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Ja-Da

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Title
Ja-Da - Lyrics
Composer
Carleton, Bob  
Lyricist
Carleton, Bob  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Ja-Da Verse: You’ve heard all about your raggy melodies, Ev’ry thing from opera down to harmony, But I’ve a little song that I will sing to you. It’s going to win you thru and thru. There ain’t much to the words but the music is grand, And you’ll be singing it to beat the band. Now you’ve heard of your “Will O’ the Wisp” But give a little listen to this: It goes: Refrain: 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. Verse: Now ev’ry one was singing Hawaiian strain, Ev’ry one seem’d to have it on their brain, When Yaka Hicky Hoola Do was all the craze, Why that’s the one that had ‘em dazed, The object now is for something new, Something that will appeal to you. And here’s a little melody that you will find, Will linger, linger there in your mind. It goes: Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 7
Local Identifier
2014_12996_374
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Ja-Da
Composer
Carleton, Bob  
Lyricist
Carleton, Bob  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-10-01
Lyrics
Ja-Da Verse: You’ve heard all about your raggy melodies, Ev’ry thing from opera down to harmony, But I’ve a little song that I will sing to you. It’s going to win you thru and thru. There ain’t much to the words but the music is grand, And you’ll be singing it to beat the band. Now you’ve heard of your “Will O’ the Wisp” But give a little listen to this: It goes: Refrain: 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. Verse: Now ev’ry one was singing Hawaiian strain, Ev’ry one seem’d to have it on their brain, When Yaka Hicky Hoola Do was all the craze, Why that’s the one that had ‘em dazed, The object now is for something new, Something that will appeal to you. And here’s a little melody that you will find, Will linger, linger there in your mind. It goes: Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 7
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_374
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleJa-Da
ComposerCarleton, Bob  
LyricistCarleton, Bob  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-10-01
LyricsJa-Da Verse: You’ve heard all about your raggy melodies, Ev’ry thing from opera down to harmony, But I’ve a little song that I will sing to you. It’s going to win you thru and thru. There ain’t much to the words but the music is grand, And you’ll be singing it to beat the band. Now you’ve heard of your “Will O’ the Wisp” But give a little listen to this: It goes: Refrain: 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. Verse: Now ev’ry one was singing Hawaiian strain, Ev’ry one seem’d to have it on their brain, When Yaka Hicky Hoola Do was all the craze, Why that’s the one that had ‘em dazed, The object now is for something new, Something that will appeal to you. And here’s a little melody that you will find, Will linger, linger there in your mind. It goes: Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 7
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_374
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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