THERE'S A FLY ON MY MUSIC
(Lew Brown / Sammy Fain / Ralph Freed)

Spike Jones & his City Slickers - 1944
(vocal: Del Porter - Interruption: Larry Keating)


(Opens with clarinet solo of "I dream of Jeannie with the light
brown hair", which suddenly goes right off tune)

(Spoken by Larry Keating)

Del, old boy, what's the matter? Well listen, you know, I gave you a
marvellous introduction. I built you up as a virtuoso. This is
really very embarrassing, Del.

(Sung by Del Porter)

Pardon me, Mr. Keating,
For playing' away off key
I've sounded sour for over an hour
But don't put the blame on me

`Cos, there's a fly on my music,
Looks just like a note
He's in my way an' I can't play
The song the feller wrote

Oh, swat, boys, swat boys swat
Swat boys, swat `im boys, swat

There's a fly on my music
Got me playin' flat
He moves around and makes me sound
Like Mrs. Murphy's cat.

Oh shoo fly
Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo fly
Shoo fly, shoo fly, shoo.

Buzz, buzz, here he is
Buzz, buzz, buzz, there he is
Here he is, there he is
Now I don't know where he is

There he goes from my music
What a break for me
But start to smack he's comin' back
With his whole darn family

Oh swat boys, swat `im boys, swat
Swat boys, swat boys swat

(Musical Break)

Shoo fly, there he is
Buzz, buzz, buzz there he is
Here he is, there he is
Now I don't know where he is

There he goes from my music
What a break for me
But start to smack, he's comin' back
With his whole darn family.

Oh, swat boys, swat `im boys, swat
Swat boys, oh swat boys, swat.


(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - 2005)