Where'd ya get those eyes? Where'd ya get those eyes? Controversy How they hypnotize, where'd ya get those eyes? Where'd ya get those peepers? Oh, those weepers Got to get my cheaters on, Jeepers Creepers Golly gee! When you turn those heaters on, woe is me Gosh all git up, how'd they get that size? Gosh all git up, how'd they get so lit up? Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those eyes? It's gotta be sunny to me, when your eyes look into mine You'll never hear me complaining, I'm certain the sun will shine Now, I don't care what the weather man says It served as a contrafact for the Tadd Dameron composition "Flossie Lou". There were three popular versions of the song released in 1939, by Louis Armstrong, Larry Clinton, and Al Donahue.Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those eyes? 1939 recordings Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? Mercer said that the title came from a Henry Fonda line in an earlier movie. The phrase "jeepers creepers", a minced oath for " Jesus Christ", predates both the song and film. In 1930s Hollywood, black actors were not filmed singing to each other, so Armstrong sang it to a racehorse named Jeepers Creepers. The song was included in the 1984 Smithsonian collection American Popular Song: Six Decades of Songwriters and Singers and in the 1998 album The Songs of Harry Warren. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1938 but lost to " Thanks for the Memory". It was premiered by Louis Armstrong and has been covered by many other musicians. The music was written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the 1938 movie Going Places. " Jeepers Creepers" is a popular song and jazz standard. 1939 song by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer
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