You must have been a beautiful baby
You must have been a wonderful child
When you were only starting
To go to kindergarten
I bet you drove
The little boys wild.
And when it came
To winning blue ribboms
You must have shown the other kids how.
I can see the judges’ eyes
As they handed you the prize
You must have made the cutest bow.
You must’ve been
A beautiful baby
Cause baby
Look at you now.
Does your mother realize
The stork delivered quite a prize
The day he left you
On the family tree?
Does your dad appreciate
That you’re merely supergreat
The miracle of any century?
If they don’t just send
Them both to me.Chorus
Harry Warren was already the seasoned
pro and Johnny Mercer merely the wunderkind around the
studios when Warner Brothers paired them up in the busy year of 1938
to write this song.
