Chincherinchee

Where the jungle trees are tall
Grows a flower sweet to see
It’s a purdy flower they call «Chincherinchee!»
There a boy sang all day long
To a maiden tenderly
And he called her in his song «Chincherinchee!»
While the tom toms played
He sang his serenade
In the moonlight:
«Sweet Chincherinchee, you’re divine
Sweet Chincherinchee say you’re mine!
Say you’ll be mine my whole life through!
Sweet Chincherinchee, I love you!»
Everyone will agree
She’s as sweet as can be
She’s so kissable and caress-able «Chincherinchee!»
Everybody can see
How exciting is she
She’s embraceable, irreplaceable «Chincherinchee!»
While the tom toms played
He sang his serenade. .
Instrumental verse
Every night they used to meet
By a tall banyan tree
Where he sang his heart to sweet «Chincherinchee!»
While the tom toms played
He sang his serenade
In the moonlight:
«Sweet Chincherinchee, you’re divine
Sweet Chincherinchee say you’re mine!
Say you’ll be mine my whole life through!
Sweet Chincherinchee, I love you!»
«Sweet Chincherinchee, you’re divine
Sweet Chincherinchee say you’re mine!
Say you’ll be mine my whole life through!
Sweet Chincherinchee, I love you!»
Words and Music by John Jerome, 1956