Katy Did, Katy Didn't
music by hoagy carmichael / lyrics by frank loesser
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KATY DID, KATY DIDN'T - sung by The Four Marshalls with Stan Freed and Pauline Loth
MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN - 1941
MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN - 1941
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To compose the soundtrack for Mr. Bug Goes Goes To Town, Fleischer Studio's brought in Hoagy Carmichael - one of Tin Pan Alley's most successful songwriters - to work with lyricist Frank Loesser and Sammy Timberg. Carmichael and Loesser collaborated on the film's main song We're The Couple In The Castle, and on Katy Did, Katy Didn't and I'll Dance At Your Wedding (Honey Dear). The movie was not a financial success, primarily because it was released in the theaters mere days before the outbreak of World War II.
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KATY DID, KATY DIDN'T
There's a burning, burning question, concerning Katy Brown
And there's a bit of a suggestion on the way they talk in town
Who came to Sunday school with cherries on her lids
Katy did, (Katy didn't,) Katy did,
(Katy didn't) Katy did, (Katy didn't), Oh, she did
And who kissed the banker's boy and ran away and hid
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did,
(Katy didn't) Katy did, (Katy didn't), Oh, she did
Gracious what a scandal, every other girl would cry
She can't hold a candle to somebody such as I
But who got the banker's boy and fifty thousand quid
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did, (Katy didn't)
You can bet your life she did
And who made the football team break training in the spring
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did, (Katy didn't)
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy didn’t do a thing
And who dubbed the candy man for candy all the time
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did, (no she didn't)
(She did), She didn't need a dime
Gracious ain't it awful, all the other girls would wail
Really it's unlawful why she ought to go to jail
But who got the banker's boy, the tall and handsome kid
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did, (Katy didn't)
You can bet your life she did
Now who plays the clarinet and makes the darned thing wail
And who blows the trombone and he tells a woeful tale
Gracious ain't it awful, all the other band boys shout
He can't blow his trumpet now it's time to throw him out
And who plays the uke and nearly busted all his strings
(Georgie did), Georgie didn't,
(Georgie did), No I didn't You can bet your life he did
There's a burning, burning question, concerning Katy Brown
And there's a bit of a suggestion on the way they talk in town
Who came to Sunday school with cherries on her lids
Katy did, (Katy didn't,) Katy did,
(Katy didn't) Katy did, (Katy didn't), Oh, she did
And who kissed the banker's boy and ran away and hid
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did,
(Katy didn't) Katy did, (Katy didn't), Oh, she did
Gracious what a scandal, every other girl would cry
She can't hold a candle to somebody such as I
But who got the banker's boy and fifty thousand quid
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did, (Katy didn't)
You can bet your life she did
And who made the football team break training in the spring
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did, (Katy didn't)
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy didn’t do a thing
And who dubbed the candy man for candy all the time
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did, (no she didn't)
(She did), She didn't need a dime
Gracious ain't it awful, all the other girls would wail
Really it's unlawful why she ought to go to jail
But who got the banker's boy, the tall and handsome kid
Katy did, (Katy didn't), Katy did, (Katy didn't)
You can bet your life she did
Now who plays the clarinet and makes the darned thing wail
And who blows the trombone and he tells a woeful tale
Gracious ain't it awful, all the other band boys shout
He can't blow his trumpet now it's time to throw him out
And who plays the uke and nearly busted all his strings
(Georgie did), Georgie didn't,
(Georgie did), No I didn't You can bet your life he did
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