I Can't Quit You Baby – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Led Zeppelin
• Album: Led Zeppelin

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the roots of hard rock through the expressive language of the blues. By studying this song, learners can master emotive vocabulary related to relationships and longing, while experiencing the poetic, repetitive structures common in traditional blues storytelling.

[English]

Ohhh, I can't quit you, baby

So I'm gonna put you down

For a while

I said I can't quit you, baby

I guess I'm gonna have to put you down

For a while

Said you messed up my happy home

Made me mistreat my only child

Yeah, yeah

Oooh

I'll buy you a red carpet to walk on

And a diamond ring

No matter how I treat you, baby

I'm not your everything

Aaah, I won't back down, I can't quit you baby

Circumstances are gonna put you down

For a while

But when I pamper you, my little girl

My life, my life is a lie

You're my only denial

Yes, you are

Yes, you are

When you hear me moaning and groaning

You know it hurts me deep down inside

Oh, when you hear me moaning and groaning, baby

You know it hurts me deep down inside

Oh, when you hear me holler, baby

You know you're my one desire

Yes, you are

[Spanish]

Ohhh, I can't quit you, baby

So I'm gonna put you down

For a while

I said I can't quit you, baby

I guess I'm gonna have to put you down

For a while

Said you messed up my happy home

Made me mistreat my only child

Yeah, yeah

Oooh

I'll buy you a red carpet for printing

And a diamond ring

No matter how I treat you, baby

I'm not your everything

Aaah, I won't take down, I can't quit you baby

Circumstances are gonna put you down

Go in a ride

But when I pamper you, my little girl

My life, my life is lie

You're my only denial

Yes, you are

Yes, you are

When you hear me moaning and groaning

You know it hurts me deep down inside

Oh, when you hear me moaning and groaning, baby

You know it hurts me deep down inside

Oh, when you hear me holler, baby

You know you're my one desire

Yes, you are

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quit kwɪt B1	verb - to stop or discontinue an action
mess mɛs B1	verb - to spoil or ruin something
mistreat mɪsˈtriːt C1	verb - to treat someone badly or cruelly
diamond ˈdaɪəmənd A2	noun - a precious stone of clear crystallized carbon
circumstances ˈsɜːrkəmstænsɪz B2	noun - facts or conditions connected with an event
pamper ˈpæmpər C1	verb - to indulge with every attention
denial dɪˈnaɪəl C1	noun - a statement that something is not true
moaning ˈmoʊnɪŋ B2	verb - making a low sound of pain or sadness
groaning ˈɡroʊnɪŋ B2	verb - making a deep sound of distress
holler ˈhɑːlər C1	verb - to give a loud shout or cry
desire dɪˈzaɪər B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something
happy ˈhæpi A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure
printing ˈprɪntɪŋ A2	noun - the production of books, newspapers, or text
hurts hɜːrts A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain
deep diːp A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface

Key Grammar Structures

• So I'm gonna put you down

  ➔ Future intention (Be going to)

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used here to express a planned action or determination.

• I guess I'm gonna have to put you down

  ➔ Modal verb of obligation (Have to)

  ➔ "Have to" indicates an external necessity or strong obligation the speaker feels they must fulfill.

• Said you messed up my happy home

  ➔ Past simple (Reported speech/Omission of 'I')

  ➔ The speaker omits the subject "I" before "said", creating a casual, conversational tone in the narrative.

• No matter how I treat you, baby

  ➔ Concessive clause (No matter how + subject + verb)

  ➔ "No matter how" is used to emphasize that the degree of action does not change the outcome.

• Circumstances are gonna put you down

  ➔ Passive voice construction (implied/result state)

  ➔ Using "put you down" in this context implies the effect the "circumstances" have on the subject, describing a state of being overwhelmed.

• When you hear me moaning and groaning

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (When + S + V)

  ➔ "When" introduces a condition or specific moment in time when the listener should acknowledge the speaker's pain.

• You know it hurts me deep down inside

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) with an adverbial phrase

  ➔ "Deep down inside" is an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "hurts," emphasizing the intensity of the emotion.

• You know you're my one desire

  ➔ Defining relative clause (reduced 'that')

  ➔ The clause structure "You know (that) you're..." uses an implied "that" to connect the main clause to the object noun clause.