Cab Calloway

fox69 · 14.06.2015

"Good-For-Nothin' Joe"

"Good-For-Nothin' Joe"

It's gonna rain any minute
There's not a star in sight
Things are mighty slow
I guess, I'll close up shop
And go home to Joe

I know he won't be glad to see me
Without a penny to the good
But I'm not carin' much what happens
I did the best I could
He's just good-for-nothin' Joe

But, oh, I love him so
Guess, I'd die if good-for-nothin' Joe
Ever tried to leave me flat
Oh yes, I'm certain of that

Folks I know can't understand
Why I must have that man
Lord, he sends me like nobody can
Ain't a woman just like that?

I wouldn't mind doin' what I'm doin'
I'd beat these streets till my feet were sore
But when it's slow and I go home to him
Instead of sympathy, he's just as mean as can be

Still there's nothin' I can do
Because I love him so
I'd be good for nothin' too, I know
Without good-for-nothin' Joe

I'd be good for nothin' too, I know
Without good-for-nothin' Joe
I'm goin' home to Joe

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein' Good)"

"Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein' Good)"

Oh, she's pretty and witty, soft-natured and sweet
Attractive and active, boy, clever and neat;
I've got a darn good reason now for being good.

I'm hazy and I'm crazy; I'm crazy for love,
She's willing for billing and she coos like a dove;
I've got a darn good reason now for being good.

I was just a rounder turning nighttime into day,
But now it's different; since this loving made me change my way;

Oh she kills me and she thrills me; she has big satin bows;
She knows it and she shows it wherever she goes.
I've got a darn good reason now for being good.

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Happy Feet"

"Happy Feet"

Happy feet! I've got those hap-hap-happy feet!
Give them a low-down beat
And they begin dancing!
I've got those ten little tip-tap-tapping toes,
When they hear a tune
I can't control the dancing, dear,
To save my soul!

Those weary blues can't get into my shoes,
Because my shoes refuse
To ever grow weary.
I keep cheerful on an earful
Of music sweet;
Just got those hap-hap-happy feet!

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)"

"Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)"

I'm a striver, from up on Striver's Row
And I'm jivin' the very best to know
But hard times got things topsy-turvy

Oh, Lady Luck is the meanest chick in town
I know it 'cause she brought me down
Hard times got things topsy-turvy

You know, once I had lots and lots of money
And I used to dress up so debonair
But now I'm on my uppers
And tough luck may be, but it won't get in my hair

I'm a striver, from up on Striver's Row
And I'm jivin' the very best to know
But hard times got things topsy-turvy

[Instrumental break]

Aw, Jack
I'm sort of beat my chance now, you, so,
You better hit the road
'Cause things are still topsy-turvy
Things are gonna be down on the turf now, Jack
'Cause things are still topsy-turvy
The Great White Way is a little beat
But things are still topsy-turvy

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Harlem Hospitality"

"Harlem Hospitality"

It's the one and only Lennox Avenue,
That's the one and only place to travel to;
Music in the air,
Dancing everywhere,
That's Harlem hospitality!

When you hear a welcome to your song,
You'll keep shoutin' hallelujah all night long;
You never rest
When you get the best
Of Harlem hospitality!

It's a waste of life until you hear a song and love it,
You just, "Yeah, man!"
It's a taste of life to shim-sham-shimmy with the "Black and Tan."

You don't need to eat an apple every day,
Hi-de-ho will keep the doctor far away,
You can't get ill
When you get the thrill
Of Harlem hospitality!

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Hep Cat's Love Song"

"Hep Cat's Love Song"

When I hug ya
You stay hugged;
When I dig ya
You stay dug;
When I kiss you, baby,
Everybody knows that I'm wild about you!

When I love ya,
I love ya strong!
When you kiss me
You can't go wrong;
When I hold you, baby,
Everybody knows that I'm wild about you!

You may say that I'm jivin',
But it's you that I'm thinkin' of,
It's not imagination or infatuation,
It's just plain, everyday love!

I'm a schoolboy
From the sticks;
When I'm with ya,
I get my kicks;
You're a sender, honey!
Everybody knows that I'm wild about you!

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Hey Joe"

"Hey Joe"

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand
Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Yeah, I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Huh! and that ain't cool
Huh hey hoe, I heard you shot your mama down
You shot her down now
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
You shot her down in the ground yeah!
Yeah!

Yes, I did, I shot her
You know I caught her messin' round messin' round town
Huh, yes I did I shot her
You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town
And I gave her the gun
And I shot her

Alright
Shoot her one more time again baby!
Yeah!
Oh dig it
Oh alright

Hey Joe,
Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Hey Joe, I said
Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
I'm goin' way down south
Way down to Mexico way

Alright
I'm goin' way down south
Way down where I can be free
Ain't no one gonna find me
Ain't no hang-man gonna
He ain't gonna put a rope around me
You better believe it right now
I gotta go now

Hey, Joe
You better run on down
Goodbye everybody
Hey hey Joe

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Hey Now, Hey Now"

"Hey Now, Hey Now"

I was walkin' up the street, actin' real mellow,
But deep down in my pockets I had no gold.
Was feelin' pretty sad when, before my eyes,
Was a million dollar bill that must've fell out the sky!

I said Hey now! (Hey now!)

I took this million dolars and looked for more,
Got halfway up the dock, and I took it real real slow,
And much to my surprise I was knocked right out,
When I met a little chick who knew what life was all about.

I said Hey now! (Hey now!)

I got the things that I want, plus a great big car,
And every day I'm getting more pop-u-lar,
So say these magic words that can see you through
When you ain't got no gold, and don't know what to do!

Say "Hey now!"

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Hey, Doc!"

"Hey, Doc!"

[Spoken:] Hey, Doc, hey, Doc, I've got to see you.
[Spoken:] Who's that waking me up at 8:30 here in the morning? What's wrong with you, boy?
[Spoken:] Well, Doc, something is bothering me.
[Spoken:] Is that so? Well, tell me about it.

Hey, Doc, hey, Doc,
I wonder what's wrong with me.
[Spoken:] You look like you're beat to your chops this morning.
Hey, Doc, hey, Doc,
My temperature's one-oh-three.
[Spoken:] Well, let me feel your pulse, let me feel your pulse.
Hey, Dock, hey, Doc,
Whenever she looks at me...
[Spoken:] Oh, there's a chick mixed up in this thing here!

Say, do you get a hazy spell?
Yeah!
A crazy spell?
Yeah!
And do you run around in circles and yell that you need a pill?

Hey, Doc, hey, Doc,
My ticker is on the blink.
[Spoken:] Hey, nurse, hand me my stethoscope over there.
[Spoken:] What do you think?
[Spoken:] I think what the trouble is, uh, you in love!
[Spoken:] Well, Doc, that's a killer. That's a gasser. That knocks me on out.

fox69 · 15.06.2015

"Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz"

"Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz"

Say, don't be among the late ones,
Change your dancing ways,
Keep up with the up-to-date ones,
And learn that brand-new craze,
Listen, pal, you gotta swing and grab your gal,
And do that thing,
Learn that jig-time dance
They call hotcha razz-ma-tazz.
No excuse for dignity,
Just get loose and follow me.
Swing your partners one and all,
To hotcha razz-ma-tazz.
I'm here to betcha it's gonna getcha,
It soon will hit your list,
Oh, what a rhythm,
It's got a rhythm that your feet cannot resist.
It sends you young and old all for it.
And they call for more-it,
On the floor they call for more,
For hotcha razz-ma-tazz.