There's a song from the 30's with lyrics that go something like 'down
in nagasacky where the women chew tobacky and the men all wicky wacky
woo'.  Can you help me find the lyrics to that song?  Thanks.

becky54 --

The song is "Nagasaki," and it was composed by Mort Dixon and Harry Warren in 1928.

Here are the lyrics:

"Hot ginger and dynamite
There's nothing but that at night.
Back in Nagasaki where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky wacky woo.

"The way they can entertain
Would hurry a hurricane.
Back in Nagasaki where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky wacky woo. 

"In Fujiyama you get a mommer
And your troubles increase.
In some pagoda she orders soda
The earth shakes milk shakes ten cents a piece.

"They kissee and huggee nice
By jingo it's worth the price.
Back in Nagasaki where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky wacky woo. 

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
http://www.uwosh.edu/home_pages/faculty_staff/earns/song.html


The song became a wildly successful uptempo jazz and swing standard,
mainly in instrumental versions, and there are many recordings of it
available on CD reissues.  Here are links to ordering pages for two of
them by two of the artists most associated with the song:

Here's a link to a vocal version (with an audio clip):
Barnes & Noble:  The Mills Brothers: Jukebox Memories
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?sourceid=00401402266059962218&ean=824046025229&bfdate=08-17-2004+12:10:31

And here's a link to a CD with the most famous instrumental version:
Barnes & Noble: Benny Goodman: Essential Gold
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?sourceid=00401402268281160727&ean=827139350222&bfdate=08-17-2004+12:17:40


Search Strategy:

I am familiar with the song, so the research involved finding the
lyrics and a sample of the available recordings.

Here is a Google search that you can use to find out more about the
song and its composers and performers:

nagasaki mort dixon
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=nagasaki+mort+dixon+


I am confident that this is exactly the information you are looking
for, and I am happy to have able to provide it for you promptly.  If
anything is unclear, please ask for clarification before rating the
answer.

markj-ga

Thank you so much for all the information.  I am passing this on to my
mother.  She's 82 and recently had a stroke.  For whatever weird
reason, this was the song that popped into her head so I was curious
to find the rest of the song.  Mystery solved!! Thanks again.  Becky

becky54 --

Thanks much for the five stars and the kind words.

markj-ga