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Crazy words by Jack Yellen Crazy music by Milton Ager Crazy arrangement by Paul F. Van Loan (New York: Ager, Yellin & Bornstein, Inc., 1927) [Only one verse of this song is about Uncle Tom's Cabin, but the reference allows us to hear not just how facetiously the Twenties treated previously sentimentalized subjects, but also how Stowe's fiction has become a part of American history.] Performed by Irving Aaronson & the Victor Commanders VICTOR RECORDING RELEASED 1926 BY Adam Soroka Digital Media Center, Clemons Library |
CHORUS. Crazy words, crazy tune, All that I ever hear him croon Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe--doe doe doe. Sits around, all night long Sings the same words to every song Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe. His ukulele, daily How he'll strum! Bum bum bum! Vampin' and stampin' Then he'll holler, "Black bottom!" Crazy words, crazy tune, He'll be driving me crazy soon Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe. Napoleon Marched his men To Waterloo What did he say to them? Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe. Oh, is that so? Washington At Valley Forge 'Twas bitter cold and up spoke George Vo do do, vo doe doe de o, doe. No--you don't say? And Simon Legree In Uncle Tom's Cabin What did he say to Uncle Tom? I'll tell you what he said, He took his whip and said to Uncle Tom-- "C'mon, Charleston!" And in the Senate The other day What did our President Coolidge say? Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe. |