It happened to me On a trip to the west indies Oh, Im all at sea Since that trip to the west indies Im jittery Im twittery I guess Im done for I guess Im through And its something about which theres nothing anyone can do It isnt love It isnt money trouble Its a very funny trouble: Its just another rhumba But it certainly has my numb-bah So much so, that I cant eat or slum-bah Can you imagine anything dumb-bah? Why did I have to plan a Vacation in havana? Why did I take that trip That made me lose my grip? Oh! that piece of music laid me low There it goes again: Just another rhumba Which I heard only last septum-bah Im a wreck, why did I have to succumb-bah Can you imagine anything dumb-bah? Why did I have to succumb-bah To that rhumba? Ahah, Im the cucaracha, who just went blah And gave up swinging ha-cha, ahah Ahah, at first it was devine-ah But it turned out a cuban frankenstein-ah Ahah, its got me by the throat-ah! Oh, whats the antidote-ah? Ahah, it brought me woe and strife-ah Oh, wheres a gun or knife-ah? Its the rhumba that blighted my life There it goes again: Just another rhumba But it certainly has my numb-bah So much so, that I cant eat or slum-bah Can you imagine anything dumb-bah? Why did I have to succumb-bah To that rhumba? (instrumental break) There it goes again: Just another rhumba But it certainly has my numb-bah So much so, that I cant eat or slum-bah Can you imagine anything dumb-bah? Why did I have to succumb-bah To that rhumba?