(Calloway, Smith, Palmer)
Transcribed from Cab Calloway and His Orchestra with vocals by Cab Calloway
and band chorus, recorded July 27, 1942.
From Cab
Calloway and His Orchestra 1941-1942; The Chronological Classics 682.
Goodness, gracious alive,
Say Pops, don't you be so fly,
Goodness, gracious alive,
Say, man, did you finally arrive?
Hey, let's go, Joe!
'T'ain't nothing doing but the
so-and-so,
Say, let's go, Joe,
Knock me something, 'cause I'm
ready to go!
Say, 'tain't so, Joe!
Ain't nothing doing if the brass
don't blow,
'Tain't so, Joe!
Knock me something, 'cause I'm
ready to go!
Rip-bib-de-bop-bop de-jumping with
joy,
Knock me some of that good fine
hoy!
Rip-bib-de-bop-bop de-jumping with
joy,
You jump, jump, jump when you jump
with joy!
Come on, Joe, let's go!
Stuff's really mellow on the Alamo,
Say, let's go, Joe,
Knock me something, 'cause I'm
ready to go!
Fantastic, jantastic with joy,
Knock me something, 'cause I'm
ready to go.
Let's go, Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe,
Ain't nothing to it but the
so-and-so,
Let's go Joe, Joe,
Knock me something, 'cause I'm
ready to go.
T'ain't so, Joe, Joe,
Ain't nothing to it if the brass
won't blow,
I say, it ain't so, Joe, Joe, Joe,
Joe, Joe,
Pass me something if you ain't
in the know.
Rip-bop-mcgostic-mcgostic-me-boy,
Knock me some of that good fine
hoy,
Rip-bop-mcgostic-me-jumping with
joy,
Oh, ya-du-ba-du-ba-du-ba jumping
with joy!
Hey, Joe, Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe,
Stuff is mighty groovy on the
Alamo,
Oh, let's go, Joe,
Knock me something, 'cause I'm
ready to go.
Ric-gusic, McCrussick, micgussic,
mcgoy,
Knock me something, 'cause I'm
ready to go!
Published 12/28/01.
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