In Hollywood they have a different language that they speak   It's spoken by those folks who went to school for just one week   It's found inside Variety, a magazine they use   And no one understands it when they read the movie news      Like, Hix makes pix but the flick needs fix   Means someone made a movie that bombed   The veeps in charge are now at large   Means everyone involved is gone      The plot conflix, no beautiful chix   So it's coming out on video soon   They're taking their lix   'Cause the critics say nix   And the editors are gonna try to fix it in the mix      But the stock sees green on page thirteen   Means Disney's up a nickel a share   Stallone cuts deal for a major reel   Means Rocky number six, so beware      If you want the poop or you need the scoop   On Hollywood town this week   You're gonna have to learn to talk that Variety Speak      Bob-a-doo-bop, a-bob-a-doo-bah   Bob-a-doo-bop, a-bob-a-doo-bah      A boffo smash makes Warner cash   Means there's gonna be a sequel next year   But Paramount hurts and they're losing their shirts   Means Schwarzenegger's doing King Lear      Oliver Stone does next Home Alone   Means he's getting paid an arm and a leg   The budget goes crunch but his name packs punch   So they called up the accountants and they're gonna do lunch      Well, the ratings smile on the O.J. trial   Means a movie of the week to premiere   Universal cuts deal with Mister Spiel   To do a hundred thousand movies a year      You gotta play it smart if you wanna be part   Of the crowd that's hip and chic   You're gonna have to learn to talk that Variety Speak      Bob-a-doo-bop, a-bob-a-doo-bah   Bob-a-doo-bop, a-bob-a-doo-bah      Normal talk makes producers walk   You might as well speak Greek   You're gonna have to learn   Or the meeting will adjourn   Unless, my friend, you learn that Variety Speak      Bob-a-doo-bop, a-bob-a-doo-bah   Bob-a-doo-bop, a-bob-a-doo-bah   Bah-doop-bah-doop-bah-doop-bahhh-dah