From the early talkie “Broadway Babies,” 1929
Words by Al Bryan
Music by George W. Meyer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Ev’ry day is baby day on dear old Broadway,
That’s where all the babies congregate,
And you have to nurse ’em in a very odd way,
From the College Inns, they graduate.
They have a knowledge that breaks all the rules,
They ought to teach it in schools.
Refrain:
They cuddle you and huddle you,
They muddle you, befuddle you,
Those Broadway baby dolls,
They don’t like rattles that babies shake,
They love the rattle that dollars make.
They sigh a lot, they cry a lot,
And when they cry you buy a lot,
Diamonds and nice fol-de-rolls.
They’ve got a lot of what you’re missing,
They’re hot, so hot, red hot when they’re kissing,
They cuddle you and huddle you,
They muddle you, befuddle you,
Those Broadway baby dolls
2. Ev’ry night is babies’ night on dear old Broadway,
But you never hear sweet lullabies,
Only laughter rings along the Tessie-Maud way,
While the “night owls” chase the butterflies,
Just bring your bank-book if you want to treat,
Lord, how those babies can eat!
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: