Affection
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

- I don't know where my baby is,

but I'll find him, somewhere, somehow.

I've got to let him know how much I care.

I'll never give up looking for my baby.

(smooth upbeat music)

♪ Been around the world and I, I, I ♪

♪ I can't find my baby ♪

♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪

♪ Why he's gone away ♪

♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪

♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪

♪ Ooh, we had a quarrel and I let myself go ♪

♪ I said so many things, things he didn't know ♪

♪ And I was, oh, oh, so bad ♪

♪ I don't think he's coming back, ooh-hoo ♪

♪ He gave the reason, the reasons he should go ♪

♪ And he said things he hadn't said before ♪

♪ And he was so, oh, so mad ♪

♪ And I don't think he's coming back, coming back ♪

♪ I did too much lying ♪

♪ Wasted too much time ♪

♪ Now I'm here and crying, I, I ♪

♪ I've been around the world and I, I, I ♪

♪ I can't find my baby ♪

♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪

♪ Why he's gone away ♪

♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪

♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪

♪ Ooh-hoo, hoo ♪

(gentle upbeat music continues)

♪ So open-hearted, he never did me wrong ♪

♪ I was the one, the weakest one of all ♪

♪ And now I'm, oh, oh, so sad ♪

♪ I don't think he's coming back, coming back ♪

♪ I did too much lying ♪

♪ Wasted too much time ♪

♪ Now I'm here and crying, I, I ♪

♪ I've been around the world and I, I, I ♪

♪ I can't find my baby ♪

♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪

♪ Why he's gone away ♪

♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪

♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪

♪ Ooh-hoo, hoo ♪

♪ Been around the world and I, I, I ♪

♪ I can't find my baby ♪

♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪

♪ Why he's gone away ♪

♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪

♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪

♪ I'm going to find him ♪

♪ My ba-ba-baby, baby ♪

(sweet sentimental music continues)

♪ I did too much lying ♪

♪ Wasted too much time ♪

♪ Now I'm here and crying, I, I ♪

♪ I've been around the world and I, I, I ♪

♪ I can't find my baby ♪

♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪

♪ Why he's gone away ♪

♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪

♪ But I'm gonna find him ♪

♪ I've been around the world ♪

♪ Looking for my baby ♪

♪ Been around the world ♪

♪ And I'm gonna, I'm gonna find him ♪

♪ Been around the world and I, I, I ♪

♪ I can't find my baby ♪

♪ I don't know when, I don't know why ♪

♪ Why he's gone away ♪

♪ And I don't know where he can be, my baby ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

find

/faɪnd/

A1
  • verb
  • - to discover something or someone

baby

/ˈbeɪ.bi/

A1
  • noun
  • - a very young child
  • noun
  • - a term of endearment for a loved one

know

/noʊ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to have information or understanding about something

cry

/kraɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to shed tears as a result of emotion

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - a period during which something happens

quarrel

/ˈkwɔːr.əl/

B2
  • noun
  • - an angry argument or disagreement

reason

/ˈriː.zən/

B1
  • noun
  • - a cause or explanation for something

sad

/sæd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - feeling unhappy or sorrowful

waste

/weɪst/

B2
  • verb
  • - to use something carelessly or without purpose

look

/lʊk/

A1
  • verb
  • - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction

coming

/ˈkʌm.ɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to move towards or arrive at a place

much

/mʌtʃ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - a large amount or degree

bad

/bæd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - not good; unpleasant

around

/əˈraʊnd/

A2
  • adverb
  • - in a circular direction or position

Key Grammar Structures

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