The Woody Woodpecker Song Songtext
von Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters

Tell me a story, tell me a story
Tell me a story, remember what you said
You promised me, you said you would
You gotta give in so I′ll be good
Tell me a story then I'll go to bed
Oh worry, worry, weary ends my day
Comes the time to go home without my raise in pay
Home by the fire where a man can just relax
Slippers there by the chair not a worry, not a care
Along comes junior swinging his little axe


Tell me a story, tell me a story
Tell me a story, remember what you said
Tell me about the bird and bees
How′d you make the chicken sneeze
Tell me a story then I'll go to bed
Came home so late one evening last July
Played a little poker that time had passed me by
Shoes in my hand and my darling wife in bed
Up the stairs saying a prayer, then a voice comes through the air
"Hiya there daddy! Remember what you said?"

Tell me a story, tell me a story
Tell me a story, remember what you said
Tell me how your eye got black
Because a doorway hit your back
Tell me a story then I'll go to bed
Once upon a time I remember long ago
Don′t go back in history your memory′s kind of slow
Stop your noisy talking till I finish with my tale
Once upon, upon a what? Upon your back you'll get a swat
Tell me about the fish you caught that′s bigger than a whale

Tell me a story, tell me a story
Tell me a story, remember what you said
You promised me, you said you would
You gotta give in so I'll be good
Here′s a tale you'll never forget
Ouch! My tail′s all red
And now get up to bed
Ha-ha, come on daddy, tell me a story