My daddy was a rag-time trombone player My mammy 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 just a birthday present from my mammy and dad 'Cause I'm a jazz baby, I wanna be jazzin' all the time 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 You know that Walk The Dog and Ball The Jack That caused all the talk Well, 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 I love to hear the music playing See my dear old mammy swayin' Jazz! Jazz! That's all I ever knew All day long Oh! I never would get through Jazz! Jazz! That's all I want to do Play me a little jazz! 'Cause I'm a jazz baby, I want to be jazzin' all the time 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 You know that Walk The Dog and Ball The Jack That caused all the talk So, it's just a copy of the way I naturally walk 'Cause I'm a jazz baby, little jazz baby that's me