Jul 12th “Mairzy doats and dozy doats” 1942

I know a ditty nutty as a fruitcake
Goofy as a goon and silly as a loon
Some call it pretty, others call it crazy
But they all sing this tune:

Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
Yes! Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, a little bit jumbled and jivey
Sing "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy"

Oh! Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you-oo?
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

Visit www.earthlingsmusic.net A new performance of a universally loved song from 1943. Funny visuals to go with clever song. Performance by Ann Earthling of the Earthlings Electric Washboard Band.

Mairzy Doats – Dodie Stevens

“Mairzy Doats” The Merry Macs on Decca 18588 (1944)

Mairzy doats and dozy doats And liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, Wouldn’t you? If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, A little bit jumbled and jivey, Sing “Mares eat oats and does eat oats And little lambs eat ivy.”

MAIRZY DOATS by The Pied Pipers 1944

Ray Wise sings Mairzy Doats at SF Sketchfest 2018

The Music of Twin Peaks event at The Chapel in San Francisco.

About Mairzy Doats

“Mairzy Doats” is a novelty song written and composed in 1943 by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston. It was first played on radio station WOR, New York, by Al Trace and his Silly Symphonists. The song made the pop charts several times, with a version by the Merry Macs reaching No. 1 in March 1944. The song was also a number-one sheet music seller, with sales of over 450,000 within the first three weeks of release. The song’s refrain, as written on the sheet music, seems meaningless: Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn’t you?However, the lyrics of the bridge provide a clue: If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, a little bit jumbled and jivey, Sing “Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy. “This hint allows the ear to translate the final line as “a kid’ll eat ivy, too; wouldn’t you?”