[Chorus]
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Yes, your baby knows
[Verse 1]
Matilda Brown told ole' King Tut
Say, "If you can't say 're-bop,' keep your big mouth shut"
[Chorus]
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Yes, your baby knows
[Verse 2]
Momma's on the chair, Poppa's on the cot
Baby's on the floor blowin' his natural top
[Chorus]
Singin', hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop (Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop)
Yes, your baby knows
[Solo Section]
[Bridge]
Hey!
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop! Hey!
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop! Hey!
Hey, ba-do-do-do-do-day-da-do-do-da-da-da
Ba-do-da-da-day-doo-way
Bo-da-pa-da-da-da-do-day-do-do-day
[Verse 3]
Up on the mountain, lookin' at the sea
Lookin' for that cat that stole my baby from me
[Chorus]
Singin', hey! Ba-ba-re-bop
Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop
Singin', hey! Ba-ba-re-bop
Yes, your baby knows
Hey! ba-ba-re-bop was written by Curley Hamner & Lionel Hampton.