Yah-Ta-Ta Yah-Ta-Ta lyrics
by Judy Garland



Love your skimmer Judy, where did you grab it ?"
"My hat?,
Oh Bing, how nice of you to ask me that.
Because there's a very interesting story connected with this hat,
there really is.
I was walking down the street the other day,
ran into Millicent Palmer,
you know Millicent Palmer,
a very dear friend of mine.
Well we walked around the corner for what passes for a millinery shop
and she looked in the window and saw my hat and said
- that is for you-
I went in, the saleslady put it on my head
and I thought it was a little matronly but..
oh.. now ..come..

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When I got my arm around you and we're going for a walk
Must you ya ta ta ,ya ta ta,ya ta ta, ya ta ta, talk talk talk.
When we're sitting close together in a cosy taxi cab
Must you ya ta ta, ya ta ta, ya ta ta, ya ta ta gab, gab, gab
Aristotle, mathematics, economics, antique chairs.
The classics, the comics, darling who cares.
There's a brand new moon this evening
and the weather should be fine
If you ya ta ta , ya ta ta, ya ta ta ya ta ta
Same old line
I'll politely close your lips with mine.

How's your golf Bing?
My golf, ho ho, I'm really moving that ball out there, striking it a tun.
Had a 69 Sunday, should have been a 65.
Terrific wind blowing.
Couln't drop to single put, it was murder.
- oh ho, I lost my head with this question
and of course the equipment,
you just can't any golf balls any more,
the actors are hoarding them all and the caddies...
Huh they want an annuity for 18 holes
You've got to take an option on one to be sure he'll show up.

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-sorry
When the parlour lights are lowered and the family isn't in
Must you ya ta ta, ya ta ta, ya ta ta, ya ta ta , chin, chin chin
When there's music softly playing and I'm sitting on your lap
Must you ya ta ta, ya ta ta, ya ta ta ya ta ta , yap, yap, yap
Forward passes, second baggers or a jockey who is hot
or boxing or hockey, darling so what.
I'll attempt some other evening.
Well you can call for me at 9
-Calling
But if you ya ta , ya ta, ya ta, ya ta, same old line
What do you mean the same old line?
You asked me about my hat
You've been standing there an hour and a half talking your big fat head off
- I thought..
about golf
-I just..
You didn't even let me finish my story
I'd told you what I would do
- Steady..
I told you what I'd do
Oh darling let me finish
-Steady...
Oh
It's so nice to close your lips with mine.



Thanks to Theresa McIntyre for her transcription
Thanks to Antoon Galle for his contribution