They All Do The Rhumba 1933 'Ambrose and His Orchestra'

by James Pitt-Payne, LOndon UK - 15 Feb 2005

My Ma and Pa,
and sister and brother,
and the rest of the family
all made their minds up
to go to Cuba,
far across the sea.
But I stay'd home
cause I don't like Cuba,
where they do the Rumba all day,
since my family came back to me,
with tearfilled eyes I say:

My father does Rumba,
my mother does Rumba,
my sister does Rumba,
my brother does Rumba,
they all do the Rumba,
since Rumba became the rage,
My Aunty does Rumba,
and gets very chummy,
My Uncle does Rumba,
and wriggles his tummy,
they all do the Rumba,
since Rumba became the rage.
If they should invite you to tea,
don't you go,
'cause all you'll ever get is peanuts,
Peanuts!
And before you know it,
you will be nuts.
They call me "Muchacha!
and wear red bandanas,
they all play the tuba,
and holler "Bananas"
They make such a row
all the neighbours awake
from their slumber,
they all do the Rumba.

My father does Rumba,
my mother does Rumba,
my sister does Rumba,
my brother does Rumba,
they all do the Rumba,
since Rumba became the rage,
My Aunty does Rumba,
and gets very chummy,
My Uncle does Rumba,
and wriggles his tummy,
they all do the Rumba,
since Rumba became the rage.
If they should invite you to tea,
don't you go,
'cause all you'll ever get is peanuts,
Peanuts!
And before you know it,
you will be nuts.
They call me "Muchacha!
and wear red bandanas,
they all play the tuba,
and holler "Bananas"
They make such a row
all the neighbours awake
from their slumber,
they all do the Rumba.

Now my poor home is all topsyturvy,
since they brought the Rumba to me,
I'm afraid they'll drive me crazy
with their Cuban harmony.
Why, they get up
in the middle of the night,
and begin their silly tattoo,
now it seems our household pets
have got the Rumba Fever too.

The chauffeur does Rumba
The baby does Rumba.
Tony Blair does the Rumba
Cherie does the Rumba
They all do the Rumba
since Rumba became the rage.
The hens do the Rumba.
The cow does the Rumba.
They all do the Rumba
The Pope does The Rumba
Even Bush does the Rumba
since Rumba became the rage.
The cat purrs in time to the beat
and the goldfish swim
around their bowls and do it,
Towser barks and says
there's nothing to it.
The parrot adores it
you've heard our canary
Bonkers, they're all on the sherry
Rumba rumba
the whole blinking household goes crazy
when they hear this number
they all do the Rumba.

The chauffeur does Rumba
The baby does Rumba.
Tony Blair does the Rumba
Cherie does the Rumba
They all do the Rumba
since Rumba became the rage.
The hens do the Rumba.
The cow does the Rumba.
They all do the Rumba
The Pope does The Rumba
Even Bush does the Rumba
since Rumba became the rage.
The cat purrs in time to the beat
and the goldfish swim
around their bowls and do it,
Towser barks and says
there's nothing to it.
The parrot adores it
you've heard our canary
Bonkers, they're all on the sherry
Rumba rumba
the whole blinking household goes crazy
when they hear this number
they all do the Rumba.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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They All Do The Rhumba 1933
Music by Franz Steininger
Lyrics by Edward Pola
© MCMXXXIII by The Lawrence Wright Music Co.
Featured by Ambrose and His Orchestra at The Mayfair Hotel
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 15 February 2005 at 11.03
in association with Doug Grierson
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