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Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away
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Wikipedia article
'"Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away"' is a song, written by Sammy Timberg.
It was first recorded for the short film 'Musical Justice', with a vocal by Mae Questel. It was then used in the 1932 Betty Boop Talkartoons cartoon 'Boop-Oop-a-Doop'. The chorus follows as:
:'You can feed me bread and water,'
:'Or a great big bale of hay,'
:'But don't take my boop-oop-a-doop away!;'
:'You can say my voice is awful,'
:'Or my songs are too risqu.'
:'Oh, but don't take my boop-oop-a-doop away!,'
The word "boop-oop-a-doop" is considered nonsensical, but it can have a risqu meaning. For example, in the 'Boop-Oop-a-Doop' cartoon, it is thought that the word is used as a substitute for "virginity".Harness, Jill. [http://mentalfloss.com/article/25509/happy-belated-birthday-betty-boop "Happy Belated Birthday, Betty Boop!"]. 'mental floss'. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
See also
* Musical Justice (1931)
* Boop-Oop-a-Doop
References
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