Cab Calloway Lyrics

Album: Unknown

Zaz Zuh Zaz Lyrics

(The Zaz-Zuh-Zaz chorus has been simplified here from Cab's scatted version.) 

 

 Now, here's a very entrancing phrase, 

 It will put you in a daze, 

 To me it don't mean a thing, 

 But it's got a very peculiar swing! 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay! 

 

 Now, zaz-zuh-zaz was handed down 

 From a bloke down in Chinatown; 

 It seems his name was Smoky Joe, 

 And he used to hi-de-hi-de-ho. 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay! 

 

 When Smoky Joe came into town 

 And he kicked the gong around, 

 Any place that he would go 

 Minnie the Moocher she was sure to go, 

 With her zaz-zuh-zaz, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay! 

 

 It makes no difference where you go, 

 There's one thing that they sure do know: 

 There's no need for them to be blue, 

 For the zaz-suh-zaz will always see them through! 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zaz, 

 Zaz-zuh-zaz-zuh-zay!