HE WAS A FAMOUS TRUMPET MAN FROM OUT CHICAGO WAY HE HAD A BOOGIE STYLE THAT NO ONE ELSE COULD PLAY HE WAS THE TOP MAN AT HIS CRAFT BUT THEN HIS NUMBER CAME UP AND HE WAS GONE WITH THE DRAFT HE'S IN THE ARMY NOW, A-BLOWIN' REVEILLE HE'S THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY OF COMPANY B A-TOOT, A-TOOT, A-TOOT-DIDDELYADA... ________________________________________ HAI, HAI, HAI! HAVE YOU EVER SING IT IN THE TROPICS? WELL THAT THRILLED THE FOOL? WITH THE GAUCHA COOL? OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAY, HEY!
HAI, HAI, HAI! COULD YOU HAVE EVER KISSED IN THE MOON LIGHT IF YOU NEVER KISSED WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU'VE MISSED IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAY ________________________________________ BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON, PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON MEANS YOU'RE GRAND BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON, AGAIN I'LL EXPLAIN IT MEANS YOU'RE THE FAIREST IN THE LAND
I COULD SAY "BELLA, BELLA", EVEN SAY "WUNDERBAR" EACH LANGUAGE ONLY HELPS ME TELL YOU HOW GRAND YOU ARE I'VE TRIED TO EXPLAIN, BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON SO KISS ME AND SAY YOU UNDERSTAND ________________________________________ WHO'S THE LOVELY DADDY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL EYES WHAT A PAIR OF LIPS, I'D LIKE TO TRY THEM FOR SIZE I'LL JUST TELL HIM, "BABY, WON'T YOU SWING IT WITH ME" HOPE HE TELLS ME MAYBE, WHAT A WING IT WILL BE SO, I SAID POLITELY "DARLIN' MAY I INTRUDE" HE SAID "DON'T KEEP ME WAITIN' WHEN I'M IN THE MOOD"
IN THE MOOD IN THE MOOD IN THE MOOD IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO SAY "I'M IN THE MOOD NOW" ________________________________________
IF YOU EVER GO DOWN TRINIDAD THEY MAKE YOU FEEL SO VERY GLAD CALYPSO SING AND MAKE UP RHYME GUARANTEE YOU ONE REAL GOOD FINE TIME
DRINKIN' RUM AND COCA-COLA GO DOWN POINT KOOMAHNAH BOTH MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WORKIN' FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR ________________________________________ OH, TICO-TICO, TICK! OH, TICO-TICO, TOCK! THIS TICO-TICO, HE'S THE CUCKOO IN MY CLOCK. AND WHEN HE SAYS "CUCKOO," HE MEANS IT'S TIME TO WOO, IT'S TICO TIME FOR ALL THE LOVERS ON THE BLOCK. I'VE GOT A HEAVY DATE, A TETE A TETE AT EIGHT, SO SPEAK, OH, TICO, TELL ME IF IT'S GETTING LATE? IF I'M ON TIME, CUCKOO, BUT, IF I'M LATE, WOO-WOO! THE ONE MY HEART IS GONE TO MAY NOT WANT TO WAIT! ________________________________________ IN SPAIN THEY SAY "SI, SI" IN FRANCE YOU'LL HEAR "OUI, OUI" EV'RY LITTLE DUTCH GIRL SAYS "YA, YA" EV'RY LITTLE RUSSIAN SAYS "DA, DA"