Every night while I'm undressin', sayin' my prayers and lightly confessin', I can hear hot licks from a set of drums upstairs
Well, it couldn't be Johnny 'cause he isn't there; Johnny's overseas We no not where But, believe it or not, every night on the dot I can hear a tenor drum say:
Billy-a-dick, Billy-a-dick, tick, tack When's that character comin' back? When's that kid in the GI lid gonna choo-choo down the track?
Poor ol' me, I'm beat as can be, and my rim has even started to rust Look at these sticks tryin' to take out the licks, they're covered with an inch of dust, beep-a-dust
Billy-a-dick, Billy-a-dick, tick, tack When's that character comin' back? When's that boy with the jumpin' joy gonna launch that last attack?
If he'll roll, roll, roll like a drumstick; Chewin', chewin', chewin' on a gumstick Jack, we'll soon have a Japenese derby and beat it like a cymbal on a music rack
Billy-a-dick, Billy-a-dick, tick, tack When's that character comin' back? When's that boy with the jumpin' joy gonna launch that last attack?
If he'll roll, roll, roll like a drumstick; Chewin', chewin', chewin' on a gumstick Jack, we'll soon have a Japenese derby and beat it like a cymbal on a music rack
Billy-a-dick, Billy-a-dick, tick, tack Billy-a-dick, Billy-a-dick, tick, tack Billy-a-dick, Billy-a-dick, tick, tack When's that character comin' back, Mom?