Cab Calloway

Just take a look at Harlem after sundown, Any time you choose; It's hard to find the people feeling run-down; There's no time for blues. If you don't know just what to really do Just take a walk along the avenue; You'll hear the sounds come a-floatin' t...

[Cab Calloway] Say, what's the matter with you cats You sure look beat back there this evening Look like you've been knocking yourselves out! [Band] We want a 15 minute intermission, boss We want a 15 minute intermission, boss We want a 15 minute inter...

He isn't hep to jive, he's only half alive Hep cats call him square You won't believe this jack All his clothes date back To '29 I swear He wears a blue serge suit with a belt in the back No drape, no shape, just a belt in the back Strictly calm and he's off...

Chicken! Nice fried chicken! Barbecued chicken! Won't you send it down the line. Say! Everyone's talking 'bout chicken; Chicken's a popular bird; Anywhere you go, you're bound to find, A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird. Some folks call it a fowl,...

I need your love so badly, I love you, oh, so madly But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you! I thought at last I'd found you, but other loves surround you And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you! If you'd surrender just for a tender kiss or two Y...

A new moon and an old serenade I just stood there and looked at you As the violins played A new thrill; we were both so afraid But the moon and the melody Seemed to come to our aid Heaven gleamed in a rose-colored light And the music seemed to be saying, "I'm...

Poor me, I ain't got a gal in this town, All of them turned me down, 'Cause I ain't got a gal in this town. Eee-eee-eee... All yellows and browns, All of them turned me down, 'Cause I ain't got a gal in this town. Boo-hoo, you hear my mournful wail,...

Seeing that your love's true Never I'll doubt you My heart belongs to you That's alright with me Worlds could end around me So in love I can't see You and me were meant to be That's alright with me Friends come and friends may go My friends you're real I know...

Robins in the tree tops high Soon will sing a lullaby, Angeline Angeline Bashful little whippoorwills Can’t you hear them say “I will” Angeline Angeline The crickets in the meadows The dear in the woods Know it’s time for singin’ in the rain Until you make...

Life is not a highway strewn with flowers Still it holds a goodly share of bliss When the sun gives way to April showers Here is the point you should never miss Though April showers may come your way They bring the flowers that bloom in May So if it's raining...

Do you come on like Shorty George and me? Just speel some jive, we'll dig you out, you see. Well, all reet! Are you ready? Yes, we're ready, Joe! Jumping steady? Jumping steady, Joe! You look solid, Joe, All I want to know, Are you all reet? Yes, we...

Yes! yes! yes! Are you full of pep? Yes! yes! yes! Are you hepa hepa? Yes! yes! yes! Are you full of stepa? What do ya know gates? Are you in know? Or are you a solid bringer downer? Listen here jack, take it slow You can learn just what I mean. Are you hep...

Are you in love with me, dear? Are you in love with me again? Love, I must have near, dear, If love stays til the end. I still love you so true, You'll never, never make me blue! Oh, are you in love with me, dear? Are you in love with me again? Are you...

I found my love in Avalon Beside a bay; I left my love in Avalon, And sailed away; I dream of her and Avalon From dusk 'til dawn; So I think I'll travel on, Way on to Avalon. I found my love in Avalon Beside a bay; I left my love in Avalon, And saile...

Aw, you dog, you dirty dog, You better stop your sniffing around like that; I know just what you're driving at! Aw, you dog, you dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty dog, You sniffing, snapping, yipping, yapping, Aw, you dog! Say, they got the news all ov...

Aw, you dog, you dirty dog, You better stop your sniffing around like that; I know just what you're driving at! Aw, you dog, you dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty dog, You sniffing, snapping, yipping, yapping, Aw, you dog! Say, they got the news all ov...

Driftin' Dreamin' In an Azure mood, Stardust gleamin' Thru my solitude: Here in my seclusion, You're a blue illusion While I'm in this Azure interlude. I'm not wanted I'm so all alone; Always haunted By the dreams I own; But, though Im tormented I must be c...

I've got the blues, I feel so lonely; I'd give the world If I could only Make you understand; It truly would be grand. I'm gonna telephone my baby, Ask him won't you please come home. Oh, when you gone I'm worried all day long. Baby, won't you pleas...

Beale Street mama Why don't you come back home? It isn't proper to leave your papa all alone! Sometimes I was cruel, that's true But mama, your sweet papa never two-timed you Boo-hoo, I'm blue So how come you do me like you do? I'm cryin'! Beale Street...

When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of music so tender It brings back a night of tropical splendor It brings back a memory ever green I'm with you once more under the stars And down by the shore an orchestra's playing And even the palms seem...

I don't want you, But I hate to lose you, You've got me inbetween the devil and the deep blue sea. I forgive you, 'Cause I can't forget you, You've got me inbetween the devil and the deep blue sea. I ought to cross you off my list, But when you come k...

She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool can have her charms I'm in love and don't I show it Like a babe in arms Love's the same old situation Lately I've not slept a wink Since this crazy situation Has me on the blink I'm wild again, beguiled again A whi...

These are the blues, nothin' but blues Oh, they say some people long ago Were searching for a diff'rent tune One, that they could croon as only they can They only had the rhythm So they started swayin' to and fro They didn't know just what to use This is how...

Down in Louisiana There's a grand piano-playing man; He knows that they can't kid him 'Cause he's got hot rhythm in his hand. The blues that he'll compose will thrill you From your head to your toes. He called his song "Black Rhythm," 'Cause his black h...

What can I do Now that you say we're through? I'm left with the blues in my heart. How can I smile When love don't seem worthwhile? I'm left with the blues in my heart. How can I live? What is there life can give As long as we're apart? How can I g...

My mamma done tol' me, When I was in knee pants, My mamma done tol' me, "Son! A woman'll sweet talk, and give ya the big eye, But when the sweet talkin's done, A woman's a two-face, A worrisome thing who'll leave ya t' sing The blues in the night" Now the rai...

(Boo wah, boo wah) It's a lonely tune (Boo wah, boo wah) You can swing it too (Boo wah, boo wah, boo wah) You can chime in on the Jive jive jive (Boo wah, boo wah) It's a simple rift (Boo wah, boo wah) Oh, with an easy lift (Boo wah, boo wah, boo wah) That's...

Boog it, nothin' to it, Jack Boog it, in the mellow track Boog it, got it comin' back Bim-bam, skim-skam, jim-jam Romp Boog it, ev'rybody out, boog it Who you're hunchin' out, boog it Ev'rybody 'bout Bim-bam, skim-skam, jim-jam Romp You do like shining a win...

You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag 'bout the Bugle Call Rag. Thin or fat, young or old; Shake their shoulders bold. You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag 'bout the Bugle Call Rag. Hold me baby; Let's syncopate...

I got a big surprise when I saw you smile I never dreamed that it could be But now I realize since I saw you smile There's only happiness for me So Bye bye blues Bye bye blues Bells ring Birds sing Sun is shining No more pining Just we two Smiling...

There's a cabin in the southland Where I long to go, Little cabin in the cotton, Where the cotton grows. There's a cabin in the cotton, Far away but not forgotten, And in every recollection, That's where my affection strays. I got a feeling so sentim...

Pardon me, boy, Is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo? Track twenty-nine, Boy, you can give me a shine. I can afford To board a Chattanooga Choo-Choo; I've got my fare And just a trifle to spare. You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four...

You can do most anything, but whatever you do, There's only one thing, you gotta have Chinese rhythm! You can see sing and dance and play 'most anything you choose, There's only one thing, you gotta have Chinese rhythm! There's rhythm in love songs, rhyt...

A-dai-yon dai-yon dai-yon dai-yon ta-da-dit Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan A-dai-yon dai-yon dai-yon dai-yon ta-da-dit Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan A-Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan from China He's the heppest cat in town Here's the way he spiels to Dinah A-dai-yon dai-yon da...

Copper colored gal of mine, I love you 'cause you're so divine, Say you'll always be my clinging vine, Copper, copper, copper, copper colored gal of mine! You've done something to my heart, You've upset my applecart, Tell me, honey, when the moon will s...

Corinne, Corinna why (where) you’ve been so long Tell me Corinna why (where) you’ve been so long I haven’t had no lovin’ since you’ve been gone I love Corinna, I tell you where I do Well, I love Corinna, I tell you where I do Well, I hope some day ....... (?)...

When the days are sad and long, I just keep wandering on, To the place I hear a call, Because the one I love is there; Back to the fields of cotton To hear a Creole love song. When the days are sad and long, I just keep wandering on, To the place I hear...

Zulu man is feelin' blue Gear his heart beat a little tattoo Diga diga doo diga doo doo Diga diga doo diga doo You love me and I love you And when you love it is natural to Diga diga doo diga doo doo Diga diga doo diga doo I'm so very diga diga doo by nature...

Dinah, is there anyone finer In the state of Carolina? If there is and you know her Show her to me Dinah, with her Dixie eyes blazing How I'd like to sit and gaze in To the eyes of Dinah Lee Every night why do I shake with fright? Because my Dinah might chan...

I love the way you kiss Do it again I love the way you miss Do it again The sugar drips from your two lips Oh, so honey won't you kiss me again I love the way you smile Do it again And every once and a while Do it again Oh, there it goes that wrinkled nose I'...

Do you wanna jump, children? Do you wanna run, children? If you want to start, children One, two, three Start jumpin' with me Do you wanna sing, children? Do you wanna swing, children? Have you had your plan, children? One, two, three Start jumpin' with me I...

Listen good folks: It isn't alcohol, No yaller gal at all, Thrill me, thrill me with the pep I've got! I got a pair of feet that have found that lowdown beat, Lowdown, down around, the spot that's hot, Have no peace with losing' my lease on livin', Her...

Gather round, You get a thrill in your feet That'll never be beat When you're doin' the rhumba! Hit the ground! You'll find that everything shakes, What a difference it makes When you're doin' the rhumba! Don't you stop, Spin around again like a top...

You've got me on the go, Running to and fro, Looking high and low; I don't know if I'm comin' or goin' Since I fell for you! Now 'round about the town, Chasing you up and down, Tagging you all around; I don't know if I'm comin' or goin' Since I fell...

Gee, but it's hard to love someone when that someone don't love you! I'm so disgusted, heart-broken, too; I've got those down-hearted blues; Once I was crazy 'bout a man; he mistreated me all the time, The next man I get has got to promise me to be mine, al...

Maud and Mabel, seated at a table Talking over bygone days Mabel sporty, fat and over forty Said, "Remember Edith Hayes" Eadie was a sucker for a bottle and a glass But in spite of everything the gal had class Then one summer, she wed a Chinese drummer Struck...

Evening breezes hum their lullaby there´s a million candles in the sky I put on my sunday suit of blue Emaline, just for you Now I´m standing at your garden gate and the village clock is striking eight hurry up hurry down honey, don´t be late Can´t you hear...

Evenin', Every night you come and you find me, Must you always come and remind me, That my gal is gone. Hurry, evenin', Don't you see I'm deep in your power, Every minute seems like an hour, Since my gal is gone. Shadows fall on the wall, That's the...

Have a banana, Hannah, Try the salami, Tommy, Give with the gravy, Davy, Everybody eats when they come to my house! Try a tomato, Plato, Here's cacciatore, Dorie, Taste the baloney, Tony, Everybody eats when they come to my house! I fix your favorite...

I used to have a perfect sweetheart Not a real one, just a dream A wonderful vision of us as a team Can you imagine how I feel now Love is real now, it's ideal You're just what I wanted And now it's nice to live Paradise to live I know why I've waited Know wh...

I hear tell there's a stranger in the Jones household (Yes siree, yes siree) That's what I'm told I hear tell there's a new arrival six days old (Yes siree, yes siree) Worth his weight in gold Come right in and meet the son Christening's done Time to have som...

Sadness just makes me sigh, I've come to say goodbye, Altho' I go, I've got those farewell blues. Those farewell blues make me yearn, That parting kiss seems to burn. Farewell, dearie, Someday I will return. Dreaming of you is sweet, Someday again we'll...

I need your love so badly, I love you, oh, so madly But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you! I thought at last I'd found you, but other lovers surround you And "I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you!" If you'd surrender just for a tender kiss o...

[Spoken:] What's the matter with you, pops; you sure look beat about the gills this bright. Oh, man, that soft cut out on me. What you sayin'? Yes, she copped a final on me. I know you was too proud. Solid M-O, man, but that's the last time for that jive...

Frisco Flo was just a typical gal, Frisco Flo was just a regular my-gal-Sal; Frisco Flo was just as sharp as a tack; Frisco Flo, for a fellow would give the shirt right off of her back. She knew the smallies and the biggies, the weak and the strong, A si...

Way down in Charleston Lives old Geechy Joe Going way down to Charleston To dig old Geechy Joe Got a good old geechy urge Can't do nothin' else but go Got misery Misery I can't lose I got misery, misery Nothin' but bad news Gonna dig old Geechy Joe To voodo...

Pack up your troubles and just get happy Ya better chase all your cares away Sing Hallelujah, come on get happy Get ready for the judgment day The sun is shining, come on get happy The Lord is waiting to take your hand Shout Hallelujah, come on get happy We'r...

I left my home when I was younger Started out to stave off hunger Git along, git along, git along, ramble on, on, on Tried to steal, tried to gamble Got in bad in 'er (?), had to ramble Git along, git along, git along, ramble on, on, on When I feel that chil...

I like good sauce in the gravy bowl, Must be sauce about ninety days old! Good sauce, good sauce from the gravy bowl! Drink good sauce from morn til night, Drink enough and it makes you tight. Good sauce, good sauce from the gravy bowl! One drink, two...

It's gonna rain any minute There's not a star in sight Things are mighty slow I guess, I'll close up shop And go home to Joe I know he won't be glad to see me Without a penny to the good But I'm not carin' much what happens I did the best I could He's just go...

A Oh, she's pretty and witty, soft-natured and sweet Attractive and active, boy, clever and neat; I've got a darn good reason now for being good. A I'm hazy and I'm crazy; I'm crazy for love, She's willing for billing and she coos like a dove; I've got...

Happy feet! I've got those hap-hap-happy feet! Give them a low-down beat And they begin dancing! I've got those ten little tip-tap-tapping toes, When they hear a tune I can't control the dancing, dear, To save my soul! Those weary blues can't get into...

I'm a striver, from up on Striver's Row And I'm jivin' the very best to know But hard times got things topsy-turvy Oh, Lady Luck is the meanest chick in town I know it 'cause she brought me down Hard times got things topsy-turvy You know, once I had lots and...

It's the one and only Lennox Avenue, That's the one and only place to travel to; Music in the air, Dancing everywhere, That's Harlem hospitality! When you hear a welcome to your song, You'll keep shoutin' hallelujah all night long; You never rest When...

When I hug ya You stay hugged; When I dig ya You stay dug; When I kiss you, baby, Everybody knows that I'm wild about you! When I love ya, I love ya strong! When you kiss me You can't go wrong; When I hold you, baby, Everybody knows that I'm wild a...

Hep-hep! De-boodle-de-ack, de-boodle-de-ackasaki! Hep-hep! Oh, rang-tang, te-dah-dah, Hep-hep! Gonna tell you 'bout the jumpin' jive, Hep-hep! Jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive; Hep-hep! Cats gonna beat out this mellow jive; Hep-hep! Beat...

Hey Joe, Where'd you find that pearly-girlie? Where'd you get that jolly-dolly? How'd you rate that dish I wish was mine? Hey Joe, She's got skin that's creamy-dreamy Eyes that look so lovey-dovey Lips as red as cherry-berry wine Now listen Joe, I'm not a h...

I was walkin' up the street, actin' real mellow, but deep down in my pockets I had no gold. Was feelin' pretty sad when, before my eyes, was a million dollar bill that must've fell out the sky! I said Hey now! (Hey now!) I took this million dolars and l...

[Spoken] Hey, Doc, hey, Doc, I've got to see you. [Spoken] Who's that waking me up at 8:30 here in the morning? What's wrong with you, boy? [Spoken] Well, Doc, something is bothering me. [Spoken] Is that so? Well, tell me about it. Hey, Doc, hey, Doc, I...

The hi-de-ho man, that's me How'd you like to blow your top Dig yourself some fine ree-bop Hi-de-hi, he-de-he Oh, the hi-de-ho man, that's me Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi Hey-de hey-de hey-de hey He-de he-de he-de he Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi Say I hepped'em in London I...

Folks here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher She was a red-hot hoochie coocher She was the roughest toughest frail But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale She messed around with a bloke named Smokie She loved him though he was cokey He took her down to Ch...

Say, don't be among the late ones, Change your dancing ways, Keep up with the up-to-date ones, And learn that brand-new craze, Listen, pal, you gotta swing and grab your gal, And do that thing, Learn that jig-time dance They call hotcha razz-ma-tazz. N...

How come you do me like you do do do? How come you do me like you do? Why do you try to make me feel so blue? I've done nothing to you Do me right or else just let me be 'Cause I can beat you doing what you're doing to me How come you do me like you do do do?...

Say, I ain't got nobody, and nobody cares for me! That's why I'm sad and lonely, Won't somebody come and take a chance with me? Sing you love songs, honey, all the time, If you'll only say you'll be sweet gal of mine, Oh, I ain't got no, no, no, nobody,...

I can't give you anything but love, baby That's the only thing I've plenty of, oh baby Dream awhile, scheme awhile You're sure to find , oh baby, happiness and I guess All the things you've always pined for. Gee I'd like to see you looking swell, my little ba...

(There's always one in every fam'ly And nobody loves him one bit There's always one in every fam'ly) And confidentially, I'm it I get the neck of the chicken I get the rumble seat ride I get the leaky umbrella Everyone shoves me aside When I jump in my shower...

Days can be sunny, with never a sigh Don't need what money can buy Birds in the trees sing their day full of song Why shouldn't we sing along? I'm chipper all the day, happy with my lot How do I get that way? Look at what I've got I got rhythm, I got music I...

I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to feel low down I gotta right to hang around Well down ‘round the river. A certain gal in this old town Keeps draggin' my poor heart around All I see for me is misery. I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta rig...

We met one evening when the moon was bright, And when she gave me the eye I thought that I would die, She had such curly hair and teeth of white, And I learned about love from her. And when she'd hold me in her arms so tight, Every kiss was like a torch,...

I love to sing-a About the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a, I love to sing-a, About a sky of blue-a, or a tea for two-a, Anything-a with a swing-a to an "I love you-a," I love to, I love to sing! Give me a song-a About a son-a gun that went and done he...

I see a million people, but all I can see is you. I hear a million voices, but only your voice comes through. I wait for your footsteps, I've waited before, I know if it's you if you knock at my door, I know you're around by the sound of my pounding heart!...

I want to rock, just rock If the feeling is fine Wouldn't it be fun for each one to rock all of the time I want to rock, just rock It's a pleasure to swing Come and join the crowd, shout out loud While you're into the thing Just stomp your feet And clap your h...

I'll be around, No matter how You treat me now I'll be around from now on. Your latest love Can never last, And when it's past, I'll be around when he's gone Good-bye again, And if you find a love like mine Just now and then, Drop a line to say you're feelin...

I'll get by As long as I have you Though there be rain And darkness too I'll not complain I'll see it through Poverty may come to me That's true But what care I? Say, I'll get by As long as I have you ~~~♫♫♫~~~ Poverty may come to me That's true But what ca...

I'm the world's most happy creature, Tell me, what can worry me? I'm crazy 'bout my baby, And my baby's crazy 'bout me! Mr. Cupid was our teacher, That's the reason we agree, I'm crazy 'bout my baby, And my baby's crazy 'bout me! Parson, get your boo...

I've got the world on a string I'm sitting on a rainbow Got the string around my finger What a world, what a life - I'm in love I've got a song that I sing I can make the rain go Any time I move my finger Lucky me, can't you see - I'm in love Life's a wonder...

I've got you under my skin I've got you deep in the heart of me So deep in my heart you're really a part of me I've got you under my skin I'd tried so not to give in I said to myself this affair never will go so well But why should I try to resist when, darli...

Brethren, sistren, Hear my preachin'; Brethren, sistren, Good book teachin' Ain't been reachin' you! Ah sisters, you strut the aisle, You all dressed to kill with style, You wink your eye and smile, Is that religion? One thing I do despise; You catch your...

What good is music, what good is melody, if it aint possessing something sweet. It aint the music, it aint the melody, theres something else that makes that tune complete. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing, doo-wab-di-wab doo-wab-di-wab doo-wa...

It looks like Suzie, It must be Suzie, I'm sure it's Suzie, But I don't know; Could be Virginia With her eyes of blue, Could be Mary, Sweet Mary Lou, But it looks like Suzie, She talks like Suzie, She walks like Suzie, Oh, gosh, oh, gee! Just ask h...

Boy, what's the matter with you? You ain't got no pep at all today! I always gets tired when it gets hot like this, you know. You is lazy, Is I? You just natu'lly lazy! That's what's the matter with me? You're doing nothing all the day. No, I don't never d...

If you'd like to be a jitter bug, First thing you must do is get a jug, Put whiskey, wine and gin within, And shake it all up and then begin. Grab a cup and start to toss, You are drinking jitter sauce! Don't you worry, you just mug, And then you'll be...

If you like to be a jitterbug, first thing you must do is get a jug put whisky whine and gin within and shake it all up, and then begin grab a cup and start to toss you are drinkin jittersauce dont you worry you just mug and then you'll be a jitterbug Hear th...

It was down in Chinatown, All the cokies laid around, Some were high and some were mighty low; There were millions on the floor When a knock came on the door, And there stood old Smoky Joe. He was sweatin', cold and pale, He was lookin' for his frail, He was...

The tables are empty, the dance floor's deserted. You play the same love song - it's the 10th time you've heard it. That's the beginning, just one of the clues. You've had your first lesson in learnin' the blues. The cigarettes you light, one after anothe...

And those weird China blues Never go away Sad, mad blues For all the while they seem to say Oh, Limehouse kid Oh, oh, Limehouse kid Goin' the way That the rest of them did Poor broken blossom And nobody's child Haunting and taunting You're just kind of wild...

You're just a little town gal, Don't you go to the city, The buildings are tall And the folks got no pity, There'll be no one there you know just to say hello, Little town gal. Folks don't care If you're blue or unhappy, That's when you'll miss Your...

Hey, Lord. The night is friendly, The stars are winkin', My sleepy-headed baby's eyes are blinkin,' I hold him in my arms and sit here thinking, Lordy! What a sweet world. The night is friendly, With voices croonin', And gals and fellows in the shado...

What is this thing that makes the birdies sing, The flowers bloom out of season? Sweetheart, I know the answer: Love is the reason! Why did the clouds of gray just roll away The very moment I found you? Why do I hang around you? Love is the reason! Y...

Yasha was a prodigy, since he was a kid of three He could play a rhapsody as good as they come But as strange as it may be, Yasha hated melody He had a yen for tympani, he longed to play a drum When his Mother made him practice on the fiddle every day He'd sto...

My little Margie, I'm always thinking of you, Margie! I'll tell the whole wide world I love you; Don't forget your promise to me, You know, I bought the home, ring and everything, So, my little Margie, Margie, oh, you've been my inspiration, Darling, yo...

Folks here's a story 'bout Minnie the Moocher; she was a red hot hoochie coocher. She was the roughest toughest frail; but Minnie had a heart as big as a whale. Hi de hi de hi de hi Ho de ho de ho de ho Hee de hee de hee de hee Ho oo waooo waoooo She messed ar...

Here's some news that'll get you, It's made to order for you. I just bet it'll fit you, Follow up these red hot blues. Grab a taxi and go down, Chinatown's on a spree; Let me give you the lowdown, This is really history. Whenever folks in Chinatown s...

Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today, Madam, Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today, She's so sorry to be delayed, But last evening down in Lover's Lane she strayed, Madam, Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today, madam, When she wo...

Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi) Oh-de-oh-de-oh-de-oh (Oh-de-oh-de-oh-de-oh) My poor Minnie (Your poor Minnie) Though she's tall and she's skinny (Though she's tall and she's skinny) She goes for Toscanini (Goes for Toscanini) With a hi-de-hi (With...

You ain't never been blue; no, no, no, You ain't never been blue, 'Til you've had that mood indigo. That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues". I always get that mood indigo, Since my baby said goodbye. And in...

Like someone that hasn't any country Like a stranger visiting from Mars I went around alone, just like a rolling stone Until I read a message in the stars It must have been moonglow, 'way up in the blue It must have been moonglow that led me straight to...

I stand at your gate and the song that I sing is of moonlight. I stand and I wait for the touch of your hand in the June night. The roses are sighing a Moonlight Serenade. The stars are aglow and tonight how their light sets me dreaming. My love, do you...

We stole his bird, Coo-coo! A mighty fine bird, Coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-coo! We stole this bird from the coo-coo clock, and Brother Treadway put it in hoc. Stop all trains, close all roads, There's a mystery up in Harlem way. So just relax and take it sl...

Have you seen the cute and keen Baby sweet as a tangerine? That's my gal, Mezzanine! Got blazin' eyes, like temptation, No more like 'em in creation; That's my gal, Mezzanine! She's the red hot mama from Bahama with the red hot cootchie-coo! You get s...

My honey's lovin' arms, They hold a world of charms, Little place to nestle when I'm so lonely, I'm comin', little morris chair, Oh, what a happy little pair! Loveliness and happiness Seem to bless My loving little honey I love her more each day, When...

Fellows, if you're arn I will spin a yarn That was told to me by Able Seaman Jones. Once he had the blues So he took a cruise Far away from night-clubs and from saxophones. He said, "Yo Ho, I've made a certain port And when you talk about real he-man sport":...

You're nobody, nobody's sweetheart now, There's no place for you somehow, With all of your fancy clothes, silken gowns, You'll be out of place in the middle of your own hometown, When you walk down the avenue, All the folks just can't believe that it...

Oh! Gram'pa Gran'ma's got a sockin' mop To sock you on your playboy top Oh! Gram'pa Look out, look out Look out, look out Oh! Gram'pa You got home at half past two Gran'ma's salty and mad at you Oh! Gram'pa Look out, look out Look out, look out You said yo...

Version 1 With his long white beard and his crooked step He tramps along with the folks all laugh With a twinkle in his eye he passes them by Old man of the mountain He wears long hair but his feet are bare They say he's mad as an old march hare His cares ar...

One look at you And all the world Began to whirl around One look at you And soon I knew My future had been found One smile, perhaps And then a kiss, perhaps And after this, perhaps A rendezvous I'd live each hour My whole life through For just one little...

(Send for the doctor and hurry quick) ('Cause papa's in the bed, room seventy-six) (Don't tell the neighbors what it's all about) (You've got to think of all the liquor that knocked him out) Mama, mama Hurry, mama, hurry Oh, papa's in bed with his britches on...

You talk about your truckin' when your peckin' is new, Well, here's a dance that you all should do: You get 'way low down to the floor, And if you peck once, you'll peck twice, you'll peck it some more. You peck to the front, to the sides, to the back, W...

Now you walk with dignity First your left, and next your right Then you begin to swing Oh, doing, doing the penguin swing Get that flammy swing Follow me with yours to the sky Then you will see You'll be doin', doing the penguin swing You get below, you stop y...

[Conversation Intro] "Man, whats the matter with that cat there?" "Must be full of reefer" "Full of reefer?!" "Yeah man" "You mean that cat's high?!" "Sailing" "Sailing" "Sailing lightly" "Get away from here" "Man, is that the reefer man?" "That's t...

San Francisco Fan Loved a no-good gamblin' man; She drank the coffee dregs so she could fry his eggs In a golden fryin' pan. Can-canned by command, Of the Gold Rush Cafe clan, She gave her man her pay; he gambled it away Playing Chinatown fan-tan. On...

Save me, Sister, Sister, save me, Save me from temptation, Of other lips, of other eyes, Of other vows, of other ties, Of other smiles and other sighs. From that devil revelry, From the life of fancy free! Save me, Sister, Sister, save me; My heart ne...

In Spain they say "Si, Si" In France you'll hear "Oui, Oui" Every little Dutch girl says "Ya, Ya" Every little Russian says "Da, Da" But, Sweetheart, tell me why No matter how I try You won't listen to my plea Won't say "Yes" in any language to me When will y...

When I was a young man courtin' the girls I played me a waiting game If a maid refused me with tossing curls I let the old earth take a couple of whirls, While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearl And as time came around she came my way As time came around...

There it stands in the corner with the barrel so straight I looked out the window and over the gate The big, fat rabbits are a-jumpin' in the grass Wait'll they hear my old shotgun blast Shotgun Boogie, I done saw your tracks Look out Mr. Rabbit when I cock m...

St. Louis woman, she's never pleased, She says there's one good man who'll soon be deceived, If she can't hear from him each night at least Six or seven times. She says the other songs don't mean a thing, There's only one that makes her heart go bing, T...

You're so sweet, how could anyone be so sweet? Tell me, little one, Believe me, you're a lucky find, Peaches, cream and honey, all of them combined. You're so sweet, like a little flower, Grow sweet, every little hour, You know, sweet, you'll always be...

Some of these days you're gonna be so lonely, Some of these days you're gonna want me only, You'll miss my love and miss my kiss, You're gonna miss your little daddy when he goes away! You'll be so lonely alone without me, You know, baby, why I went away...

Somebody stole my gal, Somebody stole my pal, Somebody came and took her away, She didn't even say she was leavin', Her kisses I love so, He's gettin' now I know... And gee, I know that she, Would come to me If she could see, Her broken hearted lonesome...

Folks, I'm goin' down to St. James Infirmary, See my baby there; She's stretched out on a long, white table, She's so sweet, so cold, so fair. Let her go, let her go, God bless her, Wherever she may be, She will search this wide world over, But she'll...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Got St. Louis blues.....blue as I can be; There's two people in this world I just can't stand; There's two people in this world I just can't stand; That's a two-faced woman and a lyin' man; I'm gonna leave this town walkin', talkin' to myse...

Stack O'Lee blues, Know what it means, Come on, honey, let's be stepping, 'Cause my feet won't keep still, I've just gotta dance until I've had my fill. Stack O'Lee blues, Play it over for me; I go crazy when I hear it Anywhere I may be; I long to he...

Sometimes I wonder why I spend The lonely night dreaming of a song; The melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you. That was long ago, When each kiss was an inspiration; Now you were in my arms, And my consolation Is in the stardust of a son...

Don't know why There's no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my gal and I Ain't together Keeps raining all the time, the time Keeps raining all the time Life is bare Gloom and misery everywhere Stormy weather I just can't get my poor self together Keeps r...

Though I know I'm wasting my time to love you. Strange as it seems, Deep down in my heart, I do Strange as it seems, I keep on thinking of you Clinging to dreams, dreams that I know will not come true One night of bliss, one stolen kiss Is thrilling me yet Wh...

When your spirits are low, There's a place you can go. You'll never see white folks At a strictly cullud affair. See 'em laying 'em down, Boys, they goin' to town, You may see a few light folks But they all got cullud folks' hair. It's given by the c...

No gal made has got a shade On sweet georgia brown, Two left feet, oh, so neat, Has sweet georgia brown! They all sigh, and want to die, For sweet georgia brown! I'll tell you just why, You know i don't lie, not much: It's been said she knocks 'em dead,...

Sweet Jenny Lee from sunny Tennessee, You'll love her when you see Sweet Jenny Lee! Each little bird is singing merrily Just getting set to see Sweet Jenny Lee! She's got that certain little something in her style, She's got a great big bit of heaven...

You must take the A train To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem If you miss the A train You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem Hurry, get on, now it's coming Listen to those rails a-humming All aboard, get on the A train Soon you will be on...

All Harlem's in a rage And not from blow and gates They've got a new type menace up there He just blew into town He's slim and coffee-brown His trademark is a call that fills the air But Harlemites don't take alarm He really doesn't mean you harm He's only l...

Tee-um, tee-um, tee-i, Tahiti It means I'm comin', comin' back to you Tee-um, tee-um, tee-i, Tahiti It means I'm comin', comin' back to you Across the western ocean You'd find a ship in motion With love and devotion, too Oh, tee-um, tee-i, Tahiti It means I...

Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Mama, that man's here again! Brothers and sisters, have you heard the news today? Now, I've been told that Mr. Van Chuba is in town to stay! He's the new sensation, He has lots of syncopation, Come on, gather 'round 'cause...

That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well Those icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your lips meet mine, The same old tingle that I feel inside And then the elevator starts its ride, And, d...

The world belongs to everyone Oh ! The best things in life are free And that old moonbeams for everyone They gleam there for you and me The flowers in spring The robins that sing The sunbeams that shine They're yours, baby, they're mine And love can come to...

Here's a little tune we're gonna play for you, There ain't nothin' to it and it's easy to do: Called the Calloway Boogie, It's the Calloway Boogie, Keeps you groovy twenty-four hours a day! If you like music with a boogie beat, Here's a little ditty tha...

You didn't see me climb through the window Nobody had to open that door I just climb right through the wall and I want you one and all To stand aside and let me have the floor Take a look, I'm not such a stranger Here's a face you cokies all ought to kno...

Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, each one she passes goes - ah When she walks, she's like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gentle That when she passes, each one she passes goes - ah (Ooh) But h...

I'm the Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man, I can really do wonders, I can, If you've got the misery, Bring your misery to me, I'm that Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man! I'm the Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man, I do things on a miracle plan, If the blues are hangin' 'round, And the devil...

Hep-hep! De-boodle-de-ack, de-boodle-de-ackasaki! Hep-hep! Oh, rang-tang, te-dah-dah Hep-hep! Gonna tell you 'bout the jumpin' jive Hep-hep! Jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive; Hep-hep! Cats gonna beat out this mellow jive; Hep-hep! Beat it out on the...

You call yourself the jungle king You call yourself the jungle king You call yourself the jungle king I found out you ain't a doggone thing Said the monkey to the lion on a bright summer day "Say man, there's a big, bad cat livin' down the way You know he tal...

She's the lady with the fan, When she comes by, hold your man, She made Smoky Joe so ginny He forgot about his Minnie. She's the lady with the fan! She's the lady with the fan, Can she dance? Yeah, man! Every wiggle gets a giggle From the hick who pay...

It was up at Mike's the other night, There was really quite a sight, Gather round, folks, while I give you all the lowdown. Tables were filled with bloody frails, Chewing on their fingernails; They were waiting for the man from Harlem. Drinks were serv...

Each time I look at you is like the first time Each time you're near me the thrill is new And there is nothing that I wouldn't do for The rare delight of the sight of you for The more I see you, the more I want you Somehow this feeling just grows and grows Wi...

Slumber, never comes around 'til dawn, My head starts reeling, I dream that I'm kneeling, It seems that I'm kneeling on the ceiling of my room! Nightmare, sure has got me in the air, It's no use denying, And there's no denying, I dream that I'm dying a...

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...

Everybody's excited! Everybody's invited! Come along, and swing that thing, It's the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Swing! Hear the clarinets tootin'! Everybody's salutin'! Come and meet the queen and king, It's the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Swing! Swing high...

The eight-fifteen is the worker's train, The eight-fifteen, and I'm off again, The eight-fifteen is an awful pain; Wish I didn't have to travel on the eight-fifteen! The eight-fifteen going off uptown, The eight-fifteen sort of brings me down, The eight...

There's a sunny side to everything So don't you worry Don't you cry When it's cloudy, remember, there's no doubt A cloud is just a rainbow turned inside out Look for the sunny side of everything And the clouds will soon roll by There's a sunny side to everythi...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ This isn't sometime, this is always This isn't maybe, this is always This is love, the real beginning of forever This isn't just midsummer madness A passing glow, a moment's gladness Yes, it's love, I knew it on the night we met You tied a stri...

Just follow me, And you will see, What folks in Harlem Call Trickeration. Don't mean a thing, This crazy swing, Latest thing in Harlem, Trickeration! Rhythm, look what you went and done, Rhythm, you are the guilty one. Another phrase, Just anothe...

My mother used to sing to me A haunting little melody Nobody knows where it came from Or where it was composed "Utt da zay", sings the tailor As he fashions pretty clothes "Utt da zay", sings the tailor As he sews, sews, sews He's as busy as a bee Making lov...

Wake up and live Don't mind the rainy patter You'll find It's mind over matter Dark clouds will break up If you wake up and live It's what is (scat) Wake up and live Show the stuff you're made of Just follow through What are you affraid of You'll try it...

Livin' and the time is right Livin' oh, tonight's the night Livin' oh, read or write Come on old man, come on We the cats shall hep ya So you reap this righteous riff, bop bop Here's this beat to hep ya Then you reap this righteous riff, bop bop You gotta co...

I've only got one weakness: Baby darling, that one is you. I'll always keep my weakness, Forever my whole life through. You are the one, You beautiful son of a gun, My life would be done without you. I've only got one weakness: Oh, babe, baby darling,...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ When you're smiling, keep on smiling, The whole wide world will smile with you; And when you're laughing (ha, ha, ha, ha!), Keep on laughing (ha, ha), You'll find the sun will come shining through! But when you're crying (boo-hoo), You bring on...

Who calls, When the western moon is pale, Is there someone on the trail, Who calls? Who calls, When the sage is silv'ry white, Is there someone in the night, Who calls? Somewhere, Somewhere across the Great Divide, ooooh, Someone, Someone who call...

A Dark folk, white folk, but never a hand, They say to this man, "You're yaller, you're yaller, you're yaller, you're just a yaller." A Black folk, white folk, I'm learning a lot, You know what I am, I know what I'm not, B Ain't even black, I ain't e...

You can throw bricks at my window, You can put tacks in my shoe, Sprinkle ground glass on my applesause, But you can't stop me from loving you. You can put rocks in my pillow, You can put sand in my shoe, You can be aloof as you crash the roof But you...

You got to Ho-De-Ho! You gotta to Ho-De-Ho! You got to Hi-De-Hi! You gotta Hi-De-Hi You got to He-De-He to get along with me. Yeah, man, How do? You've gotta learn my song. I gotta learn your song. If you do me wrong. I'm gonna do you wrong. You g...

You sure is a rascal! I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! When you dead in your grave, No more women will you crave. I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! I trust you in my home, you rascal,...

I was once a delicate child, Watched the other kids run wild, While they played with guns and ropes, My only toys were stethoscopes; I was a chronic, "Now how've you been?" Then like a tonic, you blew in; You're the cure for what ails me, and you do me g...

I see that worried look upon your face You've got your troubles, I've got mine She's found somebody else to take your place You've got your troubles, I've got mine I too have lost my love today All of my dreams have flown away Now just like you, I sit and wo...

Now, here's a very entrancing phrase It will put you in a daze To me it don't mean a thing But it's got a very peculiar swing! Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay! Now, zaz-zuh-zaz was handed down From a bl...