Tic, tic, tic! lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See them all a-searchin' Tic, tic, tic! That's all hearin' but they couldn't find out where the watch was hiding
What a A fellow lost his watch in a station What a A fellow lost his watch in a railway An attractive girl named Melda was accused of a burglar She had no purse, no pocket in her clothes, so where she hid the watch goodness knows And you
Tic, tic, tic! Ev'rybody lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See them all Tic, tic, tic! That's all they're hearin' but couldn't find out where the watch was hiding
Under suspicion, they her down to the police station And called on the matron who examined all the clothes she had on The examined with care She even made her take down her long She searched till she couldn't search no more but the watch now louder than before And you
Tic, tic, tic! Ev'rybody lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See them all Tic, tic, tic! That's all they're hearin' but they couldn't find out the watch was hiding
Confusion now in the station. The searching by inspiration Watch tickin' louder and louder and the matron up closer The matron convinced no doubt. She put her hand inside Melda's mouth Do you know her idea cam true? she found the watch, it was ten to two. Still tickin'
Tic, tic, tic! Ev'rybody lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See all a-searchin' Tic, tic, tic! That's all they're hearin' but they couldn't find out where the watch was