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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Performer
Johnny Green
Johnny Green
Conductor
Johnny Green and His Orchestra
Johnny Green and His Orchestra
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Songwriter
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Lyrics

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Slap that bass, slap it till it's dizzy
Slap that bass, keep the rhythm busy
Zoom, zoom, zoom
Misery, you've got to go
[Verse 2]
Slap that bass, use it like a tonic
Slap that bass, keep your philharmonic
Zoom, zoom, zoom
And the milk and honey'll flow
[Verse 3]
Dictators would be better off
If they zoom, zoom now and then
Today, you can see that the happiest men
All got rhythm
[Verse 4]
In which case, if you wanna bubble
Slap that bass, slap away your trouble
Learn to zoom, zoom, zoom
Slap that bass
[Verse 5]
Zoom zoom, zoom zoom
The world is in a mess
With politics and taxes and people grindin' axes
There's no happiness
[Verse 6]
Zoom zoom, zoom zoom
Rhythm leads your ace
The future doesn't fret me
If I can only get me
Someone to slap that bass
[Verse 7]
Happiness is not a riddle
When I'm listenin' to the big bass fiddle
[Verse 8]
Slap that bass
(Slap those feet)
I said, "slap that bass"
(We said, "slap those feet")
All right, slap that bass
And I'll slap these feet
[Verse 9]
Well slap my face
Can he slap that bass?
(Feet)
Bass
(Bass)
Bass
(Feet)
Written by: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

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