Songwriter: Warren “Pete” Moore Smokey Robinson Marv Tarplin
Producer: Smokey Robinson
[Verse 1]
Well, I'll be doggone if I wouldn't work all day (baby)
And I'll be doggone if I didn't bring you my pay (baby)
But if I ever caught you running around
Blowing my money all over this town
[Chorus]
Then I wouldn't be doggone
Hey, hey! I'd be long gone
Then I wouldn't be doggone
I'd be long gone, mmm-hmm
Now hey, hey, hey!
[Verse 2]
I'll be doggone if you ain't a pretty thing (baby)
And I'll be doggone if you ain't warm as a breath of spring (baby)
If we live to be a hundred years old
If you ever let that spring turn cold
[Chorus]
Then I wouldn't be doggone
Hey, hey! I'd be long gone
Oh, I wouldn't be doggone
Baby, I'd be long gone, mmm-hmm
[Bridge]
Now did you hear me? Well, then what I say?
Oh, believe me
Well, every woman should try to be
Whatever haer man wants her to be
And I don't want much, all I want from you
Is for you to be true to me
[Verse 3]
I'd be doggone if love ain't a man's best friend (baby)
And I'll be doggone if you ain't the loving end (baby)
Though I know you make me feel like no baby could
If I ever found out that you're no good
[Chorus]
Then I wouldn't be doggone
I'd be long gone
Well, I wouldn't de doggone
I'd be long gone
I wouldn't be doggone, I'd rather catch me a train
I'd be long gone
No baby, I wouldn't be doggone, I'd rather catch me a plane
I'd be long gone
Well, I'll be doggone if I wouldn't work all day (baby)
And I'll be doggone if I didn't bring you my pay (baby)
But if I ever caught you running around
Blowing my money all over this town
[Chorus]
Then I wouldn't be doggone
Hey, hey! I'd be long gone
Then I wouldn't be doggone
I'd be long gone, mmm-hmm
Now hey, hey, hey!
[Verse 2]
I'll be doggone if you ain't a pretty thing (baby)
And I'll be doggone if you ain't warm as a breath of spring (baby)
If we live to be a hundred years old
If you ever let that spring turn cold
[Chorus]
Then I wouldn't be doggone
Hey, hey! I'd be long gone
Oh, I wouldn't be doggone
Baby, I'd be long gone, mmm-hmm
[Bridge]
Now did you hear me? Well, then what I say?
Oh, believe me
Well, every woman should try to be
Whatever haer man wants her to be
And I don't want much, all I want from you
Is for you to be true to me
[Verse 3]
I'd be doggone if love ain't a man's best friend (baby)
And I'll be doggone if you ain't the loving end (baby)
Though I know you make me feel like no baby could
If I ever found out that you're no good
[Chorus]
Then I wouldn't be doggone
I'd be long gone
Well, I wouldn't de doggone
I'd be long gone
I wouldn't be doggone, I'd rather catch me a train
I'd be long gone
No baby, I wouldn't be doggone, I'd rather catch me a plane
I'd be long gone
more tracks from the album
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 5: 1965
- Anything You Wanna Do
- Purple Rain Drops
- Now That You’ve Won Me
- Since You Won My Heart
- I’ll Always Love You
- Kiss Me Baby
- Going To A Go-Go (Re-Recorded)
- Don’t Look Back (Mono) [Single Version]
- Funny (How Times Slips Away)
- Whisper You Love Me Boy
- My Baby (Second Version)
- When I’m Gone (Second Version)
- I’ll Be Doggone (Second Version)
- My Girl Has Gone (Second Version)
- Ain’t That Peculiar (Second Version)
- She’s Got To Be Real
- Things Are Changing
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- You’ve Changed Me
- Nothing But Heartaches (Second Version)
- Tomorrow May Never Come
- All That’s Good
- You’ve Got To Earn It
- Don’t Look Back
- It’s Growing
- Music Talk
- High Heel Sneakers
- Ooh Baby Baby
- My Girl Has Gone
- Choosey Beggar
- A Fork in the Road
- Ain’t That Peculiar
- I’ll Be Doggone
- Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
- What Love Has Joined Together
- Stop! In the Name of Love
- Mother Dear
- My Baby
- Operator
- I’ve Been Good to You
- When I’m Gone
- Since I Lost My Baby
- As Long as There Is L-O-V-E Love
- I’ll Be Available
- Don’t Mess With Bill (Stereo)
- First I Look at the Purse
- The Tracks of My Tears
From the album
Marvin Gaye popular songs
- Ain’t That Peculiar
- Straighten Up and Fly Right
- My Girl
- Calypso Blues
- Baby I’m Glad That Things Worked Out So Well
- I’ll Be Doggone
- Take This Heart of Mine
- One More Heartache
- You’re the One for Me
- Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever
- Yesterday
- Fossil Medley: I’ll Be Doggone / Try It Baby / Can I Get A Witness / You’re A Wonderful One / Stubbo
- Ain’t That Peculiar (Live in Montreux 1980)
- I’ll Be Doggone (Live in Montreux 1980)
- Medley I (Live at the London Palladium, 1977)
- Motown Medley I (Live)
- Ain’t That Peculiar (Live)
- Motown Medley II (Live)
- Now That You’ve Won Me
- Try My True Love
- When I Had Your Love
- Symphony (Undubbed Version)
- Symphony [Demo Vocal]
- I’ll Be Doggone (Second Version)