Baby Won't You Please Come Home

"Baby Won't You Please Come Home" is a blues song written by Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams in 1919.

The song's authorship is disputed; Warfield claims that he was the sole composer of the song.

[1] The song has been covered by many musicians and has become a jazz standard.

The first hit version was Bessie Smith's 1923 recording, which stayed on the charts for four weeks peaking at No.

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