IT'S A BOOM
Hazy Osterwald Sextet


It's a boom
It's a boom
It's a boom
It's a boom

Why not get in on the boom
It's a boom
It's a boom
Pay no heed to tales of gloom
It's a boom
It's a boom
We've no doubt, although our golds run out
There'll be some more about to buy a foreign car

Let's all get in on the graft
It's a boom
It's a boom
There won't be an overdraft
It's a boom
It's a boom
Don't discount that there's a good amount on your expense account
To cover caviar

I hear from my broker when an issue is hot
As always a shortage, there's no chance of being caught
A small speculation on a piece of real estate
Never brings profit if you wait

So, why not get in on the boom
It's a boom
It's a boom
Have your sunken living room
It's a boom
It's a boom
Here's your dutch, get in the local lodge
Have a two-car garage and you'll be popular

Some people cry
Aye, aye, aye, aye
That we're simpling seeing pie in the sky
Aye, aye, aye, aye
But as long as we are able to buy
Aye, aye, aye, aye
Who could find a single fault
Drop the profits, profits, profits, profits, profits, profits

We've got it made
Aye, aye, aye, aye
Though we might be stopping our coronade
Aye, aye,aye,aye
We've no worries on the salaries we're paid
We just take you to the vaults
Profits, profits, profits, profits, profits, profits, profits

Why not get in on the boom
It's a boom
It's a boom
Pay no heed to tales of gloom
It's a boom
It's a boom
Learn the facts how every stock transacts and that your income tax
Don't play it by the rules

Why not get in on the graft
It's a boom
It's a boom
There won't be an overdraft
It's a boom
It's a boom
It's not hard, just use your credit card
To fill up your backyard with private swimming pools

I'm told by good friends, money won't buy me health
But we were feeling that there are no ills in wealth
One thing for certain, it's the only known cure
To keep healthy men from feeling poor

So, why not get in on the boom
It's a boom
It's a boom
Pay no heed to talk of doom
It's a boom
It's a boom
Not your soul as much as your bankroll will help achieve your goal
In modern times like these
Not your soul as much as your bankroll will help achieve your goal
In modern times like these

Who cares about economies
In such delightful times as these



(Transcribed by Monique Adriaansen & Mel Priddle - January 2004)