In Hollywood they have a different language they speak spoken by those folks who went to school for just one week It's inside Variety, a magazine they use And no one understands it when they read the movie
Like, Hix makes pix but the needs fix Means someone made a movie that The in charge are now at large everyone involved is gone
The plot conflix, no chix So it's coming out on soon taking their lix 'Cause the say nix And the editors are try to fix it in the mix
But the stock green on page thirteen Means up a nickel a share Stallone cuts for a major reel Means Rocky six, so beware
If you want the or you need the scoop On Hollywood this week You're gonna have to learn to talk Variety Speak
Bob-a-doo-bop, Bob-a-doo-bop,
A smash makes Warner cash Means there's gonna be a next year But hurts and they're losing their shirts Schwarzenegger's doing King Lear
Oliver Stone does next Home Means getting paid an arm and a leg The budget goes crunch but his packs punch So called up the accountants and they're gonna do lunch
Well, the ratings smile on the O.J. Means a of the week to premiere Universal cuts with Mister Spiel To do a hundred movies a year
You gotta play it if you wanna 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,
talk makes producers walk You might as well speak You're have to learn Or the meeting adjourn Unless, my friend, you learn that Variety
Bob-a-doo-bop, Bob-a-doo-bop,