Nagasaki
Benny Carter and His Orchestra Lyrics

Fellows, if you're arn I will spin a yarn
If you are restless, then I can tell you a story

That was told to me by Able Seaman Jones
Able Seaman Jones told me this story

Once he had the blues so he took a cruise
When he was feeling sad, he went on a cruise

Far away from night-clubs and from saxophones
He wanted to get away from clubs and loud music

He said, "Yo ho, I've made a certain port
He exclaimed with excitement that he's at a particular port

And when you talk about real He-Man sport"
It's a place where men can really have fun

Hot ginger and dynamite
It's exciting and full of energy

There's nothing but that at night back in Nagasaki
That's all that happens at night in Nagasaki

Where the fellers chew tobaccy
The men smoke tobacco

And the women wicky wacky, woo
The women are flirtatious

The way they can entertain
They know how to have fun

Would hurry a hurricane back in Nagasaki
It's so exciting that it could cause a hurricane

In Fujiama you get a mama
In Fujiama, you can find women

Then your troubles increase
But then you get into trouble

In some pagoda, she orders soda
In a pagoda, she asks for a soda

Earth shake, milk shakes, ten cents a piece
When the earth shakes, you can get a milkshake for ten cents

They kissy and huggy nice
They express affection in a pleasant way

Oh, by jingo, it's worth the price back in Nagasaki
It's worth the price to go to Nagasaki

Now when the day is warm
During warm days

You can keep in form
You can stay in shape

With a bowl of rice beneath a parasol
Eating rice under a parasol

Every gentle man has to use a fan
Everyone uses a fan to keep cool

And they only use suspenders in the fall
They only use suspenders during autumn

That's where the girls don't think of rings and furs
The girls there don't think about fancy things

Gosh, it's the nicest place that ever weres
It's the nicest place ever

They give you a carriage free
They provide you with a free carriage

The horse is a Japanee back in Nagasaki
The horse is from Japan, in Nagasaki

They sit you upon the floor
They make you sit on the floor

No wonder your pants get sore back in Nagasaki
It's common to have a sore backside from sitting on the floor

With sweet Kimoner, I pulled a boner
I made a mistake with sweet Kimoner

I kept it up at high speed
I tried to keep up the pace

I got rheumatics and then psyatics
I got rheumatic and sciatic joint pains

Halatosisis, that's guaranteed
Halitosis, bad breath, is guaranteed

You just have to act your age
You should behave like an adult

Or wind up inside a cage back in Nagasaki
Or you'll end up in trouble in Nagasaki

With an ice-cream cone and a bottle of tea
You can enjoy an ice-cream cone and bottle of tea

You can rest all day by the hickory tree
You can relax all day by the hickory tree

But when night comes round, oh gosh, oh gee
But when it gets dark

Mother, Mother, Mother, pin a rose on me
Please show me love and appreciation, Mother

Those pretty mamas in pink pajamas
Beautiful women in pink pajamas

They try to give you a kiss, those torrid teases
They try to seduce you with kisses

In B.V.D.ses
Wearing BVDs, or men's underwear

Heaven help a sailor on a night like this
It's a challenging night for a sailor

Not too gentle and not too rough
Not too soft, not too hard

But you've got to tell them when you've had enough
You need to let them know when you're done

Back in Nagasaki where the fellers chew tobaccy
That's how it is in Nagasaki

And the women wicky wacky, woo
The women are playful and flirty