When I was young my time was double T.v. moms and teenage troubles Everything I watched was black and white I come home each day from school And watch old rko cartoons All those cats and mice in black and white They'd jump and jive Roll their eyes Sakes alive I was mesmerized Bumble bees with famous faces Dine and dance in fancy places Hollywood and vine was quite a sight Start out in a real brown derby Then turn sardi's topsy turvy All the stars were out in black and white They'd jump and jive Roll their eyes Sakes alive I was mesmerized Lombard harlow marx and gable Horses skunks and minks in sable Putting on the ritz in black and white But the music I remember more Count basie, duke and louis Jordan Made my favorite colors black and white They'd jump and jive Roll their eyes Sakes alive I was mesmerized