Tico-Tico 1943 Bathing Beauty

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 08 May 2006
2006

Oh, TicoTico tick!
Oh, TicoTico tock!
This TicoTico he's the cuckoo
in my clock.
And when he says: "Cuckoo!"
he means it's time to woo;
It's "TicoTime" for
all the lovers in the block.
I've got a heavy date
a têteatête 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 Lover's Lane
and how to go there;
for in affairs of the heart,
my Tico's terribly smart,
he tells me:
"Gently, sentiment'lly at the start!"
OhOh, I hear my little TicoTico calling,
because the time is right
and shades of night are falling.
I love that notsocuckoo
cuckoo in the clock:
TicoTico TicoTico Tico tock.

Oh, TicoTico tick!
Oh, TicoTico tock!
This TicoTico he's the cuckoo
in my clock.
And when he says: "Cuckoo!"
he means it's time to woo;
It's "TicoTime" for
all the lovers in the block.
I've got a heavy date
a têteatête 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 Lover's Lane
and how to go there;
for in affairs of the heart,
my Tico's terribly smart,
he tells me:
"Gently, sentiment'lly at the start!"
OhOh, I hear my little TicoTico calling,
because the time is right
and shades of night are falling.
I love that notsocuckoo
cuckoo in the clock:
TicoTico TicoTico Tico tock.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Tico-Tico 1943
Music by Zequina Abreu
English Lyric by Ervin Drake
from the M-G-M Technicolor Production
"Bathing Beauty"
with Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Xavier Cugat
and his Orchestra & harry James & his Music Makers
© 1943 by Peer International Corp. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 08 May 2006 at 11.46
in association with Doug Grierson
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