Tico-Tico 1943

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Dec 2009
2009

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 in the block.
I've got a heavy date,
a teteatete at eight,
So speak, oh Tico,
tell me is it getting late?
If I'm on time, "Cuckoo"
but if I'm late, "Woowoo!"
The one my heart has gone to
may not want to wait!

For just a birdie,
and a birdie who goes nowhere,
He knows of ev'ry Lovers' 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 notsocuckoo
cuckoo in the clock:
Tico Tico Tico Tico Tico tock.

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 in the block.
I've got a heavy date,
a teteatete at eight,
So speak, oh Tico,
tell me is it getting late?
If I'm on time, "Cuckoo"
but if I'm late, "Woowoo!"
The one my heart has gone to
may not want to wait!

For just a birdie,
and a birdie who goes nowhere,
He knows of ev'ry Lovers' 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 notsocuckoo
cuckoo in the clock:
Tico Tico Tico Tico Tico tock.

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 in the block.
I've got a heavy date,
a teteatete at eight,
So speak, oh Tico,
tell me is it getting late?
If I'm on time, "Cuckoo"
but if I'm late, "Woowoo!"
The one my heart has gone to
may not want to wait!

For just a birdie,
and a birdie who goes nowhere,
He knows of ev'ry Lovers' 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 notsocuckoo
cuckoo in the clock:
Tico Tico Tico Tico Tico tock.

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 in the block.
I've got a heavy date,
a teteatete at eight,
So speak, oh Tico,
tell me is it getting late?
If I'm on time, "Cuckoo"
but if I'm late, "Woowoo!"
The one my heart has gone to
may not want to wait!

For just a birdie,
and a birdie who goes nowhere,
He knows of ev'ry Lovers' 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 notsocuckoo
cuckoo in the clock:
Tico Tico Tico Tico Tico tock.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Tico-Tico 1943
from the MGM Picture "Bathing Beauty"
Music by Zequinfa Abreu
Lyrics by Ervin Drake
© 1943 by Peer Int.Corp.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 15 December 2009 at 20.03
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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