Organ Grinder’s Swing

A popular song from 1936
Words by Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills
Music by Will Hudson

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. Who’s that coming down the street?
   Good old organ grinder Pete
   He’s the latest rhythm king
   With his Organ Grinder’s Swing
   Da-dya, pa swings it, so does ma
   Da-dya, ma swings it, so does pa
   Da-dya, you swing it, so do I
   Da-dya, I swing it, so do you
   When he turns that handle down
   Music goes around and ’round
   Everybody starts to sing
   To that Organ Grinder’s Swing
   Tra-la, pa swings it, so does ma
   Tra-la, ma swings it, so does pa
   Tra-la, you swing it, so do I
   Tra-la, I swing it, so do you
   All the children tag along
   Just to listen to his song
   Monkey dancing on a string
   To the Organ Grinder’s Swing
   Oh-hum, pa swings it, so does ma
   Oh-hum, ma swings it, so does pa
   Oh-hum, you swing it, so do I
   Oh-hum, I swing it, so do you
2. Drop a nickle in his hat
   Like a rich aristocrat
   Every nickel that you fling
   Makes that organ grinder swing
   Hi-ho, pa swings it, so does ma
   Hi-ho, ma swings it, so does pa
   Hi-ho, you swing it, so do I
   Hi-ho, I swing it, so do you
   Eeny meeny miney mo
   Catch that monkey by the toe
   If he hollers, let him go
   Eeny meeny miney mo
   Scat-dya, pa swings it, so does ma
   Scat-dya, ma swings it, so does pa
   Scat-dya, you swing it, so do I
   Scat-dya, I swing it, so do you
   Do we get a lotta thrills
   Leaning on our window sills
   List’ning to a catchy thing
   Like the Organ Grinder’s Swing
   Da-dya, pa swings it, so does ma
   Da-dya, ma swings it, so does pa
   Da-dya, you swing it, so do I
   Da-dya, I swing it, so do you

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