Cha cha ballahoo
(Esther & Abi Ofarim, 1963)

(Intro drums)

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Bring the pot, the pan, the box and the can,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Gonna bake em and boil em and fry em and broil em
And make em into stew

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Cook em in the pan, feed your man,
Appease his appetite
Take the big steel drum, everybody come,
We make music tonight

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Lucy get on the table, need to go flat,
Start to do the bongoola,
But then she concentrate, she made a figure eight,
And she's never even been to school

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Oh, we got a brand new governor,
He just got into town
He's a son of a monkey and a talking pro
And he's full, and fat, and drunk

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha fill me kettle
Fish come in, go down to cha cha town,
Hey cha cha ballahoo

(Ending drums)

Thank-you very much to Ron Tilden !!

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