Who's that whisperin' in the trees
It's two sailors and they're on leave
Pipes and chains and swingin' hands
Who's your daddy? yes i am
Fat cat came to play
Now he can't run fast enough
You had best stay away
When the pushers come to shove
Zoot suit riot
Throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair

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A whipped up jitterbuggin' brown eyed man
A stray cat frontin' up an eight-piece band
Cut me sammy and you'll understand
In my veins hot music ran
You got me in a sway
And i want to swing you dove
Now you sailors know
Where your women come for love

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You're in a zoot suit riot
You're in a zoot suit riot
You're in a zoot suit riot
Oh you got me in a sway
And i want to swing you dove
Now you sailors know
Where your women come for love

Chorus

Chorus

You're in a zoot suit riot
You're in a zoot suit riot
You're in a zoot suit riot