I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1967.

"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
Cover song by the Rentals
FormatLive performance
Recorded1999, 2003
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
StatusAudio bootleg circulating

Overview

The Rentals would perform the song in 1999, closing their Chesterfield Cafe set with it. Matt Sharp performed the song while touring his solo material for his planned solo project (that would eventually manifest as his eponymous solo album).

Lyrics

Close your eyes, close the door
You don’t have to worry anymore
I’ll be your baby tonight

Shut the light, shut the shade
You don’t have to be afraid
I’ll be your baby tonight

Well, that mockingbird’s gonna sail away
We’re gonna forget it
That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
But we’re gonna let it
You won’t regret it

Kick your shoes off, do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
I’ll be your baby tonight

See also