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