This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
My lady gives birth today,
I run to her room right away,
She smiles with glee then hands her to me,
I look at my newborn and say
Damn that's an ugly baby!
Damn that's an ugly-ass baby!
I'm feeling quite concerned,
My semen must have turned,
Damn that's an ugly baby
This is just what I feared,
Her head is mishappen and weird,
She's skinny like a twig,
At least her nuts are big,
But her hair color doesn't match her beard
Damn that's an ugly baby!
Goddamn that's an ugly-ass baby!
I give the doc a smack and say,
Can't you stuff her back in,
Damn that's an ugly baby
And when she smiles I find,
Shea mcgowan comes to mind,
It makes me want to cry,
When I look into her good eye,
I always wanted kids,
Is it wrong to hope for SIDS?
Then the doctor calls me in,
Mr. lynch, she has a twin...
Damn that's a good lookin baby!
One for two on the good lookin babies,
I almost start to weep,
Now this one we can keep,
Cause that was an ugly ass baby
Damn that's an ugly baby,
Damn that's an ugly ass baby
Damn that's an ugly baby
Damn that's an ugly baby
(I said damn damn damn! I wanna throw that shit in the dumpster)
Well she's got one good tooth and one ear and one eye,
And thank god just one nose but its on her left thigh,
The thought of changing her diaper each day,
Or powdering her ass with that tail in the way,
I think I could get a good price on ebay
I don't want any ugly baby,
I said damn that's an ugly baby,
Damn that's an ugly baby
I run to her room right away,
She smiles with glee then hands her to me,
I look at my newborn and say
Damn that's an ugly baby!
Damn that's an ugly-ass baby!
I'm feeling quite concerned,
My semen must have turned,
Damn that's an ugly baby
This is just what I feared,
Her head is mishappen and weird,
She's skinny like a twig,
At least her nuts are big,
But her hair color doesn't match her beard
Damn that's an ugly baby!
Goddamn that's an ugly-ass baby!
I give the doc a smack and say,
Can't you stuff her back in,
Damn that's an ugly baby
And when she smiles I find,
Shea mcgowan comes to mind,
It makes me want to cry,
When I look into her good eye,
I always wanted kids,
Is it wrong to hope for SIDS?
Then the doctor calls me in,
Mr. lynch, she has a twin...
Damn that's a good lookin baby!
One for two on the good lookin babies,
I almost start to weep,
Now this one we can keep,
Cause that was an ugly ass baby
Damn that's an ugly baby,
Damn that's an ugly ass baby
Damn that's an ugly baby
Damn that's an ugly baby
(I said damn damn damn! I wanna throw that shit in the dumpster)
Well she's got one good tooth and one ear and one eye,
And thank god just one nose but its on her left thigh,
The thought of changing her diaper each day,
Or powdering her ass with that tail in the way,
I think I could get a good price on ebay
I don't want any ugly baby,
I said damn that's an ugly baby,
Damn that's an ugly baby
Lyrics submitted by tjwells
Baby Lyrics as written by Nick Littlemore Nicholas George Littlemore
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great song, it brings a tear to my eye...