THE RICKETY RICKSHAW MAN
(Ervin M. Drake)

Eddy Howard & His Orch. - 1946
Les Elgart & His Orch. - 1946
Geraldo & His Orch. (vocal: Carole Carr) - 1947


There's a coolie name o' Chulee
Runs a rickety rickshaw south of Peking
He goes a clippety-clop-clop
Clippety-clop-clop
As he hobbles down the cobble stoned street

He's romantic and his antics are the
Talk of the girlies south of Peking
Their hearts go flippety-flop-flop
Flippety-flop-flop
As he hobbles down the cobble stoned street

For the first quarter of a mile
He'll only charge a pretty girl a smile
For every quarter after this
He'll collect a kiss

When the moon is high and ladies sigh
The rickety rickshaw comes a creakin'
He goes a clippety-clop-clop
Clippety-clop-clop
As he hobbles down the cobble stoned street

(Orchestral Break)

Look at him hobble down the cobble stoned street

(Orchestral Break)

Sure is a hit with all the girls that he meets

For the first quarter of a mile
He'll only charge a pretty girl a smile
For every quarter after this
He'll collect a kiss

When the moon is high and ladies sigh
The rickety rickshaw comes a creakin'
He goes a clippety-clop-clop
Clippety-clop-clop
As he hobbles down the cobble stoned street

Running as fast, fast, fast as he can
Rickety rickshaw, rickshaw man.


(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - January 2005)