Check Up On My Baby - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson

I’ve got to check up on my baby, yeah

I’ve got to see how my baby been gettin along

But I’ve got to go an check up on my baby

I’ve got to see how my baby been gettin 'long

Now an I’m goin an fightin' now for our country

We gotta keep Mussolini from treatin' my baby wrong

'Mussolini got scared an cut out, didn’t he?'

Now, don’t ya know what Hitler told President Roosevelt?

Said we made the bad design plan, worry on

Oh President Roosevelt, I think they’re tellin' a lie

Brother, so we gotta have a plan that’s built up like a squirrel

An I’ll send my boys to check up on their baby, yeah

A-my boys must see how there baby doin', gettin' along

He said, 'You help me win this war

Gotta keep Hitler from treatin' yo' baby wrong

Now don’t you know my baby, she can’t even write

No, my baby can’t even a-send no telegram

I’ve got to check up on my baby

I know my baby wanna, a-know just where I am

Now I’ve got to go check up on my baby, now

I’ve got to see how my baby been gettin' along

Well now, we’ve just got to win this war

I swear because they don’t mean my baby, no harm

'Oh yeah!'

Well now, an I’ve got som’thin to tell you, baby

That I know that you really, really can’t do

I know you can’t love me

An you wanna a-love some other man, too

But I’ve got to go an check up on you, baby

I’ve got to see baby, how you been gettin 'long

Well now, an if you help me, baby

I swear I will never do you no harm