Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Cinderella
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo are the magic words the fairy godmother uses when casting any spell. In this scene she transforms Cinderella's gown and changes mice into horse, and dog into a henchman, a horse into a coachman and a pumpkin into horse drawn carriage.
- Sang by Verna Felton in 1950s Cinderella
- F Major
- String instruments - help give a magical vibe like fairies
- Woodwind instruments
- Up tempo, lively and happy
- Novelty song
- starting slow, and emotional, but ending in a subtle (and brief) crescendo of strings and choral
- Non-lexical vocables (nonsense words)
- Many covers have been made with this song. A notable mention is Helena Bonham Carter, who plays the Fairy Godmother in the 2015 film adaptation, recorded the song for the film's soundtrack.
- The tempo of the various recordings differs widely.
Lyrics
Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Put 'em together and what have you got?
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.
Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
It'll do magic believe it or not
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.
Salagadoolaree means mechicka boolaroo
But the thingmabob that does the job is
bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.
Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Put 'em together and what have you got?
Bibbidi-bobbidi bibbidi-bobbidi bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.