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646b - Take Good Care Of My Baby - acoustic cover of Bobby Vee by George Possley

2,101 views · Published 19 September 2012 · 3:03 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: George Possley · 2012 · Music

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"Take Good Care of My Baby" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and made famous by Bobby Vee, when it was released in 1961. It quickly became popular, reaching #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in September. The song is noted for being incredibly similar in musical structure to Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen by Neil Sedaka. The song was covered by The Beatles during their audition at Decca Records on January 1, 1962. Dion also recorded a version, though it was not released as a single. Gary Lewis & The Playboys recorded a cover version in 1965 on their She's Just My Style album. In 1968, it became a hit again, this time for Bobby Vinton, but his version reached only #33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in comparison. Vee re-recorded the song as a ballad in 1973 on his album Ain't Nothing Like a Sunny Day (released under his real name, Robert Thomas Velline). However, it's his original version, along with Vinton's, that remain as staples of oldies radio stations. - Wikipedia
SOTD for Tuesday, October 23, 2012

G            Em
My tears are fallin'
              C         D7
'Cause you've taken her away
    G                          B7
And though it really hurts me so
                 C                           D7
There's something that I gotta say:

G          Em         C  D7
 Take good care of my   baby
G             Em            C   D7
 Please don't ever make her blue
G                           G7
 Just tell her that you love her
C                             A
 Make sure you're thinking of her
G        Em                C D7
 In everything you say and do

Verse 2:
Take good care of my baby
Now don't you ever make her cry
Just let your love surround her
Make a rainbow all around her
G              C    D7     G
 Don't let her see a cloudy sky

C                    D              Em
Once upon a time, that little girl was mine
C           D             Em                         C               D7
If I'd been true, I know she'd never be with you, so...

Verse 3:
Take good care of my baby
Be just as kind as you can be
And if you should discover
That you don't really love her
G             Em        C   D7 G / / / Em / / /
 Just send my baby back home to me

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