Danny Kaye - Willow Willow Waley

Since your Majesty doth ask it
I will sing about the basket
With a willow willow waley and a nonny nonny no
Then to make it really merry
We will add a hey down derry
To the willow and the waley singing gaily as we go

With a willow willow waley
We will sing about it gaily
With a merry little derry and a nonny nonny no
Yes a merry little derry
It is vert necessary
To the willow willow waley and a hey nonny no

What about the basket?
I'm telling you, Sire.
Well, hurry up.

This delay is not my fault, sir
Any minstrel worth his salt, sir
Can not sing without a waley or a nonny nonny no
Not to mention hi low lilly
Or a dilly dilly dilly
And the merry little derry which is very come hill fo
And if you are feeling silly
You can add a dilly dilly
To the willow willow waley and a hey nonny no

But what about the basket?
Oh I... I was getting to that, sir
Well, proceed

Does the basket hold a biscuit
Or perhaps there is a tisket
Or a tasket in the basket
With a nonny nonny no
But from Italy I brought it
The Italian Court doth sport it
But they don't sing willow waley or a nonny nonny no
Though they sing about it gaily
Though they sing about it daily
They do not sing willow waley or a nonny nonny no
They do lots of tra-la-la-in
And a bit of ha-ha-ha-ing
But no willow willow waley or a hey nonny no!

You say you brought this basket from the talian Court?
Yes, Sire.
What could they be doing with baskets at the Italian Court?
Oh. Oh... the basket? Well...

In Italy, at harvest time
When the grape is on the vine
The people all gather
And they sing about the wine
They fill their baskets 'til they overflow
Then from hand to hand the baskets
Gaily go
In sunny Italy
Sunny Italy
There's a dance that they dance so prettily
High up!
Pass the basket
Pass it right along
( Pass the basket)
(Pass the basket)

Hey hey
Hey! It's so rollicky
Oh, so rollicky
When you dance it
You feel so frolicky
High up!
Pass the the basket
Pass it right along
(Pass the basket)
(Pass the basket)

It's a dance you should dance
With a bella bella girl
She's a bella girl
If she's a Tarantella girl
A dance of romance
You remember all your life
You start up with a basket
And wind up with a wife
A wife
A wife for the rest of your life

Hey!
One bambino
And two bambinos
So pass the basket and pass the vino and...
High up!
Join the merry throng
As we pass it pass it pass it right along

In sunny Italy
Sunny Italy
There's a dance that they dance so prettily
High up!
Pass the basket
Pass it right along
(Pass the basket)
(Pass the basket)

Oh! Oh
Oh! It's so rollicky
Oh! So rollicky
When you dance it
You feel so frollicky
High up!
Pass the basket
Pass it right along
(Pass the basket)
(Pass the basket)

It's a dance you should dance
With a bella bella girl
She's a bella girl
If she's a Tarantella girl
A dance of romance
You remember all your life
You start up with a basket
And wind up with a wife
A wife
A wife for the rest of your life

Hey!
One bambino
And two bambinos
So pass the basket ans pass the vino and...
High up!
Join the merry throng
As we pass it (pass it)
Pass it (pass it)
Pass it (pass it)
Right along
So pass the basket right along