YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY
(Harry Warren / Johnny Mercer)

Recorded by: Mildred Bailey; Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen; Dan Barrett;
Chick Bullock; Billy Butterfield; Dorothy Carless; Perry Como; 
Sam Costa; The Crew Cuts; Bing Crosby; Vic Damone; Bobby Darin; 
Jack Donahue; Tommy Dorsey; Kenny Drew; Nancy Dussault; 
Peter Fountain; Nat Gonella; Dick Haymes; The Hi-Lo's; Kenny Hing; 
Eddy Howard & his Orch.; Joni James; John Kirby & his Orch.; 
Billy Kyle; Nancy Lamott; Julius LaRosa; Peggy Lee; George Maharis; 
Dean Martin; Johnny Mercer; Russ Morgan & his Orch.; Tommy Newsom; 
Gary Nicholls; Red Norvo & his Orch.; Paul Peterson; Oscar Peterson; 
Dick Powell; Lillian Roth; Jan Savitt; Bob Scobey; Ralph Sharon; 
Artie Shaw; Frank Sinatra; Maxine Sullivan; Toni Tennille; Bobby Vee; 
Lee Wiley.


You must have been a beautiful baby, 
you must have been a wonderful child . . . 
When you were only startin' 
to go to kindergarten 
I bet you drove the little boys wild! 

An' when it came to winning blue ribbons, 
you must have shown the other kids how . . . 
I can see the judge's eyes as they handed you the prize 
I bet you made the cutest bow! 

Oh!, You must have been a beautiful baby, 
'cause baby look at you now . . . 
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Does your dad appreciate 
that you are merely great? 
Does your mother realize 
you're such a treat for the eyes? 

You must have been a beautiful baby, 
you must have been a wonderful child . . . 
When you were only startin' 
to go to kindergarten 
I bet you drove the little boys wild! 

An' when it came to winning blue ribbons, 
you must have shown the other kids how . . . 
I can see the judge's eyes as they handed you the prize 
I bet you made the cutest bow! 

Oh!, You must have been a beautiful baby, 
'cause baby look at you now . . . ( she's a cutie! ) 
baby look at you now . . .