The other night I took the wives to hear the newest band
The seats we had were shoddy and the beer, it was bland
But as we watched the band play, it filled us with delight
The fella who played the trombone, he pleased us all that night
With his rum-she-ra-da, rum-she-ra-da, rum-she-ra-da-ray
The fella who played the trombone, he stole our hearts away
He pulled that long thing in and out, he made us feel so gay
He really tickled our fancy with his rum-she-ra-da-ray
The young one plucked his g-string as he gently strummed his lute
And I bet you all can guess how well the whistler tongued his flute
They fiddled with their instruments, they played 'em big and small
But the man who blew the horn had the biggest piece of all
With his rum-she-ra-da, rum-she-ra-da, rum-she-ra-da-ray
The fella who played the trombone, he stole our hearts away
He pulled that long thing in and out,
And in and out, he made us feel so gay
He really tickled our fancy with his rum-she-ra-da-ray
The drummer was delicious, a-beatin' on his skin
The bassist, he was aces with his fingers long and thin
It's true that all the lads had us trembling where we stood
And we don't know what's better, trombone or big hard wood
With his rum-she-ra-da, rum-she-ra-da, rum-she-ra-da-ray
The fella who played the trombone, he stole our hearts away
He pulled that long thing in and out,
And in and out, and in and out, he made us feel so gay
He really tickled our fancy with his rum-she-ra-da-ray
The fiddler was a-fingerin' as he pushed and pulled his bow
And the man who played the bagpipes really taught me how to blow
We all took our turns with the players we liked best
But the fella who played the trombone will always top the rest
With his rum-she-ra-da, rum-she-ra-da, rum-she-ra-da-ray
The fella who played the trombone, he stole our hearts away
He pulled that long thing in and out, and in and out,
And in and out, and in and out, he made us feel so gay
He really tickled our fancy with his rum-she-ra-da-ray