Lyrics and translation The Goons - Ying Tong Song (Remastered)

Ying Tong Song (Remastered)

Tenor: There's a song that I recall
My mother sang to me.
Spriggs (off): Oh! (a sigh)
Tenor: She sang it as she tucked me in
When I was ninety-three.

(Harp plays a rising chord...)

Spriggs: I diddle, I. Who was that bum?

Bluebottle + Spriggs:
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po,
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong (bluebottle drops behind)
Ying tong iddle I po
Spriggs: Keep lad up. Keep.
Bluebottle: Keep up lad up.

Both: Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Spriggs: lad
Both: Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po (lad)
Iddle I po (lad)

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong (Spriggs: iddle) (Bluebottle: ying tong)
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong iddle

Bluebottle (spoken):
Ying tong iddle I po!
(Short raspberry, Secombe)

Both: Oh!
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po!

(Trumpet bit)

Ying. Ying tongy tongy.
Ying tong iddle I po.
Ying tong iddle I po.
(Secombe under this: What a lovely lovely boy!)
(Or Secombe under this: What a lovely melody devine!)
Ying ying ying tongy tongy.
(Milligan: Get out the rifle, sir.)
(Or Milligan: Get off the record.)
Yeeeng.
Ying tong ying tong d'gy-n'o.
Ying tong d'ga.
(Secombe: Get away.)
D'g d'g d'ga.
Ying tong iddle I po.

Seagoon: Hear that crazy rhythm
Driving me insane.
Strike your partner on the bonce (bonk?).
(Thump)
Eccles: Ooh. I felt no pain.
(Seagoon screeches)

Seagoon, Bluebottle and Eccles:
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying...

(Harp chord rises)

Soprano: Take me back to Vienna...

(Raspberry section, probably Milligan)

Bloodnok: Ohhhhh!
Eccles: Oh!

(Harp chord)

Soprano: Take me back to Vienna, where the...

(Crash!)

Seagoon, Spriggs and Bluebottle (far off):
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

(Mad dash to foreground)

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
(Spriggs: where's he going lad?)
(BB: I don't know)
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

Seagoon: LOOK OUT!
(Cry from Bluebottle)

(Mad dash to distance)

(Hastily)
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

(Dash to foreground)

Ying tong...

(Whine of bomb dropping, explosion)

Double speed, but same tempo, Goons:

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

One: Ying! Tongy tongy tongy.
Yiddy diddy diddy da daaa. Ying diddy.
Ying tong diddle. Yiddada boo.
(Rhythmic thigh slapping, raspberry)

All Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

Eccles: Whoooooh!

Chanson Ying Tong (Remasterisée)

Ténor : Il y a une chanson dont je me souviens
Que ma mère me chantait.
Spriggs (off) : Oh ! (un soupir)
Ténor : Elle la chantait en me bordant
Quand j’avais quatre-vingt-treize ans.

(La harpe joue un accord ascendant...)

Spriggs : Je fredonnais, moi. C’était qui, ce clochard ?

Bluebottle + Spriggs :
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po,
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong (bluebottle se retire en arrière-plan)
Ying tong iddle I po
Spriggs : Continue, mon gars. Continue.
Bluebottle : Continue, mon gars.

Les deux : Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Spriggs : mon gars
Les deux : Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po (mon gars)
Iddle I po (mon gars)

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong (Spriggs : iddle) (Bluebottle : ying tong)
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong iddle

Bluebottle (parlé) :
Ying tong iddle I po !
(Courte framboise, Secombe)

Les deux : Oh !
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po !

(Passage de trompette)

Ying. Ying tongy tongy.
Ying tong iddle I po.
Ying tong iddle I po.
(Secombe en dessous : Quel adorable, adorable garçon !)
(Ou Secombe en dessous : Quelle adorable mélodie divine !)
Ying ying ying tongy tongy.
(Milligan : Sortez le fusil, monsieur.)
(Ou Milligan : Sortez du disque.)
Yeeeng.
Ying tong ying tong d’gy-n’o.
Ying tong d’ga.
(Secombe : Allez, filez.)
D’g d’g d’ga.
Ying tong iddle I po.

Seagoon : Tu entends ce rythme fou
Qui me rend dingue.
Frappe ton partenaire sur la tête (coup ?).
(Coup)
Eccles : Oh. Je n’ai rien senti.
(Seagoon crie)

Seagoon, Bluebottle et Eccles :
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying...

(L’accord de harpe monte)

Soprano : Ramène-moi à Vienne...

(Partie framboise, probablement Milligan)

Bloodnok : Ohhhhh !
Eccles : Oh !

(Accord de harpe)

Soprano : Ramène-moi à Vienne, où le...

(Boum !)

Seagoon, Spriggs et Bluebottle (au loin) :
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

(Course folle au premier plan)

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
(Spriggs : Où va-t-il, mon gars ?)
(BB : Je ne sais pas)
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

Seagoon : ATTENTION !
(Cri de Bluebottle)

(Course folle au loin)

(À la hâte)
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

(Course au premier plan)

Ying tong...

(Bruit de bombe qui tombe, explosion)

Double vitesse, mais même tempo, Goons :

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

Un : Ying ! Tongy tongy tongy.
Yiddy diddy diddy da daaa. Ying diddy.
Ying tong diddle. Yiddada boo.
(Tapements rythmiques sur les cuisses, framboise)

Tous Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

Eccles : Whoooooh !