Written by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris
D D6 D D6 I'm wrackin' my brain to think of a name Dm7+ Dm6 Dm7+ Dm6 To give to this tune so Perry can croon Em7/9 A7 Em7 A7 And maybe ol' Bing will give it a fling D Fdim Em7 A7 And that'll start everyone hummin' the thing D D6 D D6 The melody's dumb repeat and repeat Dm7+ Dm6 Dm7+ Dm6 But if you can swing, it's got a good beat Em7/9 A7 Em7 A7 And that's the main thing, to make with the feet D G D 'Cause ev'ryone's swingin' today Bridge F Gm So I call it Opus One Bb C7 F Dm Bb C7 It's not for Sammy Kaye, hey, hey, hey G D7 G Gdim Opus One it's got to swing not sway, maybe D D6 D D6 If Mister Les Brown could make it renowned Dm7+ Dm6 Dm7+ Dm6 And Ray Anthony could swing it for me Em7/9 A7 Em7 A7 There's never a doubt you'll knock yourself out Em7 A7 D6 Whenever you can hear Opus One