Biography:
Gene Austin (June 24, 1900 - January 24, 1972) was an American singer and songwriter who is considered to have been the first "crooner".
Austin was born as Lemeul Eugene Lucas in Gainesville, Texas (north of Dallas), to Nova Lucas (died 1943) and the former Serena Belle Harrell (died 1956). He took the name "Gene Austin" from his stepfather, Jim Austin, a blacksmith. Austin grew up in Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, located east of Shreveport.
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Yes Sir That's My Baby
Gene Austin (on single ukulele with kazoo and vocal noises)
Written by Walter Donaldson with Lyrics buy Gus Kahn (1925)
Standard Tuning
Verse:
F C7
Who's that com - ing down the street? Who's that look -ing so pe - tite?
F
Who's that com - ing down to meet me here?
F C7
Who's that you know who I mean, Sweet - est "who" you've ev - er seen,
G7 F
I could tell her miles a - way from here.
Chorus:
F F#dim7 C7
Yes, Sir, That's my Ba - by, No, Sir, Don't mean "May - be"
F
Yes, Sir, That's my Ba - by now.
F F#dim7 C7
Yes, ma'am, we've de - cid - ed, No ma'am, we won't hide it,
F
Yes, ma'am you're in - vit - ed now.
F7 Bb Bb A Ab
By the way, By the way,
G7 C7
When we reach the preach - er I'll say,
F F#dim7 C7
Yes, Sir, That's my Ba - by, No, Sir, don't mean "may - be",
F
Yes, Sir, That's my Ba - by now.
repeat as necessary, one of those songs you can just mess around with.
Gene Austin (on single ukulele with kazoo and vocal noises)
Written by Walter Donaldson with Lyrics buy Gus Kahn (1925)
Standard Tuning
Verse:
F C7
Who's that com - ing down the street? Who's that look -ing so pe - tite?
F
Who's that com - ing down to meet me here?
F C7
Who's that you know who I mean, Sweet - est "who" you've ev - er seen,
G7 F
I could tell her miles a - way from here.
Chorus:
F F#dim7 C7
Yes, Sir, That's my Ba - by, No, Sir, Don't mean "May - be"
F
Yes, Sir, That's my Ba - by now.
F F#dim7 C7
Yes, ma'am, we've de - cid - ed, No ma'am, we won't hide it,
F
Yes, ma'am you're in - vit - ed now.
F7 Bb Bb A Ab
By the way, By the way,
G7 C7
When we reach the preach - er I'll say,
F F#dim7 C7
Yes, Sir, That's my Ba - by, No, Sir, don't mean "may - be",
F
Yes, Sir, That's my Ba - by now.
repeat as necessary, one of those songs you can just mess around with.
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