Oom-pah-pah! lyrics

NANCY

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

There's a little ditty

They're singing in the city

Especially when they've been on the gin or the beer

If you got the patience

Your own imaginations

Will tell you just exactly what you want to hear:

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

That's how it goes

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

Everyone knows

They all suppose what they want to suppose

When they hear oom-pah-pah!

Mister Percy Snodgrass

Would often have the odd glass

But never when he thought anybody could see

Secretly he'd buy it and drink it on the quiet

And dream he was an earl with a girl on each knee

ALL

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

That's how it goes

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

Everyone knows

NANCY

What is the cause of his red shiny nose?

Could it be oom-pah-pah?

What is the cause of his red shiny nose?

Could it be oom-pah-pah?

Pretty little Sally

Goes walking down the alley

Displays her pretty ankles for all of the men

They could see her garters

But not for free and gratis

An inch or two, and then she knows

When to say when!

ALL

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

That's how it goes

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

Everyone knows

NANCY

Whether it's hidden, or whether it shows

It's the same oom-pah-pah!

She was from the country

But now she's up a gum-tree

She let a feller feed her then lead her along

What's the good of crying?

She's made her bed to lie in

She's glad to bring the coin in

And join in this song!

ALL

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

That's how it goes!

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

Everyone knows

NANCY

She is no longer the same blushing rose

Ever since oom-pah-pah!

NANCY AND (CUSTOMERS)

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NANCY

There's a little ditty

They're singing in the city

Especially when they've been on the gin or the beer

If you got the patience

Your own imaginations

Will tell you just exactly what you want to hear:

ALL

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

That's how it goes

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

Everyone knows

They all suppose what they want to suppose

When they hear oom-pah-pah!

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

That's how it goes

Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!

Everyone knows

They all suppose what they want to suppose

When they hear oom-pah-pah!

• Artist:Oliver! (Musical)