I Can't Quit You Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Led Zeppelin
• Album: Led Zeppelin

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful language of American blues with this classic track. By studying the rhythmic phrasing and emotive vocabulary of 'I Can't Quit You Baby,' listeners can learn expressive idioms of heartbreak and longing, making it a perfect entry point for understanding the roots of modern rock lyrics.

[English]

I can't quit you

babe so I'm going to put you down for a

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while I said I can't quit you

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baby I guess I got to put you

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down you m up my

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happy made me mistreat my only

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child did you know I love you

baby my love for you I could never

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HDE you know I love you

babe my love for you I could never

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hide

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when I feel you near me little

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girl I know you are my w

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inside

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w

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he

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a

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meing and gring

baby you know it hurts me deep down

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inside you hear me moaning and groaning

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babe you know it hurts me deep down

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inside when you hear me hold up

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baby now you're my

walking

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quit /kwɪt/ B1	verb - To stop doing something or leave a job/place.
mistreat /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ C1	verb - To treat someone or something badly or cruelly.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - To put something where it cannot be seen or found.
moaning /ˈmoʊnɪŋ/ B2	verb - Making a long, low sound expressing pain or suffering.
groaning /ˈɡroʊnɪŋ/ B2	verb - Making a deep sound because of pain or distress.
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - To cause pain or injury to someone or oneself.
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - A young human being below the age of puberty.
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - Extending far down from the top or surface.
walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - Moving at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't quit you babe so I'm going to put you down for a while

  ➔ Be going to (Future intention)

  ➔ We use "going to" to express a definite plan or intention for the near future.

• You mess up my happy, made me mistreat my only child

  ➔ Causative verb (Made someone do something)

  ➔ The structure "made me" means to force or compel someone to perform an action.

• My love for you I could never hide

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility/ability (Could)

  ➔ The modal "could" is used here to express that an action is impossible even in theory.

• When I feel you near me, I know you are my woman

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (When)

  ➔ The clause beginning with "When" establishes the specific moment or condition for the main clause.

• Baby, you know it hurts me deep down inside

  ➔ Present Simple for facts/states

  ➔ The verb "hurts" is in the present simple to describe an ongoing emotional state.

• When you hear me moaning and groaning

  ➔ Gerunds as objects

  ➔ "Moaning" and "groaning" act as objects following the verb "hear", describing the action being heard.