"(There'll Be a) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)" is a 1943 song with music and lyrics by

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, published by Barton Music Corp. The cover illustration for the sheet music was designed by

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and features

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's arm and hand painting over the word 'Berlin' in the title with red paint.

Recordings

The song was originally recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters on June 30, 1944 and reached number one on the top 100 U.S. songs of 1944. The Crosby / Andrews Sisters version was later used on the soundtrack of the 1977 film '' Tracks''. The song was introduced on Frank Sinatra's CBS radio show and became popular due to its patriotic lyrics, swinging rhythm, and its orchestral arrangement. It would later appear as war propaganda in the

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short film, '' Road to Victory'', where it was performed by Sinatra himself.

Lyrics

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin When the Yanks go marching in I wanna be there boy and spread some joy When they take old Berlin There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin When the Brooklyn boys begin To take the joint apart and tear it down When they take old Berlin They're gonna start a row and show them how We paint the town back in Kokomo They're gonna take a hike through Hitler's Reich, And change the "Heil" to "Whatcha-know-Joe" There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin When the Yanks go marching in You could never keep `em happy down on the farm After they take Berlin. There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin When the Yanks go marching in Oh what a Jubilee there's gonna be When they take old Berlin There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin When the Brooklyn boys begin To take the joint apart and tear it down When they take old Berlin They're gonna start a row and show them how We paint the town back in Michigan They're gonna take a hike through Hitler's Reich, And change the "Heil" to "Gimme some skin" There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin When the Yanks go marching in You could never keep `em happy down on the farm After they take Berlin.

References

{{authority control Songs of World War II 1943 songs 1944 singles Songs with music by Joe Bushkin Songs about Berlin