My daddy was a ragtime trombone player My mommy 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 mommy and daddy I'm a jazz baby, little jazz baby, that's me
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 jazz-bo harmony
That \"Walk The Dog\" and \"Ball The Jack\" that caused all the talk Is just a copy of the way I naturally walk 'Cause I'm a jazz baby, little jazz baby, that's me
Rock to sleep while the cradle went to and fro To and fro to the tune of the tickle-toe Ever since I started into grow Love to hear the music playing and see my dear old mammy swayin'
Razz-ma-tazz, that's all I ever knew All day long I never would get through Jazz-ma-tazz, that's all I want to do So play me a little jazz
Jazz baby, full of jazz-bo harmony The wailin' of the saxes when those fellas go mad Cannot compare with what I got from mommy and dad So hear this jazz baby, little jazz baby, that's me