Babe I'm Gonna Leave You – English Lyrics

• By: Led Zeppelin

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of emotional conflict with Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You." This iconic track blends acoustic folk with hard rock intensity, capturing the struggle of love and freedom. Discover how a simple folk song transformed into a dynamic rock masterpiece, teaching us about musical adaptation and the raw expression of human emotions.

[English]

This is called Babe I'm Gonna Leave You,

(Intro)

Babe, baby, baby, I'm gonna leave you,

I said baby baby , really gonna leave you,

I can hear it callin' me,I can hear it callin'me the way it used to do,

I can hear it callin' me back home,

Mama woooooh!

Babe, babe, babe, babe,you know I got to ramble,

I'm not to do many baby,

Really need it girl!

I got to ramble,

I can hear it callin' me,

Don't you know I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do,

I can hear it callin' me back home,

(Guitar Solo)

Ooooh yeah!

Babe baby babe baby babe I'm gonna leave you,

I said baby baby baby baby!

I'm really gonna leave you,

I can hear it callin' me,

Don't you know I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do,

It's been so long,

It's been so long,

But I want you love me baby,

Need you love,

Need you love,more than I can saw

Baby baby ohh baby,I want you love,I want you love,

Mama baby!

I am say I gonna leave you,

I know,

I know,

I know I can never find another you,

ohhhh,

I tried and I tried and I tried,

There is nothing I think I can do,

Come on now!

Come on now!

Oh baby baby mama mama ma wooh baby!

Oh mama mama mama ma yeah,

Mama ma never baby,

Oh yeah,

That's when it's callin' me,

That's when it's callin' me back hoooooooooooooooome.

(End)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from someone or something
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - to perceive sound
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone in order to get their attention
ramble /ræmbl/ B1	verb - to walk or move about without a specific destination
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection for someone verb - to have a deep affection for someone
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate someone or something
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
never /ˈnɛvər/ A1	adverb - not ever
another /əˈnʌðər/ A1	adjective - one more; a different one
long /lɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - having a great linear extent
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - in or to the original place

Key Grammar Structures

• Babe, baby, baby, I'm gonna leave you

  ➔ Future tense with 'gonna'

  ➔ The phrase 'gonna leave' is informal for 'going to leave', indicating a future action.

• I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do

  ➔ Past used to

  ➔ 'Used to do' describes a past habit or repeated action that is no longer true.

• I got to ramble

  ➔ Informal 'got to'

  ➔ 'Got to' is an informal way to express necessity or obligation.

• I know I can never find another you

  ➔ Present simple with 'can'

  ➔ 'Can never find' uses 'can' to express ability or possibility in the present.

• That's when it's callin' me back home

  ➔ Contraction 'it's'

  ➔ 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is', used for brevity in spoken and informal English.