Lyrics to
Baby Boy

This version of Baby Boy was released by Status Quo in 1977.

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When I was a little baby boy
Just to sit and play would be my joy
Now I’m oh so big and I’m oh so strong
How I wish to be where I once belonged

When I was an older baby boy
All the girls I wanted were my joy
I would drink my wine, wouldn’t miss a night
How I wish that someone had put me right
When I was an older boy
When I was an older boy
When I was an older boy

When I was an older lady’s toy
Thoughts of lust and wealth were now my joy
And the years gone by are so far behind
But the memories are still in my mind
When I was a lady’s boy
When I was a lady’s boy
When I was a lady’s boy

When I was a little baby boy
Just to sit and play would be my joy
Now I’m oh so big and I’m oh so strong
How I wish to be where I once belonged
When I was a baby boy
When I was a baby boy
When I was a baby boy

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About Lyrics and Baby Boy by Status Quo

The lyrics for Baby Boy are defined as the words making up the song released by Status Quo in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Baby Boy have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Status Quo and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Baby Boy by Status Quo if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Baby Boy" means the words set to the music of Baby Boy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Status Quo. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Baby Boy and the lyrics to Baby Boy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Status Quo who came here looking just for the lyrics to Baby Boy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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