In Hollywood they have a different language that they It's spoken by folks who went to school for just one week It's found inside Variety, a they use And no one understands it when they read the movie
Like, Hix makes pix but the flick fix Means someone made a movie that The veeps in are now at large Means everyone is gone
The plot conflix, no beautiful So it's coming out on soon They're their lix the critics say nix And the editors are try to fix it in the mix
But the stock sees green on page Means Disney's up a a share cuts deal for a major reel Means Rocky number six, so
If you want the poop or you need the On Hollywood town week You're gonna have to learn to talk that Variety
Bob-a-doo-bop, Bob-a-doo-bop,
A boffo makes Warner cash Means there's be a sequel next year But Paramount hurts and they're losing shirts Schwarzenegger's doing King Lear
Oliver Stone does next Alone Means he's 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 smile on the O.J. trial Means a movie of the week to Universal cuts with Mister Spiel To do a thousand 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,
Normal talk producers walk You as well speak Greek You're gonna have to Or the will adjourn Unless, my friend, you learn that Speak
Bob-a-doo-bop, Bob-a-doo-bop,