Got No Babysitter Blues

Even devoted parents long for a night out, but it's not always easy, especially when the kids are very young.

1.
One Two Three
And they've all gone down
Getcher dancin' shoes babe
We're goin' out on the town
We're goin' dancin'
   Doo wop a doo
We're goin' dancin'
   Shoo boop a doo be
Goin' dancin'
All de leedle tykes're asleep.

2.
O, we can smoke a jug o' wine
An we can flip a couple lids
If we can only find a sitter
Who'll come 'n' mind the kids
We're goin' dancin'
   Bo do dee oh
We're goin' dancin'
   Woh woh woh
Goin' dancin'
Wait a sec, I think I heard a peep.

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3.
Change a diaper then another
Dad I wanna drinka water
Got a dolly for my daughter
Tuck her brother into bed
And we'll go dancin'
   Whee-dee-dee  dee-dee-dee
   dee-dee-dee-dah-dah
Dancin'
   Ya-ta-ta  ta-ta-ta
   na-na-na  na-na-na
Dancin'
Babe just go 'n' getcher dancin' shoes.

4.
Granny's feelin' po'ly
An' the sitter's got a test tomorrow
Then our frien' nex' door comes down
A-lookin' for yer shoes t' borrow
Dancin'
   Hup hup hup
She's goin' dancin'
   Yup yup yup
Goin' dancin'
I think I got those
   got no babysitter blues!
Got No Babysitter Blues

Crash!Written in Chicago, Summer of 1987. Let's see  the kids were ages two and six back then. Yup.
Published to mindfulwebworks.com 2007 May 2. Reformatted 2011 Sep 26.
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