Eddie Cantor - That's the kind of a baby for me

RECORDANDO A EDDIE CANTOR

En su aniversario natal recordamos al comediante, bailarín y cantante estadounidense Eddie Cantor con That's the kind of a baby for me (Harriman / Egan), composición que interpretó en su debut en Broadway en las Ziegfeld Follies de 1917 y grabó por primera vez ese mismo año. Tiempo después efectuó una nueva grabación en Inglaterra en diciembre de 1934 con la orquesta de Jay Wilbur, publicada en 1935 (la que aquí se ofrece).

That's the kind of a baby for me  (lyrics)

The folks that live next door to me
Have a brand new baby
And it nearly drives me wild
When they talk about that child
'Cause all I ever hear her do is cry

But there's another baby
As cute as she can be
Moved in today
Across the way
At number sixty three
And she's made a hit with me

She's got a dog and cat
The cutest little hat
And all the boys just call her "Baby"
She's got a dainty style
A little baby smile
The kind that makes you wanna stick around awhile

She's got those dreamy eyes
And every time she sighs
You forget your family
Her father's over eighty with his nice grey locks
He's made a million dollars out of bonds and stocks
And she's his only child
And she's just awfully wild
That's the kind of a baby for me

She's got a dog and cat
The cutest little hat
And all the boys just call her "Baby"
She's got a bungalow
Down where the breezes blow
And lots of other little things you shouldn't know

She's got those dreamy eyes
And every time she sighs
You forget your family
I raised a little moustache, cute as any pup
My baby kissed me once and burned the darned thing up
She said, "It's so much fun
Please raise another one"
That's the kind of a baby for me

She's got a dog and cat
The cutest little hat
And all the boys just call her "Baby"
She's got a dainty style
A little baby smile
The kind that makes you wanna stick around awhile

She's got those dreamy eyes
And every time she sighs
You forget your family
The other evening, in a cabaret, we spent
And when I saw the cheque I thought it was the rent
But when the waiter came
She simply signed her name
That's the kind of a baby for me