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[ti: The Ballad of Jimmy Durante]
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[00:24.303]Jimmy Durante was once a little boy of only three
[00:31.461]Jimmy Durante Knew nothin' 'bout the birds or 'bout the bees
[00:38.601]Daddy would warn him When you're a man you're gonna wanna go ha-cha-cha-da
[00:45.005]Better to put out the fire
[00:48.60]Put on a ring and sing in the choir
[00:52.772]And his mommy would lecture
[00:53.575]Don't listen to the ladies in the hall
[01:00.333]They wanna get ya, but Mommy isn't gonna let ya fall
[01:06.468]Pity the kid, he sits there
[01:08.665]And little does he know, but the oysters are his
[01:13.861]Leavin' the cloister by Christmas
[01:17.002]Stickin' his nose into everybody's business
[01:21.355]Jimmy, go
[01:25.393]Hit the road and get on with the show
[01:28.862]So they don't root for you
[01:30.867]They don't wanna face what that snoot's gonna do
[01:35.003]All the while
[01:39.009]All the girls in the chorus will smile
[01:41.778]Spreadin' those curtains apart on the stage
[01:45.442]Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are
[01:48.774]I'm comin' to get you, I'm gonna be a star
[01:52.003]You've been in my heart, girl, you've never been far
[01:54.702]So, goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are
[01:58.700]This is your daddy
[02:00.920]When you're a man, you're gonna want to go, “Ha-cha-cha-da”
[02:14.550]Jimmy's live
[02:17.380]Catch the champ who is takin' a dive
[02:20.680]Learned what the ladies lacked
[02:22.703]Now ev'ryone wants to get into the act
[02:27.680]Join the cause
[02:31.630]Follow Jim 'cause he follows his schnozz
[02:35.000]Once there was grievin'
[02:36.307]But now even Daddy's relented
[02:39.000]He's sayin' how it isn't any crime
[02:44.890]The choir director is layin' down a madrigal in time
[02:51.218]Even the Pope is hopin' he's happy
[02:55.211]And he gives him a snappy thumbs-up
[02:57.112]Dancin' the Tango with Mommy
[03:02.513]Singin' a hey, nonny, nonny and a ha-cha-cha