Lyrics and translation The Boswell Sisters - Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails
Boda-lee-hoe,
boda-lee-hoe
Boda-lee-hoe,
boda-lee-hoe
Boda-lee-hoe,
boda-lee-hoe
Boda-lee-hoe,
boda-lee-hoe
Ba-a-la-da
da-oom
Ba-a-la-da
da-oom
Ba-a-la-da,
da-da,
da-oom
Ba-a-la-da,
da-da,
da-oom
Oh,
I'm
puttin'
on
the
top
hat
Oh,
je
mets
le
chapeau
haut
Tyin'
up
the
white
tie
Je
noue
la
cravate
blanche
Brushin'
off
the
tails
Je
brosse
les
queues-de-pie
I'm
dudin'
up
the
shirt
front
Je
m'habille
le
devant
de
la
chemise
Puttin'
in
the
shirt
studs
Je
mets
les
boutons
de
manchette
Polishing
my
nails
Je
fais
briller
mes
ongles
I'm
steppin'
out,
my
dear,
to
breath
an
atmosphere
Je
sors,
mon
cher,
pour
respirer
une
atmosphère
That
simply
reeks
with
class
Qui
sent
simplement
la
classe
And
I
trust
that
you'll
excuse
my
dust
Et
j'espère
que
tu
excuseras
ma
poussière
When
I
step
on
the
gas
Quand
j'appuie
sur
l'accélérateur
For
I'll
be
there
Car
je
serai
là
Puttin'
down
the
top
hat
En
enlevant
le
chapeau
haut
Mussin'
up
the
white
tie
En
froissant
la
cravate
blanche
Dancin'
in
my
tails
En
dansant
dans
mes
queues-de-pie
Boda-lee-hoe,
boda-lee-hoe
Boda-lee-hoe,
boda-lee-hoe
Boda-lee-hoe,
boda-lee-hoe
Boda-lee-hoe,
boda-lee-hoe
Ba-a-la-da
da-oom
Ba-a-la-da
da-oom
Ba-a-la-da,
da-da,
da-oom
Ba-a-la-da,
da-da,
da-oom
I
rented
a
suit
J'ai
loué
un
costume
Saturday's
pay
Avec
mon
salaire
du
samedi
I'll
be
a
king
just
for
a
day
Je
serai
un
roi
juste
pour
une
journée
But
I
happy
Mais
je
suis
heureuse
Lordy,
Lordy
I'm
so
happy
Mon
Dieu,
mon
Dieu,
je
suis
si
heureuse
Borrowed
a
hat
J'ai
emprunté
un
chapeau
Shoes
got
a
shine
Des
chaussures
qui
brillent
I've
got
a
date
J'ai
un
rendez-vous
Quarter
to
nine
À
8h45
With
there's
dancin'
Il
y
a
des
danses
Everybody's
there
dancin'
Tout
le
monde
danse
I
look
keen
and
what
I
mean
Je
suis
élégante
et
c'est
ce
que
je
veux
dire
I
simply
reek
with
class
Je
sens
simplement
la
classe
On
my
way,
excuse
my
dust
Je
suis
en
route,
excuse
ma
poussière
When
I
step
on
the
gas
Quand
j'appuie
sur
l'accélérateur
Oh,
after
tonight
back
to
my
room
Oh,
après
ce
soir,
retour
à
ma
chambre
But
for
tonight,
dressed
like
a
groom
Mais
pour
ce
soir,
habillée
comme
une
mariée
While
I'm
dancin'
Alors
que
je
danse
I'm
so
happy
when
I'm
dancin'
Je
suis
si
heureuse
quand
je
danse
That's
the
reason
that
I'm
C'est
la
raison
pour
laquelle
je
Puttin'
on
the
top
hat,
whoa-oh
Mets
le
chapeau
haut,
whoa-oh
Tyin'
up
the
white
tie,
whoa-oh
Je
noue
la
cravate
blanche,
whoa-oh
Brushin
off
my
tails
Je
brosse
mes
queues-de-pie
Wha-a-la-doo-doo
Wha-a-la-doo-doo
I'm
so
happy
cause
I'm
Je
suis
si
heureuse
parce
que
je
Dudin'
up
my
shirt
front
M'habille
le
devant
de
ma
chemise
Puttin'
in
my
shirt
studs
Je
mets
mes
boutons
de
manchette
Polishing
my
nails
Je
fais
briller
mes
ongles
Ba-da-loo,
a
loo-doo-da-da,
doo-doo
Ba-da-loo,
a
loo-doo-da-da,
doo-doo
I'm
steppin'
out
with
class
Je
sors
avec
classe
Ba-da-loo,
a
loo-doo-da-da,
doo-doo
Ba-da-loo,
a
loo-doo-da-da,
doo-doo
Baby,
step
on
the
gas
Chérie,
appuie
sur
l'accélérateur
For
I'm
gonna
be
there
Car
je
serai
là
Puttin'
down
the
top
hat
En
enlevant
le
chapeau
haut
Mussin'
up
the
white
tie
En
froissant
la
cravate
blanche
Dancin'
in
my
tails
En
dansant
dans
mes
queues-de-pie
I'm
gonna
be
there
dancin'
in
my
tails
Je
serai
là
à
danser
dans
mes
queues-de-pie
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Album
The Boswell Sisters: Shout, Sister, Shout - Their 52 Finest 1931 - 1936 date of release
01-03-2014
1
Fourty-Second Street
2 Shout Sister, Shout
3 Louisiana Hayride
4 Mood Indigo
5 Shuffle Off To Buffalo
6 That's How Rhythm Was Born
7 You Oughta Be In Pictures
8 Alexander's Ragtime Band
9 The Darktown Strutters Ball
10 Rock And Roll
11 The Object Of My Affection
12 Dinah
13 Saint Louis Blues
14 Fare Thee Well, Annabelle
15 Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails
16 Cheek to Cheek
17 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
18 Charlie Two-Step
19 Down Among the Sheltering Palms
20 We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
21 Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane
22 Whad Ja Do to Me?
23 When I Take My Sugar to Tea
24 Roll On Mississippi, Roll On
25 Sing a Little Jingle
26 I Found A Million Dollar Baby
27 It's You
28 Making Faces At the Man In the Moon
29 I Can't Write the Words
30 Shine on Harvest Moon
31 The Music Goes 'Round And Around
32 Heebie Jeebies
33 An Evening in Caroline
34 Nothing Is Sweeter Than You
35 I Thank You, Mister Moon
36 Was That the Human Thing to Do?
37 Put That Sun Back In the Sky
38 Everybody Loves My Baby
39 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
40 If It Ain't Love
41 Doggone I've Done It
42 River, Stay 'Way from My Door
2 Shout Sister, Shout
3 Louisiana Hayride
4 Mood Indigo
5 Shuffle Off To Buffalo
6 That's How Rhythm Was Born
7 You Oughta Be In Pictures
8 Alexander's Ragtime Band
9 The Darktown Strutters Ball
10 Rock And Roll
11 The Object Of My Affection
12 Dinah
13 Saint Louis Blues
14 Fare Thee Well, Annabelle
15 Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails
16 Cheek to Cheek
17 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
18 Charlie Two-Step
19 Down Among the Sheltering Palms
20 We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
21 Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane
22 Whad Ja Do to Me?
23 When I Take My Sugar to Tea
24 Roll On Mississippi, Roll On
25 Sing a Little Jingle
26 I Found A Million Dollar Baby
27 It's You
28 Making Faces At the Man In the Moon
29 I Can't Write the Words
30 Shine on Harvest Moon
31 The Music Goes 'Round And Around
32 Heebie Jeebies
33 An Evening in Caroline
34 Nothing Is Sweeter Than You
35 I Thank You, Mister Moon
36 Was That the Human Thing to Do?
37 Put That Sun Back In the Sky
38 Everybody Loves My Baby
39 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
40 If It Ain't Love
41 Doggone I've Done It
42 River, Stay 'Way from My Door
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