I FOUND MY YELLOW BASKET
Chick Webb / Ella Fitzgerald  1938

Ella Fitzgerald & Ensemble w Chick Webb & his Orch  rec June 10th 1938 New York


[ef]
Do you remember when I sang "a-tisket
And a-tasket, I lost my basket"?
[en]
Oh yes we did, we're sorry that you lost it,
We don't pay no cost of it,
Do you?
[ef]
Oh no you don't have to,
I've goy good news for you,
Just listen while I tell you of a dream come true.

I found my yellow basket,
Oh yes, I really did!
I found the girl who took it,
I know just where she hid!

She said that she was sorry
And gave it back to me;
Now I'm oh so happy,
Happy as can be!

[en]
Are you happy?
[ef]
Mmm-mm!
[en]
Happy?
[ef]
Mmm-mm!
I'm so happy I don't know just what to do!

And now I'm on my way,
Feelin' light and gay,
A-tisket, a-tasket,
I found my yellow basket!

Tisket,
Tasket,
Tisket,
(scat)

I'm so happy
[en]
Oh we bet you are!
[ef]
So happy,
[en]
Oh we bet you are!
[ef]
I'm so happy I don't know just what to do!

And now I'm on my way,
Feelin' light and gay,
A-tisket, a-tasket,
I found my yellow basket!
 
Tisket, I'm on my way,
Tisket, I'm on my way,
Tisket, I'm on my way with my basket!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2012)