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| 3:14 | ||||
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 around with a bloke named Smokey; She loved him though he was kokey. He took her down to Chinatown and showed her how to kick the gong around. Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi Ho-whooooaaaa-ahhhh-ohh He-de-he-de-hee-de-he Ho-oh-ho-oh She had a dream about the king of Sweden; he gave her things, that she was needin'. He gave her a home built of gold and steel, a diamond car, with the puh-latinum wheels. Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-oh Skeedle-a-booka-diki biki skeedly beeka gookity woop! A-booriki-booriki-booriki Hoy! He gave her his town house and his racing horses; each meal she ate was a dozen courses. She had a million dollars in nickels and dimes; she sat around and counted it all, a million times. Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi Ho-oh-whoaa-oh-oh-whoa He-de-he-de-hee-de-hee Poor Min! Poor Min! Poo-oor Min |
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| 2:51 | ||||
ANGELINE (1937 Original 78 record 2'54]
Cab Calloway Written by: D. Browne/Fats Waller * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 up your mind I'll try to be good babe How long mush I wait Can't you see my heart's a flame Don't you know that you're to blame Say you're mine, Angeline, Angeline * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Oh. Angeline Sweet Angeline Oh baby, I love ya Angeline |
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| 2:52 | ||||
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 thru Don't sigh Don't cry Bye bye blues Blues |
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| 3:08 | ||||
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| 3:08 | ||||
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 change her mind about me Got to tell you about Dinah If she went to China I'd would hop an ocean liner Just to be with Dinah Lee 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 change her mind about me Here's the story about Dinah If she went to China I'd would hop an ocean liner Just to be with Dinah Lee Pretty Dinah Lee |
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| 2:26 | ||||
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 won't ya Say won't ya wake up an live Come out your shell, hey fella Find your place in the sun Come out your shell, say man Just be a go getter Send em on up (scat) Won't ya wake up and live If lady luck is yawnin' Up on your toes A better day is dawning Don't let em Get up and give Get, get yourself a shakeup And wake up and live |
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| 2:45 | ||||
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| 2:57 | ||||
"Man whats the matter with that cat there?"
"must be full of reefer" "full of reefer?!" "yea man" "you mean that cats high?!" "sailing" "sailing" "sailing lightly" "get away from here Man is that the reefer man?" "thats the reefer man" "I belive hes losing his mind" "I think hes lost his mind!" Oh have you ever met that funny reefer man (reefer man!) have you ever met that funny reefer man (reefer man!) If he said he swam to china, and he sell you south carolina then you know your talkn to that reefer man Have you ever met funny reefer man (reefer man!) Have you ever met funny reefer man (reefer man!) If he said he walks the ocean, any time he takes the notion then you know your talkn to reefer man. Have you ever met this funny reefer man (reefer man!) oh baby baby baby reefer man reefer man If he trades you dimes for nickles and calls watermellons pickles then you know your talkn to that reefer man Have you ever met funny reefer man (reefer man!) Have you ever met funny reefer man (reefer man!) If he takes a sudden mania he'll want to give you Pennsylvania oh you know your talking to the reefer man Have you ever met funny reefer man (reefer man!) Have you ever met funny reefer man (reefer man!) If he said one sweet is funny because he wont sell me atlantic then you know your talkin to that reefer man |
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| 2:47 | ||||
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 mellow side. Boy? Whatcha gonna say there, gate? Oh, boy! Whatcha gonna say there, gate? Palomar, shalomar, Swanee shore, Let me dig that jive once more, Boy! Lay it right on down to the gator. Oh, boy! Lay it flat as a gator. Now, can't you hear those hepcats call, Yeah! Come on, boys, let's have a ball! The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive Makes you dig your jive on the mellow side, Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, jump is the solid jive Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five, Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Now, don't you be that ickeroo, Get hep, come on and follow through, Then you get your steady foo, You make the joint jump like the gators do, The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side, Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, jumpin' jive Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive, Will make you dig your jive on the mellow side, Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, jump, the solid jive Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five, Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Now, don't you be that ickeroo, Get hep, come on and follow through, Then you get your steady foo, You make the joint jump like the gators do, The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side, Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, jumpin' jive, Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side; Hep-hep! Hep-hep! [Scating] Now, I've told you 'bout the jumpin' jive, The jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive, I know you dug this mellow jive, Oh, you dig it on the mellow side. Another Version ----------------------- Boy? Oh, boy! Panama, Shanama, Swanee shore, Let me dig that jive some more; Boy? Oh boy! The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive Makes you get your kicks on the mellow side. Hep! Hep! Hep! Hep! The jim-jam-jump with the solid jive, Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five, Hep! hep! Hep! Hep! Don't be that ickeroo, Get hep and follow through, And get your steady foo Make the joint jump like the gators do, The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive, Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side, Hep! Hep! Hep! Hep! The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive, Makes you hep! hep! hep! on the mellow side! |
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| 2:44 | ||||
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| 2:53 | ||||
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 glass But in spite of everything that gal had class Then one winter, she wed a Chinese printer Struck her with refined like ways But Eadie was a lady (Eadie was a lady) Though her past was shady (Though her past was shady) Eadie had class, with a capital K Though her life was merry (Though her life was merry) She had savoir fairey (Talking of savoir fairey) Eadie did things in a ladylike way She would have a golden toothpick handy After meals she'd flash it about Remember how she used to drink her brandy With her finger sticking well out For Eadie was a lady (Eadie was a lady) Ask P. I. O'Grady Eadie had class, with a capital K |
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| 3:01 | ||||
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 Sugar Hill in Harlem |
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| 2:18 | ||||
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 some fun (Yes siree, yes siree, yes siree) Yes siree, yes siree It's a big holiday everywhere For the Jones family has a brand new heir He's the joy Heaven sent And they proudly present Mister Franklin D Roosevelt Jones When he grows up he never will stray With a name like the one that he's got today As he walks down the street folks will say "Pleased to meet Mister Franklin D Roosevelt Jones" What a smile and how he shows it He'll keep happy all day long What a name, I bet he knows it With that handle how can he go wrong? And the folks in the town all agree He'll be famous, as famous as he can be How can he be a dud or a stick in the mud When he's Franklin D Roosevelt Jones? (Yes siree, yes siree, yes siree) 'Cause he's Franklin D Roosevelt of Jones |