The Rhumba Jumps
is in the album,
Popular Recordings, The (1938-1942)
featuring
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Track 203
Genre: Popular
Recorded in New York, NY on Jan 26, 1940
Performed by:
Johnny Best, Clyde Hurley, Leigh Knowles, Dale McMickle (tp);
Tommy Mack, Glenn Miller, Paul Tanner (tb);
Hal McIntyre (as);
Tex Beneke, Al Klink (ts);
Jimmy Abato (bs);
J. C. (Chummy) MacGregor (pn);
Richard Fisher (gu);
Rowland Bundock (ba);
Maurice Purtill (dm);
Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton (voc)
This can be found in the following formats: CD commercial, PC File
Used in:
Walk with Music (stage), To Have and To Have Not (movie)
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Song Comments: |
The image of the sheet music indicates this song was in the show Three after Three. The people, however, appeared in Walk with Music. I can't find any reference to Three after Three. |
Music by: Hoagy Carmichael
Lyrics by: Mitchell Parish
Composed in 1940
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Lyrics: (Separate Lyrics)
There’s a Harlem band way down in San Domingo,
A very talented group,
They kicked them off of a sloop,
Even though the band can’t understand their lingo,
They’re never down in the dumps,
´Cause when the drummer boy thumps ...
The Rhumba jumps!
"Hep hep", they hollered
The moment they landed,
"We‘ve got a Rhumba the king once commanded!"
Then they passed the gin
And started in to play
The way they learned to play
Back in the USA!
Now they‘re on the air in San Domingo
Slappin‘ it up,
And the dudes declare those Harlem boys are
Wrappin‘ it up;
Folks in every land tune in on San Domingo,
They’re never down in the dumps,
´Cause when the drummer boy thumps ...
The Rhumba jumps!
"Hep hep", they hollered,
"Stay right in your villa,
We’re all the Admiral’s brand of vanilla,
If you wanna dance
And wanna dance in style,
You better turn your dial
To San Domingo Isle."
"And when you hear 'Ay-ay, hi-dee-ay-ay'
You know the reason why ...
The Rhumba jumps!"
MARION HUTTON AND TEX BENEKE:
Hello there, Texas, whatcha say?
Whatcha doin‘ back here in the USA?
Well, Santo Domingo just wouldn’t let me be,
So I ran out on my visa ´fore it ran out on me;
But when I ran I was no chump,
I shanghaied the drummer,
The guy that made the rhumba jump!
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