大學時代接觸了爵士樂，慢慢聽起台北愛樂深夜裡播放的爵士樂節目，幾乎已經變成我失眠時的慰藉，有次在唱片行聽到Louis Armstrong與 Ella Fitzgerald合唱的這首歌，實在開心到不行。

兩個人嘰哩咕嚕的，好像在鬥嘴鼓，只是我英文不太好，一直不知道他們在唱蝦米，只知道是每個地方發音不同產生的歧異，不過，唱起來真是繞口、嚼舌，卻又充滿趣味與音韻。

或許金水合相的人，會很喜歡這樣的疊字音韻吧。

我找到了歌詞，在此與大家分享！

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

Things have come to a pretty pass
Our romance is growing flat,
For you like this and the other
While I go for this and that,
Goodness knows what the end will be
Oh I don't know where I'm at
It looks as if we two will never be one
Something must be done:
You say either and I say either,
You say neither and I say neither
Either, either
Neither, neither
Let's call the whole thing off.

You like potato and I like potahto
You like tomato and I like tomahto
Potato, potahto, 
Tomato, tomahto.
Let's call the whole thing of
But oh, if we call the whole thing off
Then we must part
and oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart

So if you like pyjamas
and I like pyjahmas,
I'll wear pyjamas 
and give up pyajahmas
for we know we need each other so
we better call the whole thing off
let's call the whole thing off.

You say laughter and I say larfter
You say after and I say arfter
Laughter, larfter
after arfter
Let's call the whole thing off,
You like vanilla and I say vanella
you saspiralla, and I saspirella
vanilla vanella
chocolate strawberry
let's call the whole thing of
but oh if we call the whole thing of
then we must part
and oh, if we ever part,
then that might break my heart

So if you go for oysters
and I go for ersters
I'll order oysters 
and cancel the ersters
for we know we need each other
we better call the calling off off,
let's call the whole thing off.

I say father, and you say pater,
I saw mother and you say mater
Pater, mater
Uncle, auntie
let's call the whole thing off.

I like bananas and you like banahnahs
I say Havana and I get Havahnah
Bananas, banahnahs
Havana, Havahnah
Go your way, I'll go mine

So if I go for scallops 
and you go for lobsters,
So all right no contest 
we'll order lobseter
For we know we need each other
we better call the calling off off,
let's call the whole thing off.