hey ba ba re bop tex beneke and the glenn miller orchestra peaked at 4 in 1946 competing version by lionel hampton hit 9 hey ba ba re bop hey ba ba re bop hey ba ba re bop hey hey ba ba re bop hey ba ba re bop yeah my baby knows matilda brown told ole king tut say if you can t pay me five just keep your big mouth shut shoutin hey ba ba re bop hey hey ba ba re bop hey ba ba re bop ye es your baby knows momma s on the chair poppa s on the cot baby s on the floor blowin his natural top sayin hey ba ba re bop mmm hey ba ba re bop hey ba ba re bop ye es my baby knows up in the mountains mad as i can be lookin for the cat that took my baby from me shoutin hey ba ba re bop mmm hey ba ba re bop hey ba ba re bop ye e es my baby knows now you ve heard this song from start to end now take the title once again baby hey ba ba re bop