BABY DOLL (Bessie Smith)
Bessie Smith / H Webman  1926

Bessie Smith w Fletcher Henderson (piano) & Joe Smith (trumpet)   
rec May 4th 1926 New York


Honey, there's a funny feelin' round my heart
And it's bound to drive your mama wild!
It must be somethin' they call the Cuban Doll,
It were't you mama's angel child!

I went to see the doctor the other day,
He said I's as well as well could be!
But I said, "Doctor, you don't know
Really what's worryin' me!".

I wanna be somebody's baby doll,
So I can get my lovin' all the time;
I wanna be somebody's baby doll
To ease my mind.

He can be ugly, he can be black,
So long as he can "eagle rock" and "ball the jack".

I wanna be somebody's baby doll
So I'll get my lovin' all the time, I mean,
To get my lovin' all the time.

Lord, I went to the gypsy
To get my fortune told;
She say, "You're in luck Bessie,
Doggone your bad luck soul!".

I wanna be somebody's baby doll
So I can get my lovin' all the time, I mean,
To get my lovin' all the time.





(Contributed by Peter Akers - July 2009)