Allan Sherman - That Old Back Scratcher lyrics

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Parody of "That Old Black Magic" by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra,<br />

From the movie "Star-Spangled Rhythm") <br />

That old back scratcher has me in it's spell,<br />

That old back scratcher like the Chinese sell.<br />

Your plastic fingers up and down my spine,<br />

The same old itchcraft when your touch meets mine.<br />

You tame that tingle when I'm all alone;<br />

For I am single, so, to itch his own. <br />

So down and down you go,<br />

Around and around and around you go;<br />

Scratching my unreachable zone. <br />

I should throw you away,<br />

But I never do;<br />

I must give in to itchy skin.<br />

A skin with such a burning desire;<br />

When I'm scratching low,<br />

The itching gets higher. <br />

Oh, you're the scrubber that placated me,<br />

That chased each place that irritated me;<br />

And then, last night, you broke my heart.<br />

Because I sat down on you,<br />

Two hundred pounds on you,<br />

Then, snap, crack,<br />

Everything just went black<br />

My wonderful old back scratcher fell apart. <br />

Yes, you broke in half,<br />

And now you're too short;<br />

I tried Scotch tape as a last resort.<br />

But with Scotch tape it wasn't the same;<br />

The thrill that was wild is suddenly tame. <br />

But, Old Man Sorrow will not get me down;<br />

I leave tomorrow night for Chinatown.<br />

For I must follow Heaven's plan:<br />

Around and around I'll go,<br />

Through Chinatown I'll go,<br />

Hoping to find another one just like you,<br />

An old Chinese back scratcher made in Japan! <br />

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