Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
That's right, that's right, I'm sad and blue,
'Cos I can't do The Boogaloo.
I'm lost, I'm lost, can't do my thing,
That's why I sing; gimme, gimme dat ding, ah...
Chorus 1
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding. (Oh, sing it one more time, Mama).
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding. (Ah, you ain't doin' that late at night).
Verse 1
Ah, what good's a metronome, without a bell for ringing?
How fast can anybody ever tell he swingin'?
How can you tell the rhythm written on a bar?
How can you ever hope to know just where you are?
Gimme dat, ah, gimme dat,
Ah, gimme dat, gimme dat,
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme...(Ah, gotcha!)
Chorus 2
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
Interlude
Chorus 3
Oh, gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
Verse 2
Ah, what good's a metronome, without a bell for ringing?
How fast can anybody ever tell he swingin'?
How can you tell the rhythm written on a bar?
How can you ever hope to know just where you are?
Gimme dat, ah, gimme dat,
Ah, gimme dat, gimme dat,
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme...
Chorus 4
Oh, gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
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