There is a recurring scat phrase that varies somewhat, but I have tried to make an exact transcription only in the first verse.
STREWIN' YOUR MESS
As recorded by Billy McKenzie and Jesse Crump, 1929.
You heard "Tight Like That" and "Shake That Thing,"
But here's a song you'll love to sing,
Called strewin' your mess, reep-pop-an-didda-dudda, strewin' your mess, reep-pop-an-didda-dudda.
Ev'rybody loves to, Lord, loves to strew their mess.
Uncle Ned tipped out with his best girl,
Messed around and put the town in a great big whirl,
From strewin' his mess, [scat], strewin' his mess, [scat].
Ev'rybody loves to, Lord, loves to strew their mess.
A hen laid an egg in the hay one day.
The rooster walked up and I heard him say:
"Mama, strew your mess, [scat], strew your mess, [scat]."
Ev'rybody loves to, Lord, loves to strew their mess.
SPOKEN: Come on, Jess! Strew your mess.
Grandpa came home about half-past two,
Asked grandma to toodle-oodle-oo.
She strewed her mess, [scat], strewed her mess, [scat].
He was half full o' liquor, and Lord, how he strewed his mess!
You talk about jelly shakin' on a plate.
Chicago gals got a shake that just won't wait.
They can strew their mess, [scat], strew their mess, [scat].
When they walk down State Street, Lord, they can strew their mess.
There's time for ev'rything, so the Good Book say.
The best time to strew it is awhile 'fore day.
Then you strew your mess, [scat], strew your mess, [scat].
In the cool of the mornin', Lord, you can strew your mess.
SPOKEN: Ah, strew your mess, boy! Strew it! Strew it!--Listen at that boy, strewin' his mess!
I'm an old man now; I can hardly see,
But there's two more comin' in the family,
From strewin' my mess, [scat], but I'm strewin' my mess, [scat].
I may be old and feeble, but, Lord, I can strew my mess.
Joe Offer- in the fourth verse, I hear "he was half full of liquor, and Lord, how he strewed his mess"
Fifth verse: "Chicago gals got a shake that just won't wait."
Joe: You're right. I have edited & incorporated your suggestions.--JD
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