Pretty Baby
Doris Day and Harry James Lyrics

You ask me why I'm always teasing you,
You wonder why I always tease you,

You hate to have me call you Pretty Baby;
You dislike being called Pretty Baby by me;

I really thought that I was pleasing you,
I genuinely believed that calling you Pretty Baby pleased you;

For you're just a baby to me.
Because to me, you are still just a baby;

Your cunning little dimples and your baby stare,
Your sly little dimples and youthful look;

Your baby talk and baby walk and curly hair;
Your speech, gait, and curly locks befit a young child;

Your baby smile makes life worth while,
Your childish grin adds meaning to my life;

You're just as sweet as you can be.
You are undeniably adorable and kind;

Your mother says you were the cutest kid;
According to your mother, you were the most attractive child;

No wonder, dearie, that I'm wild about you,
It's no surprise that I am crazy for you, sweetheart;

And all the cunning things you said and did.
And all your clever words and actions;

Why, I love to fondly recall,
I enjoy recalling it fondly;

Ann just like Peter Pan, it seems you'll always be
Like Peter Pan's friend Wendy, you seem like you'll always be;

The same sweet, cunning, Little Baby dear to me.
My precious, charming, little dear, still a baby to me.

And that is why I'm sure that I will always love you best of all.
That's why I know that I'll always love you the most.

Everybody loves a baby that's why I'm in love with you,
Everyone loves babies, which is why I am in love with you,

Pretty Baby, Pretty Baby;
My darling, my dear;

And I'd like to be your sister, brother, dad and mother too,
I want to be your sibling, parent, and everything else too,

Pretty Baby, Pretty Baby.
My precious dear, my darling baby.

Won't you come and let me rock you in my cradle of love,
Would you come and let me sway you in my love's cradle,

And we'll cuddle all the time.
And we'll embrace each other all the time.

Oh! I want a Lovin' Baby and it might as well be you,
Oh! I desire a loving baby, and you might as well be that baby,

Pretty Baby of mine.
My adorable little one.