Road to Morocco

About Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco is a song composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke, for the film Road to Morocco, in which it was performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Crosby recorded a solo version of the song, with different lyrics, on June 10, 1942 with Vic Schoen and his orchestra. Subsequently, on December 8, 1944, Crosby and Hope recorded a duet version which reached the No. 21 position in the Billboard charts briefly in July 1945. The song was included as #95 in AFI's 100 Years. ..100 Songs. The song was also recorded by Rosemary Clooney and Jack Sheldon for Clooney's 1994 album Still on the Road. more »

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1993

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We're off on the road to Morocco 
This camel is tough on the spine (hit me with a band-aid, Dad) 
Where they're goin', why we're goin', how can we be sure 
I'll lay you eight to five that we'll meet Dorothy Lamour (yeah, get in line) 

Off on the road to Morocco 
Hang on till the end of the line (I like your jockey. Quiet) 
I hear this country's where they do the dance of the seven veils 
We'd tell you more (uh-ah) but we would have the censor on our tails (good boy) 

We certainly do get around 
Like Webster's Dictionary we're Morocco bound 

We're off on the road to Morocco 
Well look out, well clear the way, 'cause here we come 
Stand by for a concussion 
The men eat fire, sleep on nails and saw their wives in half 
It seems to me there should be easier ways to get a laugh 
(Shall I slip on my big shoes?) 

Off on the road to Morocco 
Hooray! Well blow a horn, everybody duck 
Yeah. it's a green light, come on boys 

We may run into villains but we're not afraid to roam 
Because we read the story and we end up safe at home (yeah) 
Certainly do get around 
Like Webster's Dictionary we're Morocco bound 

We certainly do get around 
Like a complete set of Shakespeare that you get 
In the corner drugstore for a dollar ninety-eight 
We're Morocco bound 

Or, like a volume of Omar Khayyam that you buy in the 
Department store at Christmas time for your cousin Julia 
We're Morocco bound 
(We could be arrested)

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Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian (better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks), which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House", although she had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear w… more »

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