Paradiddle Joe

Paradiddle Joe beats out the rhythm in a rudimental way

He learned from practice while the kids were out at play

Paradiddle doo-dle all the day

Paradiddle Joe knew every drumming lick before he earned a dime

Stuck to the notion that the only way to climb

Is paradiddle doo-dle all the time

Flim flam, radda-ma-cue it

Shim sham, very little to it

Gim gim, flamma-little do it

He can do tricks with the drumstick

Paradiddle Joe swings every chorus in a fascinating way

Since all the boys and girls will come to hear him play

Paradiddle doo-dle all the day

Come on folks, and say hello

Come up and meet the drummer

We call him Paradiddle Joe

And think he's quite a comer

From coast to coast, the hep-cats say

He's the best of the whole caboodle

He wants to show you how to play

A paradiddle doo-dle

Okay, Joe, that's really grand

You pitched that down the middle

But now's the time to send them back

With a double paradiddle

Folks, you ain't heard nothing yet

We've got him on the griddle

He's burning up, and now you'll get

A triple paradiddle

Single, double, triple

That's Paradiddle Joe