A 1927 popular song.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Milton Ager.
Song suggested by Laurence Rubenstein.
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- There’s a guy I’d like to kill
If he doesn’t stop I will
Got a ukulele and a voice that’s loud and shrill
‘Cause he lives next door to me
And he keeps me up till three
With his ukulele and a funny melody
Chorus
Crazy words, Crazy tune
All that you’ll ever hear him croon
Vo-do-de-o Vo-do-do-de-o-do Vo-do-do
Sits around all night long
Sings the same words to ev’ry song
Vo-do-de-o Vo-do-do-de-o-do
His ukulele daily
How he’ll strum Vum Vum Vum
Vampin’ and stampin’
Then he hollers “black bottom”
Crazy words, Crazy tune
He’ll be driving me crazy soon
Vo-do-de-o Vo-do-do-de-o-do
- I have begg’d that guy to stop
I have even called a cop
Told my dog, “Go, sic him”
But the dern dog wouldn’t go
But tonight will be the end
Yes, sir-ee, ’cause I intend
To go up and kick him in the vo-do-do-do-do
Chorus
N’poleon march’d his men
Turn’d around and he said to them
Vo-do-de-o Vo-do-do-de-o-do Vo-do-do
Washington, Valley Forge
Gee, ’twas cold there but up spoke George
Vo-do-de-o Vo-do-do-de-o-do
Remember Patrick Henry
In that speech, Famous speech
Cried: “Give me! give me
Liberty or black bottom
You all heard yesterday
What did President Coolidge say?
Vo-do-de-o Vo-do-do-de-o-do
Sung here by Fred Feild: