DOCTOR HECKLE AND MISTER JIBE
(Dick McDonough)

The Dorsey Brothers Orch. (vocal: Johnny Mercer) - 1933
Ozzie Nelson & His Orch. - 1933
Benny Goodman & His Orch. (vocal: Jack Teagarden) - 1933
Leslie "jiber" Hutchinson & His Band - 1934
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 1968

Also recorded by: England Dan & John Ford Coley;
Rhythm Rascals; Don Ewell; Classic Jazz Quartet.


Who gathers all the talk o' the town
Who gives it to you, doesn't ?????
Who caters to the girls if they try
Doctor Heckle and Mister jibe

They corner each and all of the clues
They publish what'll soon become news
Likewise, you'd better subscribe
To Doctor Jekyll and Mister jibe

When there's room for argument
Get out them hammer and tongs
They don't know from nothin' so
They always wind up kickin' gongs

Yeah, yeah'n begin
Just bring 'round a bottle o' gin
Take a lesson on how to imbibe
From Doctor Heckle and Mister jibe

(Orchestral Break)

But last, somethin' confidentially new
Yeah, the credit where the credits due
The Pullitzer Prize for the champion liars
Goes To Heckle M.D. and jibe Esquire


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2005)