The Ballad of Jimmy Durante-The Blanks

[00:00.000] [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