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.