The Ying Tong Song
Composer(s): Spike Milligan
Performer(s): The Goons



Tenor: There's a song that I recall My mother sang to me

Sprigs: Oh!

Tenor: She sang it as she tucked me in 
When I was ninety-three

Sprigs: I diddle, I 
Who was that bum? 

Bluebottle + Sprigs: Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong (Bluebottle drops behind) 
Ying tong iddle I po 

Sprigs: Keep lad up 
Keep

Bluebottle: Keep up lad up

Both: Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 

Sprigs: lad 

Both: Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po (lad) 
Iddle I po (lad) 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong 
(Sprigs: iddle)
(Bluebottle: ying tong) 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong iddle 

Bluebottle: Ying tong iddle I po! 

Both: Oh! Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Iddle I po! 

Bluebottle: Ying 
Ying tongy tongy 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong iddle I po

(Secombe under this: What a lovely lovely boy!) 
Ying ying ying tongy tongy

(Milligan: Get out the rifle, sir) Yeeeng 
Ying tong ying tong d'gy-n'o 
Ying tong d'ga

(Secombe: Get away) D'g d'g d'ga 
Ying tong iddle I po

Seagoon: Hear that crazy rhythm 
Driving me insane 
Strike your partner on the bonce

Eccles: Ooh 
I felt no pain

Seagoon, Bluebottle and Eccles: Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying... 

Soprano: Take me back to Vienna...

Bloodnok: Ohhhhh! 

Eccles: Oh! 

Soprano: Take me back to Vienna, where the...

Seagoon, Sprigs and Bluebottle: Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po 

Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 

(Sprigs: keep going lad) 

Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 

Seagoon: Look Out! 

Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong...  

Goons: Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po 
Iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Iddle I po

One: Ying! Tongy tongy tongy 
Yiddy diddy diddy da daaa 
Ying diddy
Ying tong diddle 
Yiddada boo

All: Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Ying tong ying tong 
Ying tong iddle I po 
Iddle I po

Bluebottle?: Whoooooh!