Somewhere off the coast of Java
Fell a little piece of lava
That grew up to be the island known as Bali
Bali la Bali la Bali Bali Bali la
Every native girl looks sorta
Like the farmer's daughter oughter
And for dancing they are simply off their trolley
Trolley la trolley la trolley trolley trolley la
But they hadn't seen a new step
Since Methuselah did the two step
On their isolated island they were way off beat
From jive they where closeted
'Til a storm deposited
On their beach a jivin' jack from Lower Basin Street
He went up and got a look in
And he said hey hey what's cookin'
This here joint is jumpin' but with melancholy
Kolly la kolly la kolly kolly kolly la
So he took their native movements
Added in the groove improvements
Now they're really on the trolley down in Bali
They made him king of the whole darn thing
And gave him for his queen
The Balinese equivalent
Of Olivia de Hivalent
Batocka boin boing yockbatocka zoot flute
Batocka boin boing yockbatocka reet beat
Batocka boin boing yockbatocka stiff riff
A-hock-a choo choo chattanoogie Bali boogie
Coo-ocka Soing soing ah-oo-ocka slick lick
Coo-ocka Soing soing ah-oo-ocka hep step
Coo-ocka Soing soing ah-oo-ocka live jive
A-hock-a choo choo chattanoogie Bali boogie
Now if you can't dig the chatter
With the greatest of ease
It really doesn't matter
Here's the trans-a-lation please
Yockbatocka boin boing ah-oo-ocka-soing soing
Means shoot the lava to me Java
Batocka boing boing yockbatocka zoot flute
Batocka boing boing yockbatocka reet beat
Batocka boing boing yockbatocka live jive
Hocka choo choo hocka choo choo
Hocka choo choo hocka choo choo
Hocka choo choo chattanoogie Bali boogie

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