| I’ve got to check up on my baby, yeah
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| I’ve got to see how my baby been gettin along
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| But I’ve got to go an check up on my baby
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| I’ve got to see how my baby been gettin 'long
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| Now an I’m goin an fightin' now for our country
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| We gotta keep Mussolini from treatin' my baby wrong
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| 'Mussolini got scared an cut out, didn’t he?'
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| Now, don’t ya know what Hitler told President Roosevelt?
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| Said we made the bad design plan, worry on
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| Oh President Roosevelt, I think they’re tellin' a lie
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| Brother, so we gotta have a plan that’s built up like a squirrel
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| An I’ll send my boys to check up on their baby, yeah
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| A-my boys must see how there baby doin', gettin' along
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| He said, 'You help me win this war
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| Gotta keep Hitler from treatin' yo' baby wrong
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| Now don’t you know my baby, she can’t even write
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| No, my baby can’t even a-send no telegram
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| I’ve got to check up on my baby
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| I know my baby wanna, a-know just where I am
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| Now I’ve got to go check up on my baby, now
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| I’ve got to see how my baby been gettin' along
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| Well now, we’ve just got to win this war
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| I swear because they don’t mean my baby, no harm
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| 'Oh yeah!'
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| Well now, an I’ve got som’thin to tell you, baby
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| That I know that you really, really can’t do
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| I know you can’t love me
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| An you wanna a-love some other man, too
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| But I’ve got to go an check up on you, baby
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| I’ve got to see baby, how you been gettin 'long
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| Well now, an if you help me, baby
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| I swear I will never do you no harm |