A nonsense song is a type of song written mainly for the purpose of entertainment using nonsense syllables at least in the chorus.
Such a song generally has a simple melody and a quick (or fairly quick) tempo and repeating sections.
[1] The roots of this song type can be traced as far back as "Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me" and "Jimmy Crack Corn" to the 1890s "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay".
[citation needed] Every era has had its own nonsense songs.
[citation needed] The jazz age created many nonsense songs, such as "Ja-Da".