A 1921 hit song.
Words and music by Benny Davis, Milton Ager, and Lester Santly.
Song suggested by Laurence Rubenstein.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I used to be my mother’s baby
When I was near my Dad went wild
Whenever we had company they’d bounce me on their knee
The neighbors thought I was a darling child
Once I was ev’rybody’s baby
But right now I’m lonesome as can be
Chorus
You see I’m nobody’s baby, I wonder why
Each night and day I pray the Lord up above
Please send me down somebody to love
But nobody wants me, I’m blue somehow
Won’t someone hear my plea and take a chance with me
Because I’m nobody’s baby now
- Now that my baby days are over
I long for things that I had then
I miss the little girls and boys, I miss my dolls and toys
Oh, how I wish I were a Kid again
I guess there’s lots of grown up babies
Feel like me and need some sympathy
Chorus
You see I’m nobody’s baby, I wonder why
Each night and day I pray the Lord up above
Please send me down somebody to love
But nobody wants me, I’m blue somehow
The way I feel today I’d like to pass away
Because I’m nobody’s baby now
Sung here by Fred Feild: