And here's the number that may have been written just for the Ink Spots
'Cause it fell right in their groove
A-tisket, a-tasket
A little old mellow basket (yeah)
Da-da-da, da-de-dee-da-da, da-da-da, da-de-dee-da-da
Da-da-da, da-de-dee-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da
A-tisket, a-tasket, a rippin' yellow basket
I sent a letter to my mammy on the way I dropped it
I dropped it, I dropped it, yes, on the way I dropped it
A little girlie picked it up and put it in her pocket
She went a-truckin' on down the avenue without a single thing to do
She went peck, peck, peckin' all around
'Til she spied it all around
She took it, she took it, my little yellow basket
And if she doesn't bring it back, I think that I shall die
Yeah
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee, dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee, dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Skee-do-bee-dee-dee-ba-doo-zeh, blue-doo-doo, baby, she's a-doo-zay
A-tisket, a-tasket, a brown and yellow basket
Sent a letter to my mammy on the way I dropped it
Oh, I wonder where my basket can be
Yes, yes, that ain't no child (so do we, so do we, so do we, so do we, so do we)
Oh, baby-doodly-say, won't somebody get my basket for me?
Yes, I need it (so do we, so do we, so do we, so do we, so do we)
Oh, baby-doodly-boy, why was I so careless with that basket of mine?
That eenie, weenie, teeny, meeny, all down the line
A-tisket, a-bisket, found that yellow basket
Won't somebody find my basket, make me happy again?
Was it red? Oh, baby-do, no, no
Was it green? Oh, baby-do, no, no
Was it blue? Oh, baby-do, no, no
Just a little old metal basket
Da-da-da-da, a little yellow basket
Yeah!