The Blanks - The Ballad of Jimmy Durante lyrics

Jimmy Durante was once a little boy of only three Jimmy Durante Knew nothin' ‘bout the birds or ‘bout the bees Daddy would warn him When you're a man you're gonna wanna go ha-cha-cha-da Better to put out the fire Put on a ring and sing in the choir And his mommy would lecture Don't listen to the ladies in the hall They wanna get ya, but Mommy isn't gonna let ya fall Pity the kid, he sits there And little does he know, but the oysters are his Leavin' the cloister by Christmas Stickin' his nose into everybody's business Jimmy, go (Jimmy Durante / go for it all) Hit the road and get on with the show (There goes Durante / showin' 'em all) So they don't root for you (So they don't root for / you or salute you) They don't wanna face what that snoot's gonna do All the while (All of the while, who's / winkin' at you?) All the girls in the chorus will smile (All of the girls are / thinkin' of you) Spreadin' those curtains apart on the stage Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are I'm comin' to get you, I'm gonna be a star You've been in my heart, girl, you've never been far So, goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are This is your daddy When you're a man, you're gonna want to go, “Ha-cha-cha-da” Jimmy's live (Jimmy Durante's / live on the stage Catch the champ who is takin' a dive (Catch him as Jimmy / dives off the stage) Learned what the ladies lacked (Learned of the ladies / Turned on the ladies) Now ev'ryone wants to get into the act Join the cause (Join in the cause and / gimme a chant) Follow Jim 'cause he follows his schnozz (Follow because of / Jimmy Durante's schnozz) Once there was grievin' But now even Daddy's relented He's sayin' how it isn't any crime The choir director is layin' down a madrigal in time (Hey, nonny, no, nonny, nonny) Even the Pope is hopin' he's happy And he gives him a snappy thumbs-up Dancin' the Tango with Mommy Singin' a hey, nonny, nonny and a ha-cha-cha Jimmy Durante