[Verse 1] Monday evening the band played the polka A new lively polka, with a military air Monday evening the band played the polka, the polka And my new love and I, we were there [Chorus] Rum-tum-tum, tiddy dum, tiddy dum Went the drum Tiddy dum, tiddy dum And the squeeze box kept wheezing along Toot toot toot, doodle oot, doodle oot Sang the flute Doddle oot, doodle oot And I'll always remember the song [Verse 2] Tuesday evening the band played a polka The same lively polka, we heard the night before Tuesday evening the band played a polka, a polka And my new love and I took the floor Starting slow, off we go And the squeeze box kept wheezing along Turn and then, once again And I'll always remember the song By Wednesday evening the song had caught on so That the crowds had grown in size Come Thursday evening the people in the know Had begun to harmonize Harmonize, improvise And the squeeze box kept wheezing along Mi mi mi, right on key And we hardly got any notes wrong Friday evening they encored the polka We danced to the polka, the stars were burning bright Friday evening they encored the polka, the polka And my new love and I spent the night And the squeeze box kept wheezing along And the whole night it kept going strong That next evening we drank to the polka We toasted the polka at a neighborhood saloon That next evening we drank to the polka, the polka We were two lovers singing in tune [Chorus] [Outro] I'll always remember the (flute) And the (kiss), and the (squeeze box) And the (kiss), and the (drums) And the (kiss), and the song!