Yatata

Lyrics

[ENSEMBLE, spoken, continuing] Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta... [WOMAN 1] Broccoli [MAN 1] Hogwash [MAN 2] Balderdash [MAN 3] Phony baloney [WOMAN 2] Tripe and trash [ENSEMBLE, spoken, continuing until CHARLIE's solo] Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta... [WOMAN 3] Busy, busy I'm busy as a bee I start the day at half past one When I am finished phoning It's time to dress for tea [THREE WOMEN] Nothing we have to do gets done [CHARLIE] The deep-thinking gentlemen and ladies Who keep a metropolis alive Drink cocktails And knock tails Every afternoon at five [ENSEMBLE, spoken] Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta [MAN 4] There goes Dr. Denby [MAN 5] Dr. Bigby Denby [ENSEMBLE] Bigby Denby, Bigby Denby, Bigby Denby, Bigby Denby [WOMAN 4] Doctor, doctor I need another shot [WOMEN] The shots he gives are too divine [WOMAN 4] He fills a little needle And he gives you all its got [WOMEN] Your fanny hurts, but you feel fine [ENSEMBLE] Broccoli, hogwash (Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta) Balderdash (Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta) Phony baloney (Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta) Tripe and trash Goodness knows where the day has gone The days come fast and they're quickly gone But the talk, talk, talk Goes on and on And on and on and on [FOUR MEN] Lansdale, Lansdale The multi-millionaire He manufactures Lansdale Soap [CHARLIE] So when he tells a story His listeners declare "He's twice as comical as Bob Hope" [ENSEMBLE, spoken, continuing until CHARLIE's solo] Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta... [MAN 6, spoken] When I was four years old, I tried to murder my nurse My psychiatrist says my wife is taking her place [MRS. LANSDALE, spoken] I can't sleep at night, not one wink! [CHARLIE, spoken] What you need, little lady, is a good rest One month at Hot Springs for you! [MRS. LANSDALE, spoken] I just came from Hot Springs! [CHARLIE, spoken] All right, then, Palm Springs! [MRS. LANSDALE, spoken] Oh, thank you, Doctor! [CHARLIE, spoken] And when you come back I'll give you some shots [CHARLIE] The deep-thinking gentlemen and ladies Who keep a metropolis alive Drink cocktails And knock tails Every afternoon at five [ENSEMBLE, spoken, continuing] Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta... [MRS. LANSDALE, spoken] Barbital, nembutal, luminal, tuinal... Wide awake! [JOE, spoken] Little lady, my advice to you is a good long rest Lake Louise, Canada The smell of the pines will put you to sleep [MRS. LANSDALE, spoken] Suppose it doesn't? [JOE, spoken] Then come home, and we'll try giving you some— [ENSEMBLE] Broccoli, hogwash, balderdash Phony baloney, tripe and trash Goodness knows where the years have gone The years of a life are quickly gone But the talk, talk, talk Goes on and on Goes on and on and on [ENSEMBLE, spoken] The prattle and the tattle The gab and the gush The chatter and the patter And the twaddle and the tush Go on and on and on and on and Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta [EMILY & ENSEMBLE, spoken] Doctor? (Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta) Doctor? (Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta) Doctor? (Ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta)