
[COMIC INTRO - dry male stutter; muted bass pulse] My name is S-S-S-S-S-S-SKORPIONIX! And this is S-S-S-SCAT SINGING! [SHOUT - beat silent] I'M A SCAT MAN! [SCAT PICKUP - rapid delivery; filtered kick and bass build] Ski-bi dibby dib yo-da dub-dub! Yo-da dub-dub! Ska-badaba-dabadoo, belidab-belydab-bladab-bop-bop! Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope! [ONE-BEAT SILENCE] [DROP 1 - hard four-on-the-floor kick; pulsing bass hook; crisp claps] Scoobie-oobie-doobie-ooh, bop-ba-bodda-bope! Ski-bi dibby dib yo-da dub-dub! Ba-da-bop-ba, dibba-dee! Ska-ba-dabba, bop-ba-bee! Scoobie-oobie-doobie-ooh, bop-ba-bodda-bope! Skibba-dibba, dibba-dub-dub! Badda-bing-ba, badda-boom! Skatta-datta, zoom-zoom-zoom! [POST-HOOK - same bass motif; fills answer scat] Ski-ba-dibba, doo-ba-dai! Babba-dabba, dee-ba-dai! Skippa-dippa, dooba-doo! Bidi-bidi-bop-ba-boo! [VERSE 1 - deep jazz scat; full kick and bass; sparse upper layers] Zoola-ba, zoola-bee, da-ba-dai, Mella-dabba, sella-doo, ba-da-bai. Bimma-lay, bimma-loo, doda-day, Shabba-dabba, lella-lee, ya-da-yay. Doo-ba-lah, dee-ba-lay, Zimma-zimma, zay-zay-zay. Moola-bella, moola-boo, Dibby-dabba, dooby-doo. [BUILD - half-spoken, half-sung; full groove; rising hats] Bada-binga, bada-bonga, Zippa-zappa, dinga-donga! Shibba-dibba, shibba-day, Loola-lalla, lay-lay-lay! Bim-bam, biddy-bam! Shikka-shakka, ram-a-lam! Scooby-dooby, zippa-zoo! Dabba-dabba, doo-ba-doo! [BASS BREAK - 8 bars; full 4x4 kick; bass motif with octave fills; tight percussion] [FAST SCAT - 16 bars; two bars per line; full beat; breathe at line ends] Ski-bi-dibbi, dibbi-dabba, dubba-dubba-dee! Bada-bada, bidibada, biddly-biddly-bee! Skatta-batta, dappa-dappa, badda-bop-ba-bay! Diddly-daddly, dibby-dubba, skibba-dabba-day! Ska-ba-dabba, ba-da-bop! Dibba-dabba, never-stop! Bip-ba-bop-ba, doo-ba-dee! Skiddle-diddle, bee-bop-bee! [VERSE 2 - rapid scat; full groove; breaths each line] Ski-bi-dibby-dibby, dubba-dubba, bop-ba-bop! Biddi-baddi, biddi-baddi, hip-ba-hop! Skiddle-daddle, diddle-daddle, dippa-doo! Badabada, bidibidi, bappa-boo! Brraba-dabba, brraba-dabba, bada-bing! Zippa-zappa, zippa-zappa, dinga-ding! Badda-boppa, badda-boppa, zippa-zay! Dibba-dabba, dibba-dabba, day-day-day! [DEEP SCAT - low voice; full kick and bass; fewer hats] Mmm... bada-bada, boo-bah-bay... Zimma-zimma, doo-bah-day... Loola-loola, zappa-zee... Bimma-bimma, bop-ba-bee... [CALL AND RESPONSE - dry lead; filtered doubles; full groove] Bop-ba-bee! (Bop-ba-bee!) Dibba-dee! (Dibba-dee!) Zippa-zay! (Zippa-zay!) Skibba-day! (Skibba-day!) [SCAT SHOWDOWN - double-time; bass holds; no competing fills] Skibbidy-dibbidy-dibbidy-dabba! Bibbity-bobbity-babbity-babba! Dippity-dappity-doppity-dee! Skippity-skappity-skap-pa-bee! Brrr-dabba-dabba, brrr-dibba-dee! Tikka-takka, tippa-toppa-tee! Badda-badda, bedda-bedda, babba-boo! Ski-bi-dibbi-dibbi-dibbi, dooba-doo! [BREAKDOWN - 4 bars; kick cuts; quiet bass pulse under filtered voice] Ski... bi... dibby... Dabba... dooba... dee... [WHISPER BUILD - 4 bars; kick returns; faster scat; snare rise] Bip... bop... Bip-bip... bop-bop... Biddi-biddi... badda-badda... Skibba-dibba-dabba-DOP! [ONE-BEAT SILENCE] [FINAL DROP - strongest kick and bass; open hats; doubles; tiny synth accents] Scoobie-oobie-doobie-ooh, bop-ba-bodda-bope! Ski-bi dibby dib yo-da dub-dub! Ba-da-bop-ba, dibba-dee! Ska-ba-dabba, bop-ba-bee! Scoobie-oobie-doobie-ooh, bop-ba-bodda-bope! Skibba-dibba, dibba-dub-dub! Badda-bing-ba, badda-boom! Skatta-datta, zoom-zoom-zoom! [FINALE - 16 bars; two bars per line; rapid scat over unchanged bass groove] Ska-badaba-dabadoo, belidab-belydab-bladab-bop-bop! Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope! Skibba-dibba, skibba-dabba, bada-bop-ba-bee! Dibba-dabba, dippa-dappa, diddly-doo-ba-dee! Brrr-ka-dikka, brrr-ka-dakka, brrr-ka-bop! Tikka-takka, tikka-takka, tippa-top! Zippa-zappa, zippa-zappa, doo-ba-day! Ski-bi dibby dib yo-da dub-dub — HEY! [OUTRO - 4 bars; kick and bass; tight final stop] Scoobie-oobie-doobie-ooh... Ba-da-bop-ba, dooba-doo... Ski-bi dibby dib... Yo-da dub-dub... Bop... bop... bope!

