Tico-Tico (From "Bathing Beauty") - Ethel Smith

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!

FOR JUST A BIRDIE, AND A BIRDIE WHO GOES

NOWHERE

HE KNOWS OF EVERY LOVER’S LANE AND HOW TO GO

THERE;

FOR IN AFFAIRS OF THE HEART

MY TICO’S TERRIBLY SMART

HE TELLS ME: «GENTLY, SENTIMENT’LY AT THE

START!»

OH, OH, I HEAR MY LITTLE TICO TICO CALLING

BECAUSE THE TIME IS RIGHT AND SHADES OF NIGHT

ARE FALLING

I LOVE THAT NOT-SO-CUCKOO CUCKOO IN THE CLOCK

TICO TICO TICO TICO TICO TOCK!!!