A 1926 popular song
words and music by Willie Raskin, Sam Coslow and Little Jack Little
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
You’ve been braggin’ that you had my baby out
I’ll admit that’s quite a bit to brag about
If you think that you can steal her, go right to it
Better men than you have tried and failed to do it
Chorus
My baby may go here
My baby may go there
But here or there, anywhere
She’s still my baby
My baby’s known to ride
My baby’s known to walk
But walk or ride, ride or walk
She’s still my baby
I know you took her out an evening or two
I’d take my chances with a dozen like you
You even asked her ma
You interviewed her pa
But man or pa, ha! ha! ha!
She’s still my baby
Chorus
My baby may be right
My baby may be wrong
But wrong or right, right or wrong
She’s still my baby
Maybe my baby flits
Maybe my baby flirts
But flirts or flits, flits or flirts
She’s still my baby
I know you took her out and fed her on steak
But I get more results on coffee and cake
You’re mighty proud because
She calls you Santa Claus
But Santa Claus, apple sauce
She’s still my baby
Chorus
You called on her last night
You called the night before
But take last night, ten days more
She’s still my baby
You say that she said “yes”
I say that she said “no”
But “no” or “yes”, “yes” or “no”
She’s still my baby
You moved next door to her as quiet as a mouse
She rented me a room right in her own home
You say her eyes are black
I say her eyes are blue
But blue or black, black or blue
She’s still my baby
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: