In the filmGoing Places, Louis Armstrong sang the song to a racehorse named Jeepers Creepers.[1] The phrase "jeepers creepers", aminced oath for "Jesus Christ", predates both the song and film.[1] Mercer said that the title came from aHenry Fonda line in an earlier movie.[2] The lyrics include:
Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those eyes?[2]
Siouxsie and the Banshees's 1988 single "Peek-a-Boo" caused a minor controversy shortly after its release, as the lines of the chorus ("Golly jeepers/Where'd you get those weepers?/Peepshow, creepshow/Where did you get those eyes?") were found to be too similar to the lyrics of "Jeepers Creepers." To remedy the situation and to avoid legal action, the band gave co-songwriting credit on "Peek-a-Boo" to Warren and Mercer.
^Various; Adele Astaire; Al Jolson; Aretha Franklin; Barbara Cook; Barbra Streisand; Benny Goodman And His Orchestra; Bessie Smith; Billie Holiday (1984),American Popular Song: Six Decades Of Songwriters And Singers, Internet Archive, Smithsonian Collection, retrieved2021-01-03
^Various; Al Jolson; Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & Orch.; Bing Crosby; Bobby Darin; Buddy Clark; Dick Haymes; Dinah Shore; Doris Day (1998),The Songs Of Harry Warren, Internet Archive, Warner/ Chappell Music, Inc., retrieved2021-01-03
