Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby
Words & Music by Billy Austin & Louis Jordan
Recorded by Louis Jordan, 1944 (#2)

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I got a gal that’s always late, ev’ry time we have a date,

But I love her, [Dm+7] yes I love her,

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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?

[E7/6]
T[Bm7-5]he way you’re actin’ lately makes me doubt

Yous[Dm+7] is still my[E7/6] baby, baby –

Seems my [Bm7-5]flame in [E7/6]your heart’s done [E7/6]gone out.

[Bm7-5]
A woman is a creature that has al – ways been strange;

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?

[E7/6]
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.