"Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away" is a song, written by

Sammy Timberg Samuel Timberg (May 21, 1903 – August 26, 1992) was an American musician and composer for the stage, film studios, and television. Biography Timberg was born in New York City to a Jewish family originating in Austria, youngest son of Israel and ...

. It was first recorded for the short film ''

Musical Justice ''Musical Justice'' is a 1931 Paramount Pictures musical short starring Betty Boop and Rudy Vallée. Plot summary ''Musical Justice'' stars Rudy Vallée as judge and His Connecticut Yankees as jury presiding over the Court of Musical Justic ...

'', with a vocal by Mae Questel. It was then used in the 1932

Betty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.Pointer (2017) She originally appeared in the ''Talkartoon'' and ''Betty Boop'' film series, which were produced by Fleischer ...

Talkartoons cartoon '' Boop-Oop-a-Doop''. The chorus follows as: :''You can feed me bread and water,'' :''Or a great big bale of hay,'' :''But don't take my boop-oop-a-doop away!;'' :''You can say my voice is awful,'' :''Or my songs are too risqué.'' :''Oh, but don't take my boop-oop-a-doop away!,'' The word "boop-oop-a-doop" is considered nonsensical, but it can have a risqué meaning. For example, in the ''Boop-Oop-a-Doop'' cartoon, it is thought that the word is used as a substitute for "virginity".Harness, Jill
"Happy Belated Birthday, Betty Boop!"
''mental floss''. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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Dont Take My Boop Oop a Doop away
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Dont take my Boop oop a Doop away
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