Cab Calloway Lyrics

Album: Unknown

The Scat Song Lyrics

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! 

 

 [Scat chorus] 

 

 

 Another version

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 [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: [Instrumental] 

 

 If you feel like shoutin', advertise it just this way: 

 And [Instrumental] 

 

 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 [Instrumental] 

 

 [Followed by incredible scat-singing!]