LA-DE-DE, LA-DE-DA
Sam Lewis / Peter De Rose


as rec by Thomas "Fats" Waller & his Rhythm  
Sep 9th 1936 New York


also rec by Carroll Gibbons & his Boy Friends


La,
La-de-de, la-de-da,
Every note is a bar,
Says I'm in love with you!


La,
La-de-de, la-de-do,
Don't you see, don't you know
That I'm in love with you?


I could write a sonnet
'Bout a pretty bonnet,
Trimmed with flowers and birds.
I could do
The thing for you,
But you're too lovely for words!


Oh la,
La-de-de, la-de-da,
Tell your ma, tell your pa,
That I'm in love with you!


Oh la-la-la,
La-de-de, la-de-la-la-la,
Tell your ma, tell your pa,
That I'm in love with you!
(Yes yes, now go home and tell your ma)










(Transcribed by Peter Akers - February 2011)