Short instrumental intro with the following vocal stylings:
M: Dun dun dun, dun dun dun,
M: Dun dun dun, dun dun dun.
GM: Dun dun dunnnn,/ M: /dun dun dun,
GM: Dun dun dunnnn,/ M: /dun dun dun-duh-dun.
1, GMs hum in background:
SR: Someday, ah-maybe, ah-mah-ah baby,
Will come and ah-ho-old mah-ah hand.
Give a rocker to her father,
And-ah ah-whip a smile,
I say, "Come ah-let's talk
For-ah a little while."
About your baby, ah-your bay-bay-hay,
I love your baby, love-ah your baby-ayay.
2, CR sings "ooo-ooo" in background:
SR & M: Well, do you dig, man?
Her dad's a big man.
He looks ah-mighty rough,
But to my surprise.
Just the other day I was-ah ah-passin' by,
SR: And he said, "Hello, son."
I told him, "I love baby, ah-your bay-bay-hay,
I love your baby, love-ah your bay-bay.
All: An' I know your ah-baby
All: Lo-oves me too-oo-oo-ooo.
PM: You're crazy! SR: I'm crazy?
PM: Who makes you think that it's only you?
SR: Your baby, PM: who? SR: your baby.
3, GMs hum in background:
SR: The way he was soundin',
My heart was poundin'.
And though I'm not the son-in-law
He had in mind,
He said, "Ah-do you mean to-ah treat her true?"
And I said that, "Yes, indeed I do."
SR: 'Cause I love, ah-love, love,
I love ah-your baby.
Love ah- All: -your baby!
Instrumental break with the following vocal stylings:
GM: Doo, doot-en-doo, doot-en-doo-doo.
Doo, doot-en-doo, doot-en-doo-doo.
Doo, doot-en-doo, doot-en-doo-doo.
Doo, doot-en-doo, doot-en-doo-doo.
Doo, doot-en-doo, doot-en-doo-doo.
All: Doo, doot-eh, weh-ell...
All: I know your ah-baby lo-oves me too-oo-oo-ooo.
GM: Well, maybe. Well, maybe.
PM Who makes you think that it's only you?
SR: Your baby, PM: who? SR: your baby.
4, GMs hum in background:
SR: Someday, ah-maybe,
Let me take your baby,{{1}}
Walk down the aisle and say,
"Yeah, I do, ooo-hoo-hoo,
Take this girl to-ah ah-be my wife.
To love and cherish all my life."
Ah-your bay-bay-hay, ah-your bay-bay,
I love your baby, love-ah your bay-bay-ay.
All: Someday, ah-maybe, let me take your baby...
Fade.
All: Someday, ah-maybe, let me take your baby...
VOICE KEY:
Lyrics preceded with SR: denote solo by Smokey Robinson.
Lyrics preceded with CR: denote solo by Claudette Rogers-Robinson.
Lyrics preceded with PM: denote solo by Pete Moore.
Lyrics preceded with M: denote just male group members sing without SR.
Lyrics preceded with GM: denote all the group members sing without SR.
Lyrics preceded with All: denote everyone sings.
Lyrics separated by a slash(es) (/) mean the lyrics on opposite
sides of the slash(es) are sung simultaneously or overlap.
