DEEDLE DE DUM
Ella Fitzgerald / Roger Wolfe Kahn / Larry Wynn / Waters

Ella Fitzgerald & her Famous Orch  
rec May 9th 1940 New York


Deedle de dum
Is the song that I hum
And the tune keeps ringing!
Deedle de dum
Is the song that I hum
And the world keeps singing!
Joy in my soul
As I merrily roll
On my way!

Deedle de dum
Is beginning to come
>From the early birdies!
Deedle de dum
Is the melody heard
On the hurdy-gurdies!
Fun to be had
If you join in this glad
Round the lane.

Spring is in the air,
I haven't got a care,
Hi ho, lackaday!
What a thrill to share
With people everywhere,
My song, in a friendly way.

I started alone
But the melody's grown
To a full size chorus.
Deedle de deedle de, deedle de dum,
And the world is for us!
Life is complete
And delightfully sweet
While I hum,
Deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle de dum!

Yes, the melody's grown
To a full size chorus.
Deedle de de, deedle de dum,
And the world is for us!
Life is complete
And delightfully sweet
While I hum,
Deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle de!

Deedle doo doody,
Deedle doo doo deedle de lee oo de,
De lo de, de loo oo de, de lee oo de,
Doo doo doodle doodle de!








(Contributed by Peter Akers - September 2010)