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!)
The Scat Song Lyrics performed by Cab Calloway are property and copyright of the authors, artists and labels. You should note that The Scat Song Lyrics performed by Cab Calloway is only provided for educational purposes only and if you like the song you should buy the CD