TIPPY TOEING
Recorded by The Harden Trio (Arleen, Bobby and Robbie)
Words and music by Bobby Harden
M: Well, [F] mama go a tippy, tippy [Bb] toein' thru the house
M: Gotta [F] see what's the matter with the [C7] baby
M: It's been a-[F] bawlin' and a squawlin' and a [Bb] kickin' on the wall
M: I [C7] guess it dropped its' little bottle, [F] maybe
D: Oh! daddy come a runnin' with the [Bb] water and a rag
D: Gonna [F] need another little diaper, [C7] maybe
M: No [F] need a hesitatin' or a [Bb] wond'rin and a waitin'
M: I [C7] know what's the matter with the [F] baby.
T: No need a hesitatin or a [Bb] wond'rin and a waitin'
T: We [C7] know what's the matter with the [F] baby.
T: Oh! mama rock-a-baby, daddy [Bb] rock-a-baby, too
T: It's a [F] yawnin' and a gettin' sleepy, [C7] maybe
T: So, [F] mama keep a rockin', daddy [Bb] rock a little, too
T: And at [C7] last it's a sleepy, little [F] baby.
M: Well, mama tippy-toein', daddy [Bb] tippy-toein' too
M: Gonna [F] try to do a little sleepin', [C7] maybe
M: Whether [F] it'll be a minute or an [Bb] hour or two
M: Is de-[C7] pending entirely on the [F] baby.
D: Well, I hear the clock the ringin', just a [Bb] dongin' and a dingin'
D: Daddy [F] go and make a little money, [C7] maybe
M: Mama [F] sleep a little longer, but re-[Bb] member while I'm gone
M: Won't you [C7] please take care of the [F] baby
T: After [C7] all, it's just a little, bitty [F] baby.
T: Oh! mama rock-a-baby, daddy [Bb] rock-a-baby too
T: It's a [F] yawnin' and a gettin' sleepy, [C7] maybe
T: Well, [F] mama keep a rockin', daddy [Bb] rock a little, too
T: And at [C7] last it's a sleepy, little [F] baby.
T: And at [C7] last it's a sleepy, little [F] baby (Fade)
T: And at [C7] last it's a sleepy, little [F] baby.
M=Male; D=Duet; T=Trio.
SOURCE: COUNTRY'S GREATEST HITS-VOL. 2/COLUMBIA GP-19
