Lyrics by: John DeVries
Music by: Joe Bushkin
Arranged by: Axel Stordahl – Axel Stordahl
From the Album: The V-Disc, 1943-1947 (disc 1)
From the Film: Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
Label: Columbia – Warner Bros.
Recorded: 10/17/43 – 3/4/44
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There'll be a hot time
In the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marchin' 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 his 'Heil' to 'What
ya know, Joe'
There'll be a hot time
In the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marchin' in
You could never keep 'em happy
down on the farm
After they take Berlin
<instrumental interlude>
I'm gonna grab a Frau
And show her how
We paint the town back, in
Michigan
I'm gonna take a hike
Through Hitler's Reich
And change that 'Heil' to 'Gimme
some skin'
There'll be a hot time
In the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marchin' in
You know that you could never
keep 'em happy down on the farm
After they take Berlin