Lyrics:
My daddy was a ragtime trombone player, My mammy was a ragtime cabareter, They met one day at a tango tea, There was a syncopated wedding and then came me; Folks think the way I walk is a fad, But it's a birthday present from my Mammy and Dad.
Chorus
I'm a Jazz baby, I want to be jazzing all the time; There's something in the tone of a saxophone, That makes me do a little wiggle all my own, ‘Cause I'm a Jazz baby, Full of jaxbo harmony; That ""walk the dog,"" and ""ball the jack,"" that caused all the talk, Is just a copy of the way I nat'rally walk; ‘Cause I'm a Jazz baby, Little Jazz baby that's me. Patter - Rocked to sleep while the cradle went to and fro, To and fro to the tune of the ""tickle toe,"" Ever since I started in to grow, I'd love to hear the music playin', See my dear old mammy swayin; Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, that's all I ever knew, All day long I never would get thro'; Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, that's all I want to do; Play me a little Jazz. ‘Cause I'm a Jazz baby; Full of Jazbo harmony; That “walk the dog” and “ball the jack” that caused all the talk Is just a copy of the way I nat’rally walk, ‘Cause I’m a Jazz baby; Little Jazz baby, that’s me
Sheldon Harris Collection
