The scat song lyrics

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 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-de-day!

• Artist:Cab Calloway
• Album:1931 - 1932 (1990)