ORGAN GRINDER'S SWING
(Will Hudson / Irving Mills / Mitchell Parish)

Jimmie Lunceford & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1936
Benny Goodman & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1936
Hudson-DeLange Orch. (Instr.) - 1936
Tempo King & His Kings Of Tempo - 1936
Frank Froeba & His Swing Band (vocal: Midge Williams) - 1936
Evelyn Dall with Ambrose & His Orch. - 1936
The Four Aces - 1953

Also recorded by: Van Alexander, American Jazz Orchestra,
Terry Cavendish Orchestra, Wild Bill Davis, Jack McDuff,
Lee Dorsey, Bent Fabric, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Forrest,
Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Jonah Jones,
Hal Kemp, Brenda Lee, Lawrence Welk, Joey DeFrancesco,
Mills Brothers, Ella Mae Morse, Red Nicholls, Sy Oliver,
Johnny Otis, Mitchell Parish, Jack Payne, Django Rheihardt,
Buster Smith, Jimmy Smith, Teddy Stauffer.......and others.


Who’s that coming down the street
Good old organ grinder Pete
Monkey dancing on a string
To the organ grinder’s swing
Da-dya, da-dya, da-dya da-dya
Eenie meenie minie mo
Catch that monkey by the toe
If he hollers let him go
Eenie meenie minie mo
Ho-hum, ho-hum, ho-ho-hum, ho-hum
Swing it mister go to town
Turn the handle all around
Give that music all you got
Make it come out sweet and hot
Oh-ho, oh-ho-ho, muddy-raer, oh-ho
Poppa swings it, so does Ma
Momma swings it, so does Pa
You can swing it, so do I
I can swing it, so do you
Do-dya, da-dya, wo-beng, da-dya

(Musical Break)

(Spoken)

Old Mr. organ grinder’s goin’ away now
So long Mr. organ grinder,
You coming back next Thursday?
Bring your little monkey with ya,
Oh-ho, so long Mr. organ grinder
So long, oh-ho, bye………fade.






(Contributed by Bill Huntley  - November 2008)