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Versuri The Buick-Berle Show – Nicknames lyrics

It’s the Buick show! It’s the Berle show! It’s the Buick – Berle Show, coming to you live from New York!

Nicknames are very important, Milt.

Say what?

Yes, they’re very important.

They’re very important?

Let me show you what I mean. Right now. They’re very important.

Oh, names, names, nick- nicknames, nick-a-nick-a name, name, name, name…

Your name is James,
They call you “John”.
Your name is Maxwell,
(Yeah.)
They call you “Max”.
(Very good.)
They call you James,
(Yeah?)
They call you “Jim”.
(Yeah!)

And if you are old skin-and-bones,
They call you “Slim”.
(Right.)

If your name is William, they call you “Will”.
If your name is Philip, they call you “Phil”.
(Yeah.)
If your name is Alfred, they call you “Al”.
If you don’t know your name,
(Hey!)

… they call you “Pal”! (Name, name, nick- nickname, nick-a-nick-a name, name.)

If your name is Morris,
(Yes…)
They call you “Moe”.
(What else?)
Your name is Joseph,
(What do they call ya?)
They call you “Joe”.
(That’s right.)
Your name is Frederick,
They call you “Fred”.
Right, Milt.
And if you have a freckled face,

…they call you “Red”.

If your name is William, they call you “Will”.
(Yeah!)
If your name is Philip, they call you “Phil”.
If your name is Alfred, they call you “Al”.
(Yes!)
If they don’t know your name,
(Hey!)
They call you “Pal”!

A wise man once said, “What’s in a name?
A rose is a rose is a rose.”
(Sing it, dad!)
I’m singin’ it! (Oh, black magic…)
… name is arranged by the mother you…
and then you… blew me, you know? (Ha, ha, ha!)
Do a little name… (Hey!)

Name, name, nick- nickname, nick-a-nick-a name, name.

Your name is Leonard,
(Yes. They call you what?)
They call you “Lenny”.
(Lenny, Lenny?)
Your name is Heathcliff,
(What do they call ya?)
They call ya “Henny”.
(That’s right, Milt.)
Your name is Daniel?
(What do they call ya?)
They call ya “Dan”.
(Yeah!)
And if you dig that crazy jive,

…they call you “Man”!

If your name is Lawrence,
(Yeah!)
They call you “Larry”.
If your name is Harold,
They call you “Harry”.
(Yes.)
If your name is Louie,
They call you “Lou”.
If your name is Stuart,
They call you “Stu”.
If your name is Richard,
(Careful, Milt!)
They call you “Dick”.
If your name is Nicholas,
They call you “Nick”.
If your name is Terence,
They call you “Terry”.
If your name is Gerald,
(You got it, Milt.)
They call you “Jerry”.

If your name is William, they call you „Will”,
If your name is Philip, they call you „Phil”.
If your name is Alfred, they call you „Al”…

And if you don’t know your name,

And if they don’t know your name,

… they call you “Pal”! (Name, name, nick- nickname, nick-a-nick-a name, name, name, name!)