my daddy was a rag time trombone player my mommy was a rag time cabaret er 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 dad dy 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 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 ah ah ah ah little jazz baby that s me