| You’ve heard all about your raggy melodies
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| Everything from opera down to harmony
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| But I’ve a little song that I will sing to you
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| It’s going to win you through and through
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| There ain’t much to the words, but the music is grand
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| And you’ll be singing it to beat the band
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| Now you’ve heard of your 'Will O' The Wisp'
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| But give a little listen to this
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| It goes ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| Ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| That’s a funny little bit of melody
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| It’s so soothing and appealing to me
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| It goes ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| (Ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing)
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| (Kinda got you going, hey Billy?)
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| (It certainly has, I’m humming it all the time)
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| (It goes ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing)
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| Now everyone was singing a Hawaiian strain
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| Everyone seemed to have it on their brain
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| When Yaka Hicky Hoola do was all the craze
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| Why that’s the one that had 'em dazed
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| The object now is for something new
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| Something that will appeal to you
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| And here’s a little melody that you will find
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| Will linger, linger there on your mind
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| It goes ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| Ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| That’s a funny little bit of melody
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| It’s so soothing and appealing to me
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| It goes ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| Now everybody
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| Ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| Ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| That’s a funny little bit of melody
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| It’s so soothing and appealing to me
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| It goes ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| Ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| Ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing
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| That’s a funny little bit of melody
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| It’s so soothing and appealing to me
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| It goes ja da, ja da, ja da ja da, jing jing jing |