[Verse 1]
I always thought dancing babies
Were just some internet dream
Little cartoons on old screens
Not a real-life kinda thing
Then one hot afternoon
I heard a funny little sound
Tiny sneakers squeakin’ rhythm
While a beat came bouncin’ down
There he was on the sidewalk
No bigger than my knee
Binky in his little mouth
Groovin’ wild and free
Swingin’ down the avenue
Like he owned the whole darn street
Diaper wobble, baby swagger
Tiny stompin’ feet
I said, “Hey there little fella
What you doin’ all alone?”
He just giggled up at me
Then sang into his phone—
[Chorus — baby talk]
“Ba-ba bop, bibby boo
Wiggle-waggle peek-a choo
Binky boo an boogie bee
Tip-tap tiny baby feet
Googoogaga shimmy-shake
Rattle-roll and milkshake break
Clappa-clappa scooby dee
Come on dance along with me!”
[Verse 2]
It was the wildest thing I’d ever seen
A binky-suckin’ baby with a dancing machine
And the rhythm got so catchy
Before I even knew
I was boppin’ down the sidewalk
Doing baby moves too
My knees started wobblin’
My shoulders caught the groove
People stopped and stared at us
Then started makin’ moves
Old men laughed from park benches
Teens were dancin’ by the store
Mamas swingin’ grocery bags
Started sliding cross the floor
Then the little dude looked back at me
With a mischievous little grin
Like he knew the whole wide world
Was about to join in
[Chorus — baby talk]
“Ba-ba bop, bibby boo
Wiggle-waggle peek-a choo
Binky bounce and boogie beat
Tip-tap tiny baby feet
Googoogaga shimmy-shake
Rattle-roll and milkshake break
Clappa-clappa scooby dee
Come on dance along with me!”
[Verse 3]
Before I knew it we were drawin’ a crowd
Boppin’ down the street feelin’ loud and proud
Men, women, babies
Everybody caught the chance
Forgettin’ all their worries
Just to do the baby dance
Traffic stopped for half a mile
Cops were laughing too
Grandmas spinning shopping carts
Like they’d suddenly turned two
And the little dancing baby
Raised his binky to the sky
Like a tiny funky prophet
Teaching folks to fly
Now every time life gets heavy
And the world feels offbeat
I remember that little baby
Boppin’ down the street
And somewhere in the distance
If the rhythm feels just right
You can hear the baby chorus
Floating through the night—
[Final Chorus — baby talk]
“Ba-ba bop, bibby boo
Wiggle-waggle peek-a choo
Binky bounce and boogie beat
Tip-tap tiny baby feet
Googoogaga shimmy-shake
Rattle-roll and milkshake break
Clappa-clappa scooby dee
Everybody dance with me!”
ElCeviche
