You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby 1938

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 19 May 2004

Does your mother realize
The stork delivered quite a prize,
The day he left you on the fam'ly tree.
Does your dad appreciate
That you are merely supergreat,
The miracle of any century.
If they don't, just send them both to me;

You must have been a beautiful baby,
You must have been a wonderful child,
When you were only startin'
To go to kindergarten,
I bet you drove the little boys wild;
And when it came to winning blue ribbons,
You must have shown the other kids how;
I can see the judges' eyes
As they handed you the prize,
I bet you made the cutest bow;
Oh, you must have been a beautiful baby,
'Cause, baby, look at you now.

You must have been a beautiful baby,
You must have been a wonderful child,
When you were only startin'
To go to kindergarten,
I bet you drove the little boys wild;
And when it came to winning blue ribbons,
You must have shown the other kids how;
I can see the judges' eyes
As they handed you the prize,
I bet you made the cutest bow;
Oh, you must have been a beautiful baby,
'Cause, baby, look at you now.

Don't suppose it dawned on you,
The first time you were out on view,
How all the neighbors
buzzed around with pride;
All those words of good advice
And all those murmurs: "Ain't she nice?"
No wonder that your poppa nearly cried,
That is why I'm always by your side.

You must have been a beautiful baby,
You must have been a wonderful child,
When you were only startin'
To go to kindergarten,
I bet you drove the little boys wild;
And when it came to winning blue ribbons,
You must have shown the other kids how;
I can see the judges' eyes
As they handed you the prize,
I bet you made the cutest bow;
Oh, you must have been a beautiful baby,
'Cause, baby, look at you now.

You must have been a beautiful baby,
You must have been a wonderful child,
When you were only startin'
To go to kindergarten,
I bet you drove the little boys wild;
And when it came to winning blue ribbons,
You must have shown the other kids how;
I can see the judges' eyes
As they handed you the prize,
I bet you made the cutest bow;
Oh, you must have been a beautiful baby,
'Cause, baby, look at you now.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby 1938
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Harry Warren
© 1938 by The Remick Music Corp.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 19 May 2004 at 10.33
in association with Doug Grierson
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