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2006-02-24 12:41:30 UTC
In case anyone is interested, here are the correct lyrics to the song
Timbuctoo, which Groucho sang at the Carnegie Hall concert in 1972,
including the second refrain, whcih Groucho didn't sing.
Timbuctoo
by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
Long ago in old New Amsterdam
There lived a cousin of the Duke of Buckingham,
His friends knew Buckingham to be a sport;
So they cut the "ham" and called him "Buck" for short.
One day Buck met a little cluck,
And he whispered, "duckie dear,"
In accents loud and clear,
"Please marry me right here."
She replied "I will be your bride,
But there must be no delay,"
So they were buckled up that day.
Chorus:
Soon they had a lot o' little bucks and oh! how fast they grew,
There was one buck, two bucks, three bucks, four bucks;
No one knows how many more bucks.
MIssus Buck would play the ukelele, ev'ry morn 'till two,
And while old man Buck was singing;
All the little bucks were buck and winging.
When they had eggs for breakfast Buck was out of luck,
Each Buck would eat a dozen eggs and a dozen cost a buck.
The landlord tried to raise Buck's rent,
Buit he would not pay a sou;
So he backed up a motor truck,
And he said "goodbye," and he said good luck,"
And he moved his wife and all the little bucks
To Timbuctoo.
When the Bucks arrived in Timbuctoo
A Zulu chieftan by the name of Buckaroo,
Was waiting with a Buckboard at the pier;
And he said to Buck, "pile all your bucks in here."
Old man Buck said, "I think I'll duck,
Cause the place looks mighty queer,"
The chieftan said, "Don't fear,
I know you'll like it here."
Just then Buck hollered "we're in luck,"
'Cause he spied a great big sign,
Which read 'the buck beer here is fine.'
Chorus
Soon they had a lot o' little bucks and oh! how fast they grew,
There were two bucks, four bucks, six bucks, eight bucks;
Overfed and underweight bucks
Old man Buck got on a bucking Broncho, and away he flew,
He came back home feeling frisky;
On a bucket full of buckeye whiskey.
The little bucks had never tasted chops or steaks,
Cause Missus Buck fed all the bucks on homemade Buckwheat cakes.
Old Buck was such a funny sight,
He was over six-foot-two;
Oh! He looked like a big giraffe,
When he walked with his son, he would make you laugh
Cause they both looked like a buck and a half,
In Timbuctoo
Timbuctoo, which Groucho sang at the Carnegie Hall concert in 1972,
including the second refrain, whcih Groucho didn't sing.
Timbuctoo
by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
Long ago in old New Amsterdam
There lived a cousin of the Duke of Buckingham,
His friends knew Buckingham to be a sport;
So they cut the "ham" and called him "Buck" for short.
One day Buck met a little cluck,
And he whispered, "duckie dear,"
In accents loud and clear,
"Please marry me right here."
She replied "I will be your bride,
But there must be no delay,"
So they were buckled up that day.
Chorus:
Soon they had a lot o' little bucks and oh! how fast they grew,
There was one buck, two bucks, three bucks, four bucks;
No one knows how many more bucks.
MIssus Buck would play the ukelele, ev'ry morn 'till two,
And while old man Buck was singing;
All the little bucks were buck and winging.
When they had eggs for breakfast Buck was out of luck,
Each Buck would eat a dozen eggs and a dozen cost a buck.
The landlord tried to raise Buck's rent,
Buit he would not pay a sou;
So he backed up a motor truck,
And he said "goodbye," and he said good luck,"
And he moved his wife and all the little bucks
To Timbuctoo.
When the Bucks arrived in Timbuctoo
A Zulu chieftan by the name of Buckaroo,
Was waiting with a Buckboard at the pier;
And he said to Buck, "pile all your bucks in here."
Old man Buck said, "I think I'll duck,
Cause the place looks mighty queer,"
The chieftan said, "Don't fear,
I know you'll like it here."
Just then Buck hollered "we're in luck,"
'Cause he spied a great big sign,
Which read 'the buck beer here is fine.'
Chorus
Soon they had a lot o' little bucks and oh! how fast they grew,
There were two bucks, four bucks, six bucks, eight bucks;
Overfed and underweight bucks
Old man Buck got on a bucking Broncho, and away he flew,
He came back home feeling frisky;
On a bucket full of buckeye whiskey.
The little bucks had never tasted chops or steaks,
Cause Missus Buck fed all the bucks on homemade Buckwheat cakes.
Old Buck was such a funny sight,
He was over six-foot-two;
Oh! He looked like a big giraffe,
When he walked with his son, he would make you laugh
Cause they both looked like a buck and a half,
In Timbuctoo