I know several versions of this (i'm partial to Vaughn DeLeath's) as well as a couple of its companion piece "The Vo-Do-Do-De-O Blues." This one's very jazzy and danceable. (By the 1920's standard of "danceable" - not a dancer, myself...)
Lyrics:
Crazy words, crazy tune
All that I ever hear him croon
Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe--doe doe doe
Sits around, all night long
Sings the same words to every song
Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe
His ukulele, daily
How he'll strum!
Bum bum bum!
Vampin' and stampin'
Then he'll holler, "Black bottom!"
Crazy words, crazy tune
He'll be driving me crazy soon
Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe
Napoleon
Marched his men
To Waterloo
What did he say to them?
Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe
Oh, is that so?
Washington
At Valley Forge
'Twas bitter cold and up spoke George
Vo do do, vo doe doe de o, doe
No--you don't say?
And Simon Legree
In Uncle Tom's Cabin
What did he say to Uncle Tom?
I'll tell you what he said
He took his whip and said to Uncle Tom--
"C'mon, Charleston!"
And in the Senate
The other day
What did our President Coolidge say?
Vo do de o, vo doe doe de o, doe
Researching for "Hair:the Tribal American Musical" ... thank you Barry Grauman and CarlDuke! Some of the lyrics here are referred to in the 1968 musical, Hair, Act II. You have saved my sanity with your extra comments. :)
One song from famous 1930 cartoon 'Swing you sinners' has the next lyrics:
...
Brothers and sisters,
Come on get hot.
We’ll amputate your vo-do-de-o
And tie your bones in a knot.
...
Looking for the meaning of that word I found this music.
Calvin Coolidge [2:03] was well-known for never opening his mouth unless he had something important to say; a famous joke had him attending a social affair where the matron said, "Oh, Mr. President, I made a bet that I could get you to say more than three words." "You lose", he replied.
