[Intro] [solo voice only] [a cappella scat] [raspy] Ski-bi dibby bi-da bop-ba dop-bop Zi-da bee-da ba-da bop-bop Shoo-ba doo-ba dee-da day Yeah... clear the way Ba-da-bap ba-da-bap ba-da-bow Skiddle-ee diddle-ee rough and low Bee-bop zip-zap zoom-za-zing One rough voice gonna do its thing [Chorus] [raspy lead vocal] Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop hey Zi-bi-da-ba-doo-wop hey Got that gravel in the phrase today Scat so wild it blows away Bop-ba-da-ba-zing-ba-zing Every broken note got swing Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop now Take the room and show them how [Verse 1] [spoken hoarse natural] Woke up rough with a fire in my throat Still got rhythm in every note No smooth shine, no plastic glaze Just real voice smoke for days and days I ain't perfect, that's the charm Little vocal dust does no harm When I push the line you hear that strain That human sound you can't explain [Chorus] Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop hey Zi-bi-da-ba-doo-wop hey Got that gravel in the phrase today Scat so wild it blows away Bop-ba-da-ba-zing-ba-zing Every broken note got swing Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop now Take the room and show them how [Verse 2] [spoken rough cool] One microphone and one worn tone Sounding lived in, fully grown Tiny cracks where the truth gets through That’s what real good singers do No shiny robot, no perfect line Just breath and grit locked in time Little scrape on every refrain Turn that roughness into gain [Bridge] [build up raspy] Feel it rise inside the chest That rough old sound gives more than best Count it slow now one two three Let that gravel sing with me [Scat Break] [hoarse scat] Zip-ba-dee-ba dop dop day Shoo-ba-dee-ba scrape away Bibby-da-ba zoom-ba-zay Rough voice burning all the way [Final Chorus] [strong raspy energy] Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop hey Zi-bi-da-ba-doo-wop hey Got that gravel in the phrase today Scat so wild it blows away Bop-ba-da-ba-zing-ba-zing Every broken note got swing Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop now Take the room and show them how [Outro] [a cappella fade] [breathy rasp] Ski-bi dibby ba-da bop Zi-da bee-da never stop Shoo-ba-doo-ba day-ba-day Rough voice fade away
