[Intro – Spoken sample / vocoder] (“Crank the gramophone, darling… we’re going zoom.”) [Verse 1] Slick cat, bow tie, boots too bright Velvet shuffle in the pale gaslight Jukebox whisper, silk glove gloom He’s a shadow with a grin — Zoot Suit Zoom Martini mind with a tangerine twist Gutter gold teeth, never been kissed Snaps his fingers like a neon god Struts so smooth it should be outlawed [Hook – Swingy, fast-paced] Zoot suit zoom, in the backroom boom Dancing on the ceiling with a jazz monsoon Zoot suit zoom, with the voodoo groove Skip two steps, now he’s lost that shoe Slick click boom, in a tempo tomb Watch him waltz through the barroom gloom Zoot suit zoom, yeah the name goes brrr He don’t talk — he purrs [Scat Break – Full instrumentation kicks in] Skat-dat-zow, babbadee-bop! Razz-a-ma-tazz, can’t make me stop! Zee-zap, boom-boom, down on the floor Shooby doo-wop, give me some more! [Verse 2] He’s got brass in his pocket, dice in his drink Lines too slick, makes the flappers blink Cane with a cog, hat with a plume Moonwalks backwards outta the room Rouge-lipped queen, spins like a clock Fishnets snapping like a champagne pop She says, “Name?” — he just points to the moon Don’t need no name, just Zoot Suit Zoom [Hook – repeat with more energy] Zoot suit zoom, on a brass balloon Swallowed the beat, now he’s humming the tune Zoot suit zoom, full of sass and doom Laughing in the smoke like a mad cartoon Slick click boom, now the phonograph sways He rewinds time in mysterious ways Zoot suit zoom, yeah, the jazz gets hot Watch him burn that spot! [Scat Bridge – Bass drop & glitch cuts] Skidda-da-zap, bada-bop-bop bop! Ooh-la-la, that’s swing on top! Diggy diggy doo, rattle that room You can’t outrun that Zoot Suit Zoom! [Outro – Lo-fi filter, vinyl crackle] He came in shadows, left in smoke No address, no name he spoke But on that floor, when the trumpet bloomed— The world belonged to Zoot Suit Zoom… [Fades out with distant “shoo-wop-wop” echoes and a broken horn]
