In Hollywood have a different language that they speak It's spoken by those who went to school for just one week It's inside Variety, a magazine they use And no one understands it when they the movie news
Like, Hix pix but the flick needs fix Means someone a movie that bombed The veeps in are now at large everyone involved is gone
The plot conflix, no chix So coming out on video soon They're taking lix the critics say nix And the are gonna try to fix it in the mix
But the stock sees green on page Disney's up a nickel a share Stallone deal for a major reel Means Rocky number six, so
If you want the poop or you need the On town this week gonna have to learn to talk that Variety Speak
Bob-a-doo-bop, Bob-a-doo-bop,
A boffo makes Warner cash Means there's gonna be a next year But Paramount hurts and they're losing their Means Schwarzenegger's doing King
Oliver does next Home Alone he's getting paid an arm and a leg The budget goes crunch but his name punch So they up the accountants and they're gonna do lunch
Well, the ratings smile on the O.J. a movie of the week to premiere Universal cuts deal with Mister To do a hundred movies a year
You gotta play it smart if you be part Of the crowd that's hip and You're gonna to learn to talk that Variety Speak
Bob-a-doo-bop, Bob-a-doo-bop,
Normal talk makes producers You might as well speak You're have to learn Or the will adjourn Unless, my friend, you learn that Speak
Bob-a-doo-bop, Bob-a-doo-bop,