The Scat Song

<br>When your sweetie tells you, everything`ll be okay, <br>Just skeep-beep de bop-bop beep bop bo-dope skeetle-at-de-op-de-day! <br><br>If you feel like shoutin`, advertise it just this way: <br>And skeep-beep de bop-bop beep bop bo-dope skeetle-at-de-op-de-day! <br><br>Don`t give a hang what words you use at any time, <br>Sing this silly language, without any reason or rhyme. <br><br>When you face the preacher, there`s only one thing to say: <br>Just skeep-beep de bop-bop beep bop bo-dope skeetle-at-de-op-day! <br><br>[Scat chorus] <br><br><br>Another version<br>----------------------<br>[Starts with impressive scatting, then:] <br><br>Spoken: [Bennie Payne?] Say, what you doin`, boy? [Cab] Oh, man, I`m just scatting and going right on to town, Satchmo! <br><br>When your sweetie tells you, everything`ll be okay, <br>Just: [Instrumental] <br><br>If you feel like shoutin`, advertise it just this way: <br>And [Instrumental] <br><br>Don`t give a hang what words you use at any time, <br>Sing this silly language, without any reason or rhyme. <br><br>When you face the preacher, there`s only one thing to say: <br>Just [Instrumental] <br><br>[Followed by incredible scat-singing!]