Fred Astaire - Slap That Ba** lyrics

(from "Shall We Dance," as heard on "Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers at RKO") (Vocalizations to sound like ship's engine) Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, World is in a mess. Politics and taxes and people grinding axes, There's no happiness. Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, Rhythm be your ale. Future doesn't upset me, If I can only get me Someone to slap that ba**. Happiness and not a little, When I'm listening to that big ba** fiddle. Slap that ba**, slap it til it's dizzy. Slap that ba**, keep the rhythm busy. Zoom, zoom, zoom, misery, You've got to go! (Echo: Misery, you've got to go!) Slap that ba**, use it like a tonic. Slap that ba**, keep your philharmonic. Zoom, zoom, zoom, happiness ---------- These? would be better off If they zoomed-zoomed now and then Today, you can see that The happiest men all got rhythm. In that case, if you want to ------- Slap that ba**, slap away your troubles. Zoom, zoom, zoom, slap that ba**! (I've got to, got to, got to, I've got to, got to, got to.) (More “engine” sounds)