Cab Calloway - The Scat Song lyrics

Version 1 When your sweetie tells you, everything'll be okay, Just skeep-beep de bop-bop beep bop bo-dope skeetle-at-de-op-de-day! If you feel like shoutin', advertise it just this way: And skeep-beep de bop-bop beep bop bo-dope skeetle-at-de-op-de-day! Don't give a hang what words you use at any time, Sing this silly language, without any reason or rhyme. When you face the preacher, there's only one thing to say: Just skeep-beep de bop-bop beep bop bo-dope skeetle-at-de-op-day! Version 2 (Starts with impressive scatting, then:) Spoken: (Bennie Payne?) Say, what you doin', boy? (Cab) Oh, man, I'm just scatting and going right on to town, Satchmo! When your sweetie tells you, everything'll be okay Just: If you feel like shoutin', advertise it just this way: And Don't give a hang what words you use at any time Sing this silly language, without any reason or rhyme When you face the preacher, there's only one thing to say: Just (Followed by incredible scat-singing!)