Well mama go a tippy tippy toeing through the house Gotta see what's the matter with the baby It's been a bawlin' and a squallin' and a kickin' on the wall A-well I guess it's dropped its little bottle maybe Oh daddy come a runnin' with the water and a rag Gonna see another little diaper maybe No need a hesitatin' or a wonderin' and a waitin' I know what's the matter with baby No need a hesitatin' or a wonderin' and a waitin' I know what's the matter with baby Oh mama rock a baby daddy rock a baby too it's a yawnin' and a gettin' sleepy maybe So mama keep a rockin' daddy rock a little too and at last it's a sleeping little baby [ ac.guitar ] Well mama tippy toein' daddy tippy toein' too gonna try to do a little sleepin' maybe Whether it'll be a minute or an hour or two is depending entirely on the baby Well I hear the clock a ringin' just a dongin' and a dingin' Daddy go and make a little money maybe Mama sleep a little longer but but while her daddy's gone Mama gonna have to take care of the baby after all it's just a little bitty baby Oh mama rock a baby... And at last it's a sleeping little baby and at last it's a sleeping little baby