DO DE O DO
(Hargreaves / Damerell)

as recorded by George Formby
July 1st 1932


In modern music some clever guy
Has started a brand new craze,
A fellow must put "do de o do"
Into all he sings or plays!
Now some may think this foolish,
But I'm not one of those,
For I attach importance to
Those "do de o do, do de o do's"!

Now you can't be rich, you're poor instead,
Without the "do de o de o de o do"!
You can't make cakes and you can't make bread,
Without the "do de o de o de o do"!

You need it in your music,
As any child will know,
"Do re mi fa sol la's" alright,
But what about the "do de o do"?

Now we take these champion boxers,
There's a lot that we all know,
Who fall on the ground
In the second round
To get the "do de o de o de o do",
To get the "do de o de o de o do"!

Now you can't be rich, you're poor instead,
Without the "do de o de o de o do"!
You can't make cakes and you can't make bread,
Without the "do de o de o de o do"!

You even need it in your music,
As any little child will know,
"Do re mi fa sol la's" alright,
But what about the "do de o do"?

Now suppose you're keeping rabbits,
You've a buck, well maybe so!
How can he
Raise a family
Without the "do de o de o de o do",
Without the "do de o de o de o do"?




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2017)