FIT AS A FIDDLE 
(A. Hoffman / Al Godhart / Arthur Freed)
Gene Kelly & Donald O'Connor


Fit as a fiddle, and ready for love, 
I can jump over the moon up above, 
fit as a fiddle, and ready for love. 

Haven't a worry, haven't a care, 
I feel like a feather just floating on air, 
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love. 

Soon the church bells will be ringing, 
And we'll march with Ma and Pa. 
How the church bells will be ringing, 
With a hey nonny, nonny and a ha cha, cha! 

Hi diddle, diddle, my baby's okay 
Ask me a riddle and what does she say? 
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love! 

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as rec by Annette Hanshaw w Will Osborne & his Orch  
Dec 2nd 1932 New York


Hi diddle diddle
And the cat and the fiddle
And the cow jumped over the moon.
The world is right,
My heart is light,
I'm like a baby!
There is no maybe,
I know my fate!
I never knew
What love could do,
My heart is reeling!
The way I'm feeling
Is simply great!

Fit as a fiddle and ready for love, 
I could jump over the moon up above! 
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love. 

Haven't a worry, I haven't a care, 
Feel like a feather that's floatin' on air, 
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love. 

Soon the church bells will be ringing, 
And I'll march with ma and pa. 
Oh, those church bells will be ringing 
With a hey nonny nonny and a hot cha cha! 

Hi diddle diddle, my baby's okay,
Ask him a riddle and what did he say? 
"Fit as a fiddle and ready for love!". 

Oh me, oh my,
I could jump over the moon in the sky! 
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love. 

Don't worry, don't care, 
Like a feather that's floatin' on air, 
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love. 

I my heart I feel like singin' 
When I march with ma and pa; 
How those church bells will be ringin' 
With the eeny wonny eeny wonny, hot cha cha! 

Hi diddle diddle, my baby's okay,
Ask me a riddle and what did he say? 
Said "Fit as a fiddle and I'm all ready for love!". 








(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2011)