THE ROAD TO MOROCCO
(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
Bing originally recorded the title
tune from the film Road to Morocco without
the aid of his co-star,
Bob Hope, on June 10, 1942. It wasn't
until December 1944, two years after the
release of the film,
that Bing and Bob recorded for commercial
release a duet of the title tune
accompanied by the Vic
Schoen Orchestra. "The Road to Morocco"
spent one week in the Billboard charts
in 1945 at the
No. 21 spot.
We're off on the road to Morocco
This camel is tough on the spine
(hit me with a band-aid, Dad)
Where they're goin', why we're goin',
how can we be sure
I'll lay you eight to five that we'll
meet Dorothy Lamour (yeah, get in line)
Off on the road to Morocco
Hang on till the end of the line
(I like your jockey. Quiet)
I hear this country's where they
do the dance of the seven veils
We'd tell you more (uh-ah) but we
would have the censor on our tails (good boy)
We certainly do get around
Like Webster's Dictionary we're Morocco
bound
We're off on the road to Morocco
Well look out, well clear the way,
'cause here we come
Stand by for a concussion
The men eat fire, sleep on nails
and saw their wives in half
It seems to me there should
be easier ways to get a laugh
(shall I slip on my big shoes?)
Off on the road to Morocco
Hooray! Well blow a horn, everybody
duck
Yeah. it's a green light, come on
boys
We may run into vilains but we're
not afraid to roam
Because we read the story and we
end up safe at home (yeah)
Certainly do get around
Like Webster's Dictionary we're Morocco
bound
We certainly do get around
Like a complete set of Shakespeare
that you get
in the corner drugstore for a dollar
ninety-eight
We're Morocco bound
Or, like a volume of Omar Khayyam
that you buy in the
department store at Christmas time
for your cousin Julia
We're Morocco bound
(we could be arrested)
