Lyrics to
My Little Baby

This version of My Little Baby was released by Jackson 5 in 1971.

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All my friends keep asking what do I see in you
Through their eyes you beauty doesn’t show
Ooh, all they ask is justified looking through the naked eye
But through the eyes of my love I see
The inner beauty of you

That’s why you’re my little baby
That’s why you’re my little baby
I don’t want love on the skin
It’s got to come from deep within
That’s why you’re my little baby
My little baby
My heart controls my eyes
And your love I visualize, oh yeah!

All your so-called girl friends who compliment your clothes
Know that they’re you mama’s hand-me-downs
Oooh, the fashion world’s turning so fast
You’re still trying to catch the past.
But in my world of love your style
I know will always last.

That’s why you’re my little baby
That’s why you’re my little baby
I don’t care what experts say
Our love is tailor-made
That’s why you’re my little baby
My my my my little baby
Like a brand-new ermine coat
You keep me warm as toast, little baby!

You know it’s true, little baby
You know it’s true, girl
You know it’s true, little baby
You know it’s true, babe
I’m sticking with you, little baby
I’m sticking with you, girl
I’m sticking with you, little baby

Always thrill me when you touch me
Honey, you thrill me when you kiss me, little baby, yeah
Oh, sweet baby, I’ve got to say I’m thankful that you’re my little baby
My little baby
You fill me up with pride
Every time you’re by by side, now now now now

Oh yeah, you’re my little baby, my little baby
My little baby, I’ve got to say I’m thankful that you’re my little baby
My little baby, my little baby

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When you decide to study the lyrics to My Little Baby, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1971 song by Jackson 5. Some of the lyrics to My Little Baby have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Jackson 5 and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to My Little Baby if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to My Little Baby" means the words set to the music of My Little Baby, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to My Little Baby and the lyrics to My Little Baby are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to My Little Baby, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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