Is You Is Or Is You Aint My Baby
Dinah Washington
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Words & Music by Billy Austin & Louis Jordan Recorded by Louis Jordan* 1944 (#2) G7alt Fdim I got a gal that’s always late ev’ry time we have a date But I love her yes I love her G7alt I’m gonna walk right up to her gate and see if I can get it straight ’Cause I want her I’m gonna ask her. Is you is or is you ain’t my baby? Cdim /6 The way you’re actin’ lately makes me doubt Yous is still my baby baby -- Seems my flame in your heart’s done gone out. Cdim -5 A woman is a creature that has al - ways been strange; D Cdim Just when you’re sure of one You find she’s gone and made a change. Is you is or is you ain’t my baby? Cdim /6 Maybe baby’s found somebody new Or is my baby still my baby true? *I’m crediting Jordan here principly because he co-wrote and popularized the song but listened to several versions -- notably Dinah Washington’s from 1956 and Diana Krall’s 1994 -- and each have their advantages.