A dance song from 1926
Words and music by Boyd Atkins
Arranged by Rube Bennett
The sheet music:
Player Piano roll scanned by Terry Smythe:
Lyrics
- Each time a Jazz band starts to play
Those Heebie Jeebies I feel gay
Why, I could dance the night away
Until the sun came up at break of day
That tune has me entranced
That is why I want to prance
Chorus
‘Cause I’ve got the Heebies
I mean the Jeebies
Over a dance called Heebie Jeebies
I’m almost insane, over that new strain
It makes me shiver, and makes me quiver
Just like a leaf on Swanee River
Come on now, let’s do that prance
Called the Heebie Jeebies dance
Do you like it
It’s the Heebie Jeebies dance
“Skat” chorus
Skeep! Skipe! Skoop!
Brip Ber Breep ber la bah
Bree heeb bee doo la doo
Dee Doo dee doo
Deet dee der der der der der are are dee
Tee dee doo dee joo dar der
Skeep! Skam! breep ber der dar dee dar dip dop dee
Breep bee dee dee der clop de
Come on now and do that dance
That’s called the Heebie Jeebie dance
I like it
It’s the Heebie Jeebie, Heebie Jeebie dance
- This dance tho’ new you will agree
Is sure to gain in popularity
The more you do it you will see
The reason for all of this hilarity
When the band starts in to play
Just you notice how I sway
Chorus
‘Cause I’ve got the Heebies
I mean the Jeebies
Talk ’bout a dance, the Heebie Jeebies
You’ll see girls and boys
Faces lit with joys, if you don’t know it
You ought to learn it, don’t feel so blue
Some one will teach you
Come on now let’s do that prance
Called the Heebie Jeebies dance
You will like it
It’s the Heebie Jeebies dance