[Intro – piano riff] One-two! One-two-three— Boppa... DEE! [Verse 1] Got out of bed with a beat in my head Left shoe blue and the right one red Coffee jumped when the piano played Whole damn morning went sideways Clock said stop But my feet said go Bassline walking across the floor Tried to leave But before I knew— Boppa-boppa— Boppa-Dee! [Pre-Chorus] Tap one Tap two Shake that rhythm Coming through Hold it back... Wait for me... Boppa— Boppa— DEE! [Chorus] BOPPA-DEE BOPPA-DOO Shake that rhythm Coming through Rikka-boppa Bim-bam-bee Everybody shout— BOPPA-DEE! BOPPA-DEE BOPPA-DAY Kick your worries Out the way Badda-badda One-two-three Boppa-boppa— BOPPA-DEE! [Post-Chorus] Bop-bop Boppa-Dee Bop-bop Come with me Ratta-tatta Bee-ba-bee— HEY! BOPPA-DEE! [Verse 2] Taxi stopped but I missed the ride So I took that rhythm to the other side Lady at the corner started tapping her shoe Then the guy beside her started doing it too No one knew What the word could mean Didn't really matter with a beat that clean Someone asked “What's gotten into you?” I said— Boppa-boppa-Boppa-Dee! [Pre-Chorus] Tap one Tap two Shake that rhythm Coming through Hold it back... Wait for me... Boppa— Boppa— DEE! [Chorus] BOPPA-DEE BOPPA-DOO Shake that rhythm Coming through Rikka-boppa Bim-bam-bee Everybody shout— BOPPA-DEE! BOPPA-DEE BOPPA-DAY Kick your worries Out the way Badda-badda One-two-three Boppa-boppa— BOPPA-DEE! [Piano and Sax Break] [Spoken] Okay... Now try saying this. Slowly. [Scat Build] Boppa-rikka Badda-dikka Tikka-boppa Bee Ratta-batta Zippa-zatta Bimma-boppa— DEE! Again! [Rapid Tongue-Twister] Boppa-bidda-rikka-dikka Tikka-takka-bim-bam-bee Ratta-zikka-boppa-doppa Better keep your tongue with me Biddi-boppa-rikka-ratta Tikka-takka-one-two-three— BOPPA! BOPPA! DEE! [Instrumental Boogie Break] [Bridge – half time] Maybe it's nonsense Maybe that's fine Maybe a silly little word Just needs the right time Put it on a rhythm Give it a beat Suddenly everybody's Moving their feet [Pause] Boppa... [Drum hit] Dee. [Final Chorus] BOPPA-DEE BOPPA-DOO Shake that rhythm Coming through Rikka-boppa Bim-bam-bee Everybody shout— BOPPA-DEE! BOPPA-DEE BOPPA-DAY Kick your worries Out the way Badda-badda One-two-three Boppa-boppa— BOPPA-DEE! [Final Scat] Bop-bop-boppa Rikka-rakka Bim-bam-bimma Tikka-takka Bop-bop-boppa One-two-three— BOPPA! BOPPA! DEE! [Outro – piano] That's it. ...probably. Boppa-Dee.
