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Baby Let's Play House

"Baby Let's Play House" is a song written and originally recorded by Arthur Gunter in 1954 on the Excello Records label,[1][2][3] and covered by Elvis Presley the following year on Sun Records.[4] A line from the song ("I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man") was borrowed by John Lennon for his Beatles song "Run for Your Life", released on Rubber Soul in 1965.[5][6]

"Baby Let's Play House"

"I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone"

April 10, 1955

Rockabilly[7]

2:15

Sun 217

Arthur Gunter

Promotional photo of Elvis Presley, 1954
Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar

- electric lead guitar

Scotty Moore

- double bass

Bill Black

In July 1956, the released "Oh Baby Babe" (Coral 9–61675) which, though credited to "J. Burnette, D. Burnette, P. Burlison, A. Mortimer", was "Baby Let's Play House" with altered lyrics.

Johnny Burnette Trio

Buddy Holly did a cover on his album,

Holly in the Hills

On July 6, 1957, covered "Baby Let's Play House" in the evening set at the Woolton church fete. Note: this was the day Lennon met Paul McCartney.[14]

John Lennon

In 2008, a remix of the song made number 84 in the UK.[15]

Spankox

In 2022, did a cover of the song for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, which sampled Gary Clark Jr.'s and Junkie XL cover song "Come Together".[16]

Austin Butler

at Discogs (list of releases) Arthur Gunter version

Baby Let's Play House

at Discogs (list of releases) Elvis Presley version

Baby Let's Play House