Ja-da

"Ja-Da" is a 1918 novelty song by Bob Carleton that became a hit at the end of the First World War and stayed in the repertoire of Dixieland bands. This page has the Ja-da chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Ja-da"

Bob Carleton wrote the music and the words. It was published in 1918 and taken up by army bands and vaudeville singers; its short, repeating chorus of nonsense syllables made it easy to sing along to. Published in 1918, it is now in the public domain.

Recordings that made it a standard