words and music by Cab Calloway and Jack Palmer)



And the time is right

And tonight's the night

Alreed-alright

Come on, old man, come on



We the cats shall hep ya

So reap this righteous riff

Here's the beat to hep ya

So reap this righteous riff



Well, you gotta come on like GI's

You dig the repeat with me and sigh

Put it right on the lee high

Then you can really get by, oh my



We the cats shall hep ya

So reap this righteous riff

Now you're hep I'll betcha

So reap this righteous riff



Well, we the cats shall hep ya

So reap this righteous riff

Here's the beat to hep ya

So reap this righteous riff



Well, you gotta come on like GI's

You dig the repeat with me and sigh

Put it right on the lee high

Then you can really get by, oh my



We the cats shall hep ya

So reap this righteous riff

Now you're hep I'll betcha

So reap this righteous riff



(instrumnetal break)



Well, we the cats shall hep ya

So reap this righteous riff

Here's the beat to hep ya

So reap this righteous riff



Well, you gotta come on like GI's

You dig the repeat with me and sigh

Put it right on the lee high

Then you can really get by, oh my



We the cats shall hep ya

So reap this righteous riff

Now you're hep I'll betcha

Skibble-de-dooba

Skibble-de-boy-boy

Skibble-de-reeba

This righteous, this righteous riff