"(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco" is a song composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke, for the film ''

Road to Morocco ''Road to Morocco'' is a 1942 American comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and featuring Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake. The film, which was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Para ...

'', in which it was performed by Bing Crosby and

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in Bob Hope filmography, more than 70 short and ...

. Crosby recorded a solo version of the song, with different lyrics, on June 10, 1942 with

Vic Schoen Victor Schoen (March 26, 1916 – January 5, 2000) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer whose career spanned from the 1930s until his death in 2000. He furnished music for some of the most successful persons in show business inclu ...

and his orchestra. Subsequently, on December 8, 1944, Crosby and Hope recorded a duet version which reached the No. 21 position in the Billboard charts briefly in July 1945. The song was included as #95 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs. The song was also recorded by Rosemary Clooney and

Jack Sheldon Beryl Cyril Sheldon Jr. (November 30, 1931 – December 27, 2019), known professionally as Jack Sheldon, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He performed on '' The Merv Griffin Show'' and participated in episodes of the educational musi ...

for Clooney's 1994 album '' Still on the Road''.

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Film theme songs Songs about Morocco Bob Hope songs Bing Crosby songs Songs with music by Jimmy Van Heusen Songs with lyrics by Johnny Burke (lyricist) Songs written for films 1942 songs {{show-tune-stub