ROAD TO MOROCCO [aka (WE'RE OFF ON THE) ROAD TO MOROCCO]
Title song from the film "Road To Morocco" (1942)
(Lyrics: Johnny Burke / Music: Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby & Bob Hope (Film Soundtrack) - 1942
Bing Crosby - 1942
Bing Crosby & Bob Hope - 1944
Rosemary Clooney & Jack Sheldon - 1993






As performed in the film "Road To Morocco"
by BOB HOPE & BING CROSBY (1942):


BING: Here we go again, Junior

BOTH:
We're off on the road to Morocco
This taxi is tough on the spine
(BC: Beats the bus, huh, Junior)
(BH: Oh, beats me)
Where we're goin'
BH: Why we're goin', how can we be sure
BC: I'll lay you eight to five that we meet Dorothy Lamour
(BH: Yahoo!)

BOTH:
Off on the road to Morocco
Hang on till the end of the line
BC: I hear this country's where they do the dance of the seven veils
BH: We'd tell you more, but we would have the censor on our tails
BOTH:
We certainly do get around
Like Webster's Dictionary, we're Morocco bound

BOTH: We're off on the road to Morocco
BC: Look out
BH: Well clear the way
BOTH: 'Cause here we come
BH: The men eat fire, sleep on nails and saw their wives in half
BC: It seems to me there should be easier ways to get a laugh

BOTH:
We're off on the road to Morocco
And somewhere I feel kind of numb
BC: For any villains we may meet we haven't any fears
BH: Paramount will protect us 'cause we're signed for five more years
BOTH:
We certainly do get around
Like a complete set of Shakespeare that you buy
in the corner drugstore for a dollar ninety-eight
We're Morocco bound
Or like a volume of Omar Khayyam that you buy in the
department store at Christmas time for your cousin Julia
We're Morocco bound
 

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As recorded by BOB HOPE & BING CROSBY for record release (1944):


BOTH:
We're off on the road to Morocco
This camel is tough on the spine
(BC: Hit me with a band-aid, Dad)
BH: Where we're goin', why we're goin', how can we be sure
BC: Well, I'll lay you eight to five that we'll meet Dorothy Lamour
(BH: Get in line)

BOTH:
We're off on the road to Morocco
Hang on till the end of the line
(BH: I like your jacket)
BC: I hear this country's where they do the dance of the seven veils
BH: We'd tell you more, but we would have the censor on our tails
BOTH:
We certainly do get around
Like Webster's Dictionary, we're Morocco bound

BOTH:
We're off on the road to Morocco
Look out, well clear the way, 'cause here we come
BH: The men eat fire and sleep on nails and saw their wives in half
BC: It seems to me there must be easier ways to get a laugh
(BH: Shall I put my big shoes on)

BOTH:
Off on the road to Morocco
Hooray! Well, blow a horn, everybody duck
It's a green light, move on, folks
BC: We may run into villains but we're not afraid to roam
BH: Because we read the story and we end up safe at home, Yeah!
Certainly do get around
Like Webster's Dictionary, we're Morocco bound

(Instrumental Break)

We certainly do get around
Like a complete set of Shakespeare that you get
in the corner drugstore for a dollar ninety-eight
We're Morocco bound
Or like a volume of Omar Khayyam that you buy in the
department store at Christmas time for your cousin Julia
We're Morocco bound
 

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As recorded by BING CROSBY in 1942 with very different lyrics:


Let's meet on the road to Morocco
Instead of the tunnel of love
The desert nights, the Arab tents, harem atmosphere
'Bout the best attraction Coney Island has this year

Let's meet on the road to Morocco
Though our Brooklyn moon shines above
I'll whisper how I love you to the strains of native flutes
And your arms will thrill me more than all the shoot-toot-toots
Tell the gang so they won't hang around
Like Webster's Dictionary, we're Morocco bound

(Instrumental Break)

Let's meet on the road to Morocco
Let's dream for the price of a thin dime
We'll ride a magic carpet that looks absolutely real
Don't you think that's more romantic than the ferris wheel

Let's meet on the road to Morocco
It beats Central Park anytime
The funny streets are nice and dark, the music is unique
You can be the kidnapped girl, I can be the sheik
Tell the gang so they won't hang around
Like Webster's Dictionary, we're Morocco bound


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2015)