I need lyrics for 1940's era tune: Oop, Boop, Didum...Dadum-Wadum-Choo. Can you help me?

Question

Ish Kabibble made the song very popular in the !940's. I am looking just for the lyrics for the song. The song starts out, I think, like this: "Down in the meadow in an itty bitty pool, swam three little fishies and a mamma fishie, too...that's all I can remember. I was thinking of embroidering the a portion of the lyrics on an baby blanket. Need this soon!

Thanks!

Answer 1

Three Little Fishies



Sung by Kay Kyser (#1 in 1939)

Words and music by Saxie Dowell





Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool

Swam three little fishies and a mama fishie too

"Swim" said the mama fishie, "Swim if you can"

And they swam and they swam all over the dam

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

And they swam and they swam all over the dam



"Stop" said the mama fishie, "or you will get lost"

The three little fishies didn't wanna be bossed

The three little fishies went off on a spree

And they swam and they swam right out to the sea

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

And they swam and they swam right out to the sea



"Whee!" yelled the little fishies, "Here's a lot of fun

We'll swim in the sea till the day is done"

They swam and they swam, and it was a lark

Till all of a sudden they saw a shark!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Till all of a sudden they saw a shark!



"Help!" cried the little fishies, "Gee! look at all the whales!"

And quick as they could, they turned on their tails

And back to the pool in the meadow they swam

And they swam and they swam back over the dam

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!

And they swam and they swam back over the dam.

Answer 2

down in the meadow in an itty bitty pool

three little fishees swimmin in a pool,

three little fishees and a momma fishee too.

swim said the momma fishee, swim if you can

and they swam, and they swam back over the dam

boop boop diddem daddem waddem choo

boop boop diddem daddem waddem choo

and they swam and they swam back over the dam

Answer 3

You can probably Google the title Three Little Fishies and get the lyrics. My mother used to sing that song to me. It ends with "and they swam and they swam all over the dam."

Answer 4

Down In The Meadow In An Itty Bitty Pool

Answer 5

Go to Richlandbombers.1962.tripod.com. It is all there. The title is Three Little Fishies.