The Vamp
written by byron gay
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THE VAMP (WANNA BE A MEMBER)
BIMBO'S INITIATION (TALKARTOON) 1931 |
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In 1931 Fleischer Studios released the dark and surreal Talkartoon short Bimbo's Initiation. When the film opens Bimbo falls through an open manhole and lands in the mist of a secret society. Bimbo is trapped when the sewer lid is locked by a mouse that appears to be a parody of Mickey Mouse. Bimbo is repeatedly asked to join the society - "wanna be a member? wanna be a member?" The insistent requests come as a song, and that song is a parody of the 1919 Byron Gay song The Vamp. Bimbo finally agrees to become a member when he realizes that the leader the secret society is Betty Boop - and he is later happy to discover the other members are all Betty Boop clones.
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1919
THE SAVOY QUARTET |
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1919
JOSEPH C. SMITH'S ORCHESTRA |
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1919
WALDORF- ASTORIA DANCE ORCHESTRA |
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1919
BLACK DIAMONDS BAND |
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1919
MISS ISABELLA PATRICOLA |
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1919
MILO REGA'S DANCE ORCHESTRA |
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19??
GREEN BROTHERS NOVELTY ORCHESTRA |
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1932
PHIL HARRIS ORCHESTRA |
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193?
BOOTS AND HIS BUDDIES |
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1949
TOMMY HAMILTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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19??
ALICE FAYE from ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE |
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19??
LLOYD GLENN |
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1995
NEXUS |
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20??
MARTIN ELLIS |
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2020
DAVE KOSMYNA |
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PIANO ROLL |
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THE VAMP
Every body do the vamp,
Vamp until you get a cramp;
Grab your tootsie, hold her tight,
While they're playing, just keep swaying,
Do a little 'what not' do a little fox trot,
When you cuddle up don't fight.
Vamp and swing a long, keep a doing it,
Vamp and sing a song, don't you ruin it,
Do a nifty step, with lots of 'pep',
And watch your reputation.
Do a 'Bumble Bee', buzz around a bit,
Shake a wicked knee, she will fall for it,
Vamp all night and day,
Keep vamping till you vamp your cares away.
Ah!
Vamp the little lady, vamp the little lady,
vamp the little lady, vamp the little lady,
Ah!
She will like it, maybe, she will like it,
maybe, she will like it, maybe, oh, you pretty baby,
Ah!
Make it good and snappy, make it good and snappy,
make it good and snappy, make it good and snappy,
Ah!
Guess I got to go now, guess I got to go now,
'sev'rybody happy, 'sev'rybody happy, 'sev'rybody happy, sure.
Good!
Every body do the vamp,
Vamp until you get a cramp;
Grab your tootsie, hold her tight,
While they're playing, just keep swaying,
Do a little 'what not' do a little fox trot,
When you cuddle up don't fight.
Vamp and swing a long, keep a doing it,
Vamp and sing a song, don't you ruin it,
Do a nifty step, with lots of 'pep',
And watch your reputation.
Do a 'Bumble Bee', buzz around a bit,
Shake a wicked knee, she will fall for it,
Vamp all night and day,
Keep vamping till you vamp your cares away.
Ah!
Vamp the little lady, vamp the little lady,
vamp the little lady, vamp the little lady,
Ah!
She will like it, maybe, she will like it,
maybe, she will like it, maybe, oh, you pretty baby,
Ah!
Make it good and snappy, make it good and snappy,
make it good and snappy, make it good and snappy,
Ah!
Guess I got to go now, guess I got to go now,
'sev'rybody happy, 'sev'rybody happy, 'sev'rybody happy, sure.
Good!
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