Ja Da (12-21-44) - Art Tatum

You’ve heard all about your raggy melody

Everything from opera down to harmony

But I’ve a little song that I will sing to you

It’s gonna win you through and through

There ain’t much to the words but the music is grand

And you’ll be a-singing it to beat the band

You’ve heard of the tisket and tasket it’s true

But give a little listen to this will you?

Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da

Jing, Jing, Jing

Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da

Jing, Jing, Jing

That’s a funny little bit of melody

It’s so soothing and appealing to me

It goes Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da

Jing, Jing, Jing

Our bands have been digging back for tunes to be sung

Operas and nursery rhymes have been overdone

I dug a little deeper and I found this thing

It’s ragtime but it still can swing

It ain’t a turkeytrot or a shimmey onestep

But when grandma danced to it

She thought she was hep

It still is a ditty

I’m sure you will find

Will keep a runnin' 'round and around your mind

Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da

Jing, Jing, Jing

Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da

Jing, Jing, Jing

That’s a funny little bit of melody

It’s so soothing and appealing to me

It goes Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Ja-Da

Jing, Jing, Jing