billy-a-dick

bette midler

every night while i'm undressin'

sayin' my prayers and lightly confessin'

i can hear hot licks

from a set of drums upstairs. well

it couldn't be johnny 'cause he isn't there;

johnny's overseas. we no not where. but

believe it or not

every night on the dot

i can hear a tenor drum say: billy-a-dick

billy-a-dick

tick

tack. when's that character comin' back?

when's that kid in the g.i. lid

gonna choo-choo down the track?

poor ol' me

i'm beat as can be

and my rim has even started to rust. look at these sticks tryin' to take out the licks

they're covered with an inch of dust

beep-a-dust. billy-a-dick

billy-a-dick

tick

tack. when's that character comin' back?

when's that boy with the jumpin' joy

gonna launch that last attack?

if he'll roll

roll

roll like a drumstick;

chewin'

chewin'

chewin' on a gumstick. jack

we'll soon have a japenese derby

and beat it like a cymbal on a music rack. billy-a-dick

billy-a-dick

tick

tack. when's that character comin' back?

when's that boy with the jumpin' joy

gonna launch that last attack?

if he'll roll

roll

roll like a drumstick;

chewin'

chewin'

chewin' on a gumstick. jack

we'll soon have a japenese derby

and beat it like a cymbal on a music rack. billy-a-dick

billy-a-dick

tick

tack. billy-a-dick

billy-a-dick

tick

tack. billy-a-dick

billy-a-dick

tick

tack. when's that character comin' back

mom?

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