In the Land of Oo‐Bla‐Dee Songtext
von Dizzy Gillespie

I met a beautiful princess
In the land of Oob-la-di
She smiled and said "Oob-la-dilli-a"
Meaning "You appeal to me"
I said "Oob-la-dilli-a la-bi-do" with pride
Oob-la-dilli-a la-bi-do, let′s take a ride
In the land of Oob-la-di, Oob-la-di

She drove me straight to her castle
In the land of Oob-la-di
And there I met her two sisters
Gloo-e-ah and Doo-ee-blee
Gloo-e-ah, without a doubt, was twice my size
Doo-ee-blee, the other sister, had three eyes
The two had eyes for me, Oob-la-di


I loved the beautiful princess
From the land of Oob-la-di
I asked her "Oob-la-dah, Oob-loo
Darling, will you marry me?"
She said "Oob-la-dilli-a bah, see-la-e-bloo
There is nothing in this land I'd rather do"
In the land of Oob-la-di, Oob-la-di

They led me straight to the altar
In the land of Oob-la-di
I had a very bad feeling
Things did not look right to me
So before I said "I do" I looked aside
They had pulled a switcheroo, they changed the bride
They can′t do that to me, Oob-la-di

I hopped a western-bound freighter
From the land of Oob-la-di
I jumped when I saw the princess
Who was waiting there for me
Now we say "Oob-dilli-a la-bi-da-bli-ooh"
Meaning "I will always be in love with you"
It happened in Oob-la-di, Oob-la-di