“Ba-Da-Day, Ba-Da-Ho” is a Lovibond May Rowanwood song from the Rowanwood music catalogue, centered on themes of tension, suggestion, and unspoken desire, carried by a sparse, fingerpicked folk arrangement with an intimate, slow-building atmosphere.
O Hey now… don’t you play shy
I felt that spark when you walked by
Little glance then you looked away
Your body said what you didn’t say
Mmm—there it is again
That almost-touch that almost-when
You move like you don’t quite know
But honey… I know you know
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
Slip it in soft and slow
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
Not a word just let it go
Move a little closer now
Not too fast baby you know how
There’s a rhythm in the space between
Where maybe lives with what if we
Ooh—your breathing changed?
The air got warmer, a little strange
Don’t name it don’t make it plain
Let it hover just the same
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
You don’t need to let it show
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
But it’s there… and we both know
Mmm—move your hand just so
Now you’re teasing something slow
Make your move stake a claim
A gentle flicker in the flame
Thrust once—then let it wait
Feel our heartbeats resonate
Falling silence fading light
A gentle swell into the night
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
Feel it deeper as we go
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
In the hush in the glow
Hey… don’t rush the line
Left unspoken would be fine
What’s unsaid is half the song
And it’s been there all along
I breathe soft you moan low
Not too much just let it flow
Don’t hesitate to cross the wire
Just step boldly into the fire
Ooo–there… you felt that yes?
That little pull that change of breath
A barely touch soft and true
Like the air caressing you
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
Now it moves us to and fro
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
Closer still… down we go
Ooh—call me in not by name
Just that look that does the same
Half a smile half a dare
An word unspoken hanging there
And I’ll meet you just that far
Where you weren’t you now are
In the space where nothing’s said
Everything’s implied instead
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
Slow it down and let it grow
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho
In the maybe… in the glow
And if it fades pull me in tight
Holding me through-out the night
Seems like we’re meant to stay
Right here ’til the break of day
Ba-da-day, Ba-da-ho