A 1920 popular song. Words and music by Howard Johnson and Milton Ager.
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You’ve got to give the babies a bottle
Or they’ll cry the whole night long
Tho’ you try to sing them lullabies
They have to have a bottle or they won’t close their eyes
And later when those babies grow older
Gee! but they’re hard to keep
Once you could soothe them by walking the floor
But now you’ve got to walk them through some old cellar door
You’ve got to give the babies a bottle
Or you never can rock them to sleep
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You’ve got to give the babies a bottle
Or they’ll cry the whole night long
Tho’ you try to sing them lullabies
They have to have a bottle or they won’t close their eyes
And later when those babies grow older
Gee! but they’re hard to keep
Once when they cried you would look for a pin
But now when baby cries you’ve got to look for some gin
You’ve got to give the babies a bottle
Or you never can rock them to sleep