I’M NUTS ABOUT SCREWY MUSIC


(Jimmie Lunceford, Fred Rose)


As recorded by:
Jay Wilbur & His Band
V. Possibly George Melachrino
Recorded April 1936

Also recorded by:
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra



I’m nuts about screwy music
I’m screwy about nutty rhythm
I’m dizzy when I hear fizzy melodies
Dizzy as a cat can be

I’m daf about goofy tempo
I’m goofy about daffy changes
I soak ‘em if they’re real hokum harmonies
Written in a minor key

Why I love to hear sounds that are queer
I’m just funny that way
There’s a boot in a flute
Or a mellow moanin’ cello

I’m nuts about screwy music
I’m screwy about nutty rhythm
I’m dizzy when I hear fizzy melodies
Dizzy as a cat can be.






Transcribed from John Wright’s 78 RPM Record Collection


(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - June 2013)