[1st verse:]
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See those sweethearts
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They've just been married, they'll be leaving soon
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They're getting ready to begin a lifelong honeymoon
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See the old folks crowding around them
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Gladness fills the room
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Just hear the bride's old mother
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Whispering to the groom
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[Refrain:]
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Treat her like a baby, for she's only a baby
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When you take her with you, lad
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You are taking all we had
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I know she'll be a comfort to you like she's always been to me
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So do be kind and keep unhappiness away
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And when you find her golden hair is turning gray
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Continue to treat her like a baby
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[2nd verse:]
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See those sweethearts
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Rocking a cradle with a baby boy
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After a year of wedded bliss, he came to bring them joy
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Listen to them planning his future
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Hear his father say
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"I picture some girl's mother
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Saying to him someday"
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[Double version:]
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I would like to marry you, honey
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-You don't mean it, dear
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Honest and truly, won't you have me?
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-You won't do, I fear
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I've saved up a bundle of money
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-Love you cannot buy
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How can I make you love me?
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-Dear, would you like to try?
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Yes
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-Treat me like a baby
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You'll grow tired of it maybe
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-Baby names just set me wild
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I think you're a spoiled child
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-At night when I grow tired and weary
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I'll hold you on my knee
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-And while I sleep
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I'll keep the "boogie-man" away
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-I'll never weep
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And when your hair is turning gray
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-Continue to treat me
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Like a baby
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Always Treat Her Like A Baby
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| Irving Berlin |
