I LIKE TO RIFF
(Cole)
Nat King Cole Trio - 1940
Charlie Barnet & His Orch. - 1942
Laurie Wheeler & Nash de Ville - 2002


I like to riff
Doo-doo-doo-dat-da........
I like to riff
Ba-da-da-do-da-da.........
Riffing is the thing for me

I like to riff
'Cause it puts me solid in the groove
I like to riff
Oh, it's a sold killer
Da-da-da-dod-doo-da-da....
Riffing is the thing for me

If you want to be a sender
Knock your friends on the juice or bender
Grab the major scale and run

I like to riff
'Cause it makes you feel so fine
I like to riff
It takes your troubles off your mind
Bob-a-bob-a-da-da-razz-a-doo-doo-da
Riffing is the thing for me

You can riff like this
Riff like this
(Instrumental Break)

("Scat" Break)

I like to riff
'Cause it makes you feel so fine
I like to riff
Takes your troubles off your mind
Bob-a-bob-a-da-da-razz-a-doo-doo-da
Razz-a-doo-doo-da-razz-a-doo-da-da
Razz-a-doo-doo-da-razz-a-doo-da-da
Riffing......Riffing is the thing for me


NB: Please note that no effort has been made to accurately transcribe
the "scat" singing that appears throughout this song. Where "da-doo-
da-razz" appears, it is purely representational.



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2004)