FIT AS A FIDDLE
(Music: Al Hoffman & Al Godhart / Lyrics: Arthur Freed)
Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians (vocal: Frank Zullo) - 1932
Annette Hanshaw - 1932
The Three Keys - 1932
Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orch. - 1932
Ed Loyd & His Orch. (vocal: Chick Bullock) - 1932
Elsie Carlisle - 1933
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Pat O'Malley & Billy Ternent) - 1933
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans Orch. - 1933
Henry Busse & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1937
Robert Young (feat. in the film "Married Before Breakfast") - 1937
Gene Kelly & Donald O'Connor (feat. in the film "Singin' In The Rain") - 1952
Doris Day 1959
Also recorded by: Paul Small; Cecil Gant; Kay Starr.
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 floating 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
How those church bells will be ringing
With a hey nonny nonny and a hot-cha-cha
Hi-diddle-diddle, my baby's okay
Ask me a riddle, oh, what did she say
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love
This is the day
My lucky day
I'm so excited
I'm so delighted
With everything
You're in my heart
Never to part
I am so happy
I feel so happy
I want to sing
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 floating 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
How those church bells will be ringin'g
With a hey nonny nonny and a hot-cha-cha
Hi-diddle-diddle, my baby's okay
Ask me a riddle, oh, what did she say
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love
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As rec by ANETTE HANSHAW
with 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.
How those church bells will be ringing
With a hey nonny nonny and a hot-cha-cha!
Hi-diddle-diddle, my baby's okay,
Ask me 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,
Feel like a feather floatin' on air,
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love.
In 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?
He said "Fit as a fiddle and I'm all ready for love!"
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2011)
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As recorded by ELSIE CARLISLE, 13th January 1933:
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 ringin'
And I'll march with Ma and Pa
How the church bells will be ringin'
With a hey-nee-nay-nee-nonny and a hotcha
Hi-diddle-diddle, my baby's okay
Asked me a riddle and what'id I say
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love
(Instrumental Break)
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love
I could jump over the moon up above
I'm 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
I'm fit as a fiddle and ready for love
And if I'm on the road to ruin
Then don't let me go too far
Say, do I know what I'm doin'
With a hey-nee-nay-nee-nonny and a hotcha
Hi-diddle-diddle, bring on the wine
Do a little drinkin', oh baby, you're mine
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love
Ready for love!
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2015)
