Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics


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There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marching in
I wanna be there boy and spread some joy
When they take old Berlin

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Brooklyn boys begin
To take the joint apart and tear it down
When they take old Berlin

They're gonna start a row and show them how
We paint the town back in Kokomo
They're gonna take a hike through Hitler's Reich,
And change the "Heil" to "Whatcha-know-Joe"

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marching in
You could never keep `em happy down on the farm
After they take Berlin.

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marching in
Oh what a Jubilee there's gonna be
When they take old Berlin

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Brooklyn boys begin
To take the joint apart and tear it down
When they take old Berlin

They're gonna start a row and show them how
We paint the town back in Michigan
They're gonna take a hike through Hitler's Reich,
And change the "Heil" to "Gimme some skin"

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marching in




You could never keep `em happy down on the farm
After they take Berlin.

Overall Meaning

The Andrews Sisters’ song, “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin”, is an upbeat and optimistic tune that expresses the excitement of the Americans as they planned to invade the German city during World War II. The song vividly describes the joy and jubilation that would follow the fall of the city. The first verse conveys that when the Yanks go marching in, there will be widespread happiness and celebration in Berlin. The second verse highlights the contributions of the Brooklyn boys to the victory and their role in the destruction of the city. It emphasizes how the Americans will take great pleasure in tearing down Hitler’s Reich, a symbol of Nazi power, and relish in painting the town red.


The chorus of the song repeats the idea of the joyous celebrations that will be taking place after the U.S. victory. The final verse suggests that the Yanks had been longing for an experience like this before, as they could never be happy on the farm or with conventional life.


Overall, the song celebrates the triumph of the allied forces in World War II and the part that American troops, particularly those from Brooklyn and Michigan, played in that victory. The song portrays the scene of the invasion as a festive event filled with joy, excitement, and optimism.


Line by Line Meaning

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
The arrival of the soldiers in Berlin will cause a lot of excitement and activity.


When the Yanks go marching in
When the American soldiers enter Berlin.


I wanna be there boy and spread some joy
I want to be present to share the happiness and joy of the occasion.


When they take old Berlin
When the American soldiers conquer and take control of Berlin.


To take the joint apart and tear it down
To dismantle and destroy the enemy's stronghold.


They're gonna start a row and show them how
The soldiers will cause trouble and demonstrate their dominance.


We paint the town back in Kokomo
They will celebrate and party as they did back home.


They're gonna take a hike through Hitler's Reich,
The soldiers will march through and defeat the Nazi regime.


And change the 'Heil' to 'Whatcha-know-Joe'
They will replace the Nazi salute with an American greeting.


Oh what a Jubilee there's gonna be
There will be a grand celebration.


When they take old Berlin
When the American soldiers conquer and take control of Berlin.


After they take Berlin.
The soldiers will not be content with staying in one place like the farm after their victory.


You could never keep `em happy down on the farm
They will be restless and unfulfilled if they are not constantly fighting and conquering.




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Written by: PVT. JOHNNY DEVRIES, SGT. JOE BUSHKIN

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J Parker


on Crazy Arms

I say I'll move the mountains
And I'll move the mountains
If he wants them out of the way
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love, I'd say

I say I'll go through fire
And I'll go through fire
As he wants it, so it will be
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love, you see

Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while

I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I

Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while

I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I

sonichits has completely wrong lyrics for this song. Correct ones are - Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel
And the storm's brewing in this heart of mine
This is no crazy dream I know that it's real
You're someone else's love now you're not mine

Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
But my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time

Please take the treasured dreams I have for you and me
And take all the love I thought was mine
Someday my crazy arms will hold somebody new
But now I'm so lonely all the time

interlude

Crazy arms that reach to hold someone new
But my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon that you soon will be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time

Crazy arms and lonely all the time

Harold Chernofsky


on Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

i love them

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