Transcribed from vocals by Ivie Anderson, recorded
February 2, 1932.
From Duke
Ellington: Reminiscing In Tempo, Columbia Legacy CK 48654.
Wat-dat-to,
Wat-dat-to,
Wat-dat-to,
Wat-dat-to, dat dat do, da da do.
It don't mean a thing if it ain't
got that swing,
It don't mean a thing, all you've
got to do is sing,
It makes no difference if it's
sweet or hot,
Just keep that rhythm, give it
everything you've got!
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
Wa da da do,
Wa da da do, da doh,
Whup de dittle ittle up,
Dat dat dat doh!
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
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