"WALKING
MY BABY BACK HOME" var tidligere i blant annet Nat "King" Coles
versjon. En fin swing-ballade som NJS arrangerer totalt om. Her er både
clavinet og synthesizer fra Eigil Berg samt Ivar Hovdens lett gjenkjennelige
elektroniske saxofon. Enkelte som ble kjent med låta via originalen vil sikkert
rynke litt på nesa av NJS-arrangementer, men melodien i seg selv er sterk og
tåler også NJS' "behandling".
Walking
My Baby Back Home
(Roy
Turk/Fred Ahlert)
Gee,
it's great after being out late
Walkin'
my baby back home
Arm
in arm over meadow and farm
Walkin'
my baby back home
We
go along harmonizing a song
I
am reciting a poem
Owls
go by and they give me the eye
Walkin'
my baby back home
We
stop for a while, she gives me a smile
And
snuggles her head to my chest
We're
starting to pet, that's when I get
Her
powder all over my vest
Hand
in hand to a barberque stand
Right
from her doorway we roam
Eats
and then we continue again
Walkin'
my baby, talkin' my baby
Lovin'
my baby, I don't mean maybe
Walkin'
my baby back home
