South America, Take It Away Lyrics

Up here in the land of the hot dog stand
The atom bomb and the Good Humor Man
We think our South American neighbors are grand
We love 'em to beat the band

South America, babaloo, babaloo, ayyiyi, babaloo
One favor you can do, ayyiyi, you can do
You beautiful lands below, don't know what you began
To put it plainly, I'm tired of shakin'
To that Pan American plan

Take back your Samba, ay, your Rumba, ay, your Conga, ayyiyi
I can't keep movin', ay, my cha*sis, ay, any longer, ayyiyi
Now maybe Latins, ay, in their middles, ay, are built stronger, ayyiyi
But all this takin' to the quakin' and this makin' with the shakin'
Leaves me achin', olé

First shake around and settle there
Then you shake around and settle here
Then you shake around and settle there
That's enough, that's enough, take it back
My spine's outta whack, there's a strange click, clack
In the back of my Sacroiliac

Take back your Conga, ay, your Samba, ay, your Rumba, ayyiyi
Why can't you send us, ay, a less strenu, ay, ous number, ayyiyi?
I got more bumps now, ay, than on a, ay, cucumber, ayyiyi
While all those Latin drums are cloppin'
like a Jumpin' Jack I'm hoppin' Without stoppin', olé
South America take it away

First you shake around and settle there, where?
Then you shake around and settle here, oh, there
And then you shake around and settle there, why Bing?
That's enough, that's enough, take it back
My spine's outta whack, there's a strange click clack
In the back of my Sacroiliac, oh, my achin' back

Take back your Conga, ay, your Samba, ay, your Rumba, ayyiyi
Bring back the old days, ay, of dancin', I remember, ayyiyi
My hips are crackin' ay, I am shriekin' "Ay Carumba", ayyiyi
I got a wriggle and a diddle and a jiggle like a fiddle in my middle, olé
This fancy swishin' imposition wears out
All of my transmission Ammunition, olé
Though I like neighborly relations all these crazy new gyrations
Try my patience, olé, South America, take it away

Bing Crosby - A Centennial Anthology of His Decca Recordings

Apr 2003

1. I Surrender, Dear
2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
3. Stardust
4. I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)
5. Where The Blue Of The Night (Meets The Gold Of The Day)
6. I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)
7. New San Antonio Rose
8. Pistol Packin' Mama
9. Don't Fence Me In
10. Sweet Leilani
11. Blue Hawaii
12. My Isle Of Golden Dreams
13. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)
14. MacNamara's Band
15. Galway Bay
16. Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie
17. Road To Morocco
18. South America, Take It Away
19. A Couple Of Song And Dance Men
20. Alexander's Ragtime Band
21. In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening
22. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
23. Yes, Indeed!
24. South Rampart Street Parade
25. June In January
26. Pennies From Heaven
27. I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams
28. Moonlight Becomes You
29. Sunday, Monday Or Always
30. Swinging On A Star
31. The Bells Of St. Mary's
32. Blue Skies
33. It's Been A Long, Long Time
34. I Can't Begin To Tell You
35. Ol' Man River
36. You Are My Sunshine
37. San Fernando Valley
38. Sioux City Sue
39. Dear Hearts And Gentle People
40. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
41. Jingle Bells
42. I'll Be Home For Christmas
43. Silent Night
44. White Christmas
45. Red Sails In The Sunset
46. Now Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
47. Far Away Places
48. Harbor Lights
49. Around The World (In Eighty Days)