A-TISKET, A-TASKET

Words and Music by-ELLA FITZGERALD

and VAN ALEXANDER

Moderate Swing
* G6

*Recorded a halfstep higher.

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 tis ket, a - tas - ket, a brown and yel-low bas - ket. '

1 sent a let - ter to - my mom - my. On the way,- I dropped

- it. I dropped it, I dropped- it, yes, on the way - I dropped-

- it. A lit - tle girl - ie picked it up - and put it in her pock -

1 - et. She was truck - in' on down the av e - nue, with

1 not a sin - gle thing - to do. She went peck, peck, peck - ing all-

- a - round. she took it, she

I took it, my lit - tle ye1 - low bas ket, and if she does-n't bring -
back, - I think that I will die.
I A - tis - ket, a - tas - ket, - I

I lost my yel-low bas - ket, and if that girl - ie don't - re - turn - it,

I don't know what I'll do. - Oh dear, I won - der where my

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bas ket can be. - (So do we, - so do w e , so do we, -
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oh gee, I-

_ wish that - lit - tle girl - I could see. (So do we,-

I - so do we,- so do w e , so do w e , so do we.)-

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Oh, why was I so care - less with that bas - ket of mine? -
 That it - ty, bit - ty bas - ket was a joy of mine. -

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A - tis - ket a - tas - ket, I

lost my ye1 - low bas - ket. Won't some- one help - me find-

make- me
 green?) no, no, no. (Was it red?) -No, no,

no. (Was it blue?) No, no, no, n o . Just a

lit - tle ye1 - low bas ket.

I A lit - tle ye1 - low bas ket.