He was a famous trumpet man
From old Chicago way
He has a boogie sound
That no-one else could play
He was a top man at his craft
But then his number came up
And he was gone with the draft
He's the army now a blowing reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B
"And now three lovely ladies that are stealing
G. I.'s hearts all over the world"
Have you ever danced in the tropics?
Where they throw the bull?
Where the gauchos woo?
In that south American way hey
Could you have ever kissed in the moonlight?
If you never kissed
Oh, boy what you missed in that south American way
Bei mir bist du schön
Please let me explain
Bei mir bist du schön
Means you're grand
Bir mir bist du schön
Again I'll explain
It means you're the fairest in the land
I could say balla, balla
Even say wunderbar
Each language only helps me tell you
How grand you are?
I'll try to explain
Bei mir bist du schön
So kiss me and say you'll understand
"Okay guys
Grab a gal and hit the floor
Cause here's that beat
You've been waiting to swing to"
Who's the loving Daddy with the beautiful eyes
What a pair of lips?
I'd like to try 'em for size I just tell him baby
Won't you swing it with me?
Hope you're a dancer baby
What a week it will be?
So without a darling
May I intrude?
Don't keep me waiting while 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 singers make a brag
Guarantee you one real good fine time
Drinking rum and coca cola go down
Both Mother and DaDa
Working for the Yankee dollar
Oh, Tico, Tico tick
Oh, Tico, Tico tonk
This Tico, Tico
He's a cuckoo in my clock
And when he says: "Cuckoo"
He means it's time to woo
It's Tico time for all
The lovers in the dark
I've got a heavy date
A great date at eight
So speak oh, Tico
Tell me is it getting late?
If I'm on time cuckoo
But if I'm late woo, woo
Don't warm my heart
Because you may not want to wait
In Spain they say si, si
In France you hear oui, oui
Every little Dutch girls say ja, ja
Every little Russian says da, da.