Boop-Boop-a-Doop Was Originated By African-American Singers From Harlem [1] |
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There’s the unsolved matter of whence came "Hi-De-Hi" and "Ho-De-Ho." And the hot-cha-cha affair still baffles the police! It's not so elementary this time my dear fellow! Helen Kane, who once cashed in on "Booping" and cashed out on court litigation, believes there’s still gold in "Boop-Boop-a-Doop". In fact she asks $250,000 of that animated cutie, Betty Boop. It all depends upon where "Boop-a-Doop" came from. Was or was not Miss Kane the first of all Boopers? The answer is believed to lie in Harlem. Scouts now search the "Negro" cabarets for data. They find themselves getting a bit tangled in the ramifications of the seat song. And one of the amusing issues will be whether or not anyone can "Boop" or whether "Booping" is Miss Kane's own and particular property.