Swinging the Alphabet

This article is about the song Swinging the Alphabet, an original song sung by The Three Stooges in their 1938 film, Violent is the Word for Curly.

[edit] Lyrics

B-A-bay, B-E-bee, B-I-bicky-bi, B-O bo, bicky-bi bo, B-U bu, bicky bi bo bu.

C-A-cay, C-E-cee, C-I-cicky-ci, C-O co, cicky-ci co, C-U cu, cicky ci co cu.

D-A-day, D-E-dee, D-I-dicky-di, D-O do, dicky-di do, D-U du, dicky di do du.

G-A-gay, G-E-gee, G-I-gicky-gi, G-O go, Gicky-bi go, G-U gu, gicky gi go gu.

Da-da-da-da

H-A-hay, H-E-hee, H-I-hicky-hi, H-O ho, hicky-hi ho, H-U hu, hicky hi ho hu.

J-A-jay, J-E-jee, J-I-jicky-ji, J-O jo, Jicky-ji jo, J-U ju, jicky ji jo ju.

K-A-kay, K-E-kee, K-I-jicky-ki, K-O ko, Kicky-ki jo, K-U ku, kicky ki ko ku.

L-A-lay, L-E-lee, L-I-licky-li, L-O lo, Licky-li jo, L-U lu, licky li lo lu.

(Curly's a dope)

M-A-may, M-E-mee, M-I-micky-mi, M-O mo, Licky-mi mo, M-U mu, micky mi mo mu.

This song also appeared on several Three Stooges records in the 1960s with that eras Stooges, Moe, Larry, and Curly Joe DeRita)