SAY SI SI (Para Vigi Me Voy)
Ernesto Lecuona (m) Francia Lubin (orig l)
Al Stillman (Eng l) 1933
Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orch.(vocal: Perdo Berrios) - 1936
The Andrews Sisters - 1940
Glenn Miller & His Orch. - 1940
Woody Herman & His Orch. - 1940
Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. - 1940
Will Bradley & His Orch. - 1940
Gene Krupa & His Orch. - 1940
Louis Prima & His Band - 1940
Richard Himber & His Orch. - 1940
The Mills Brothers - 1953
Eugenie Baird - 1953
Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney - 1958
Also recorded by:
Pearl Bailey; Edmundo Ros; Chet Atkins; Gertrude Niesen;
Jack Harris & His Orch.; Billy Vaughn & His Orch.;
Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders.
In Spain they say "Si, Si"
In France you'll hear "Oui, Oui"
Ev'ry little Dutch girl says "Ya, Ya"
Ev'ry little Russian says "Da, Da"
But, Sweetheart, tell me why
No matter how I try
You won't listen to my plea
Won't say "Yes" in any language to me
When will you say "Si, Si"
"Si, Si", "Si, Si"
"Si, Si", "Si, Si"
Ev'ry little Dutch girl says "Ya, Ya", ya-ya-ya
Ev'ry little Russian says "Da, Da"
But, Sweetheart, oh, why won't you tell me why
No matter how m-m-much I try, please tell me why
La-la-la-la-da, won't listen to my plea
Won't say "Yes" on any language to me
Oh-woh, and when you say "Si, Si", say "Si, Si"
La la la la la la la da da da da
La da da da da da da da
La da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da daaa
(Orchestral Interlude)
If you could only say "Si, Si", "Oui, Oui", "Ya, Ya", "Da, Da,"
Da da da la da
And all my life would be a song,
Nothing could go wrong, go wrong, go wrong
If you give in, I'll win
I won't give up, give up
Darling, if you give in
I must hear you say "Si, Si"
Oh, won't you listen to my plea
Please say "Yes" in any language to me
Won't you say "Si, Si", say "Si, Si"
(Transcribed from the Andrews Sisters
recording by Mel Priddle - January 2005)
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as rec by Rosemary Clooney & BIng Crosby
w Billy May & his Orch
Aug 11th 1958 Los Angeles
In Spain they say "Si si!",
In France you'll hear "Oui oui!"
Every little Duitch girl says "Ya ya!,
Every little Russian says "Da da!".
But sweetheart, tell me why,
No matter how I try,
You won't listen to my plea,
Won't say "Yes!" in any language to me;
When will you say "Si si!"?
Here's a little knowledge, quite good;
Maybe it won't help me, but it could!
You can't go places unless
You've learned how Lains say "Yes!",
That educational, inspirational, mos sensatioal "Yes!".
In Spain they say "Si si!",
In France you'll hear "Oui oui!"
Every souther ladt knows her stuff,
'Cause her answer always is "Sure 'nough!".
But sweetheart, tell me why,
No matter how I try,
You won't listen to my plea,
Won't say "Yes!" in any language to me;
When will you say "Si si!"?
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2011)
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ALTERNATE VERSES:
In Hindustan "Ug, Ug"
Means "Okay, Babe, let's hug"
Never was a Panamama who
Told her Trinidaddy "No can do"
On ev'ry Virgin Isle
They say it with a smile
But you never hear my plea
Won't you say "Yes" in any language to me
When will you say "Si, Si"
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