Nagasaki
Putney Dandridge And His Orchestra Lyrics

Fellows, if you're arn I will spin a yarn
If you're interested, I'll 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
He was feeling down and decided to go on a cruise

Far away from night-clubs and from saxophones
He wanted to get away from the noise of nightclubs and saxophones

He said, "Yo ho, I've made a certain port
He exclaimed that he had arrived at a specific port

And when you talk about real He-Man sport"
He was amazed by the activities that took place there

Hot ginger and dynamite
There's a lot of excitement and energy

There's nothing but that at night back in Nagasaki
There's lots of excitement and energy at night in Nagasaki

Where the fellers chew tobaccy
Where the men smoke tobacco

And the women wicky wacky, woo
The women are wild and uninhibited

The way they can entertain
They're very good at entertaining people

Would hurry a hurricane back in Nagasaki
Their entertaining abilities are so impressive, it would make a hurricane come faster

In Fujiama you get a mama
In Fujiama you can find a woman

Then your troubles increase
But then you'll have to deal with more problems

In some pagoda, she orders soda
In some pagoda, she'll order a soda

Earth shake, milk shakes, ten cents a piece
Earthquake and milkshakes both cost ten cents

They kissy and huggy nice
The women are affectionate and loving

Oh, by jingo, it's worth the price back in Nagasaki
It's worth the cost to experience all of this in Nagasaki

Where the fellers chew tobaccy
Where the men smoke tobacco

And the women wicky wacky, woo
The women are wild and uninhibited

Now when the day is warm
When it's a warm day

You can keep in form
You can stay in shape

With a bowl of rice beneath a parasol
By eating a bowl of rice under a parasol

Every gentle man has to use a fan
All polite men will use a fan

And they only use suspenders in the fall
They only wear suspenders in the Autumn

That's where the girls don't think of rings and furs
Girls in Nagasaki don't care about jewelry or fur clothing

Gosh, it's the nicest place that ever weres
Nagasaki is the nicest place to be

They give you a carriage free
You can ride in a carriage for free

The horse is a Japanee back in Nagasaki
The horse is of Japanese breed in Nagasaki

They sit you upon the floor
You'll be seated on the floor

No wonder your pants get sore back in Nagasaki
No wonder your pants get uncomfortable there

Where the fellers chew tobaccy
Where the men smoke tobacco

And the women wicky wacky, woo
The women are wild and uninhibited

With sweet Kimoner, I pulled a boner
I made a mistake while wearing a kimono

I kept it up at high speed
I continued making my mistake quickly

I got rheumatics and then psyatics
I developed rheumatism and sciatica

Halatosisis, that's guaranteed
I got a painful condition called Halatosisis

You just have to act your age
Don't behave like a child

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

With an ice-cream cone and a bottle of tea
With an ice-cream cone and a bottle of tea

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

But when night comes round, oh gosh, oh gee
But when night comes around, things get wild

Mother, Mother, Mother, pin a rose on me
Please give me a rose, mother

Those pretty mamas in pink pajamas
Attractive women in pink pajamas

They try to give you a kiss, those torrid teases
The women try to flirt and kiss you

In B.V.D.ses
The men are wearing underwear

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

Not too gentle and not too rough
Not too gentle, not too rough

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

Back in Nagasaki where the fellers chew tobaccy
In Nagasaki, where the men smoke tobacco

And the women wicky wacky, woo
And the women are wild and uninhibited