"Water Baby Blues"/"Water Baby Boogie" is a Western swing instrumental first recorded in 1946 by Merl Lindsay

Merl Lindsay

Merle Lindsay Salathiel , better known as Merl Lindsay, was one of the premier American Western swing musicians from the 1930s to the mid-1960s and founder of Merl Lindsay and His Oklahoma Night Riders.-Biography:...

 (4 Star 1117) and which became his signature song. Often recorded as "Water Baby Boogie" it became a popular dance tune.

A well-known version was recorded by the Maddox Brothers and Rose

Maddox Brothers and Rose

The Maddox Brothers and Rose, known as America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band from the 1930s to the 1950s, consisted of four brothers, Fred, Cal, Cliff and Don Maddox, along with their sister Rose. Cliff died in 1949 and was replaced by brother Henry...

 (4 Star 1507) in 1950.

Doyle Salathiel, Lindsay's brother and jazz guitarist who sometime played with the band, wrote a set of novelty lyrics for the tune. Called "Singing Water Baby Blues" (Mercury 70119, 1952) it has such lyrics as:

Some are red and some are green,

But not the one that I have seen.

The one I saw was colored blue.

Supposed to bring good luck to you.

Other artists with recordings of "Water Baby Blues"/"Water Baby Boogie" include Joe Maphis

Joe Maphis

Joe Maphis, born Otis W. Maphis , was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1948....

 (Republic 2006), Billy Jack Wills (4 Star X-11), Leon McAuliffe

Leon McAuliffe

Leon McAuliffe , born William Leon McAuliffe, was an American Western swing musician from Houston, Texas...

 (Cimarron 4047) and Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys.