Occapella
Composer(s): Allen Toussaint
Performer(s): Ringo Starr; Lee Dorsey; 
The Manhattan Transfer; Van Dyke Parks



Groovy!

Ah, there's music in the streets and there's music in the air
A little ol' soul beat, and there's dancin' ev'rywhere
I would tell the whole world, tell 'em if I could
To add a little song into each life
Oh, it's a-finger snappin' good

Oh
Oh

Ah, pardon me, boys, but could you use it?
We're gonna make a little music
You got soul, now don'tcha lose it
We're gonna make a little music
Ev'rything's gonna be mellow
We gon' just a-singin' occapella
Ev'rything's gonna be mellow
We gon' just a-singin' occapella

Oh
Oh

Hey!

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da - jabba dabba dabba dabba di dah
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da - jabba dabba dabba dabba di dah

Oh, there's dancin' in the streets and there's music in the air
A little ol' soul beat, and there's dancin' ev'rywhere
I would tell the whole world, tell 'em if I could
To add a little song into each life
You know it's finger poppin' good

Oh 
Oh 

Pardon me, boys, but could you use it?
We're gonna make a little music
You got soul, now don'tcha lose it
We're gonna make a little music
Ev'rything's gonna be mellow
We gon' just a-singin' occapella
Ev'rything's gonna be mellow
We gon' just a-singin' occapella

I said, ev'rything's gonna be mellow
Ev'rybody's singin' occapella
I said, ev'rything's gonna be mellow
Ev'rybody's singin' occapella
Ev'rything's gonna be