Текст песни
[Instrumental intro] [Fast Jaunty Piano] [Sound of a silent movie projector]
[Heavy finger snaps start and continue through the beat]
[Verse 1] [Upbeat] [Fast]
In a bowler hat with a bamboo cane, take a look at him,
He stepped into the era, on a funny little whim. [Snaps]
With shoes like canoes and a mustache of soot,
The strangest of guests, from his head to his foot.
He waddles like a duck, down the road of his fate,
Making you laugh... [Chuckle] ...even when you feel irate.
[Chorus] [Energetic] [Brass Section] [Finger snaps]
Oh-oh, that Charlie!
A Little Tramp with a soul so grand,
In a black-and-white world, the best in the land. [Snaps]
No words are needed when you’re laughing to tears,
He turned into comedy all of our fears.
[Verse 2] [Very Fast] [Funny]
Now he’s in the circus! No ticket in hand,
Chased by a donkey across the sand! [Snaps]
He steps in the lion’s cage, gives him a stare,
The lion is shaking! But Charlie? Doesn't care!
The crowd is in stitches, the audience roars,
He don’t want the fame, but the glory is yours!
Chorus] [Energetic] [Brass Section] [Finger snaps]
Oh-oh, that Charlie!
A Little Tramp with a soul so grand,
In a black-and-white world, the best in the land. [Snaps]
No words are needed when you’re laughing to tears,
He turned into comedy all of our fears.
[Verse 2] [Very Fast] [Funny]
Now he’s in the circus! No ticket in hand,
Chased by a donkey across the sand! [Snaps]
He steps in the lion’s cage, gives him a stare,
The lion is shaking! But Charlie? Doesn't care!
The crowd is in stitches, the audience roars,
He don’t want the fame, but the glory is yours!
[Chorus] [Energetic] [Brass Section] [Finger snaps]
Oh-oh, that Charlie!
A Little Tramp with a soul so grand,
In a black-and-white world, the best in the land. [Snaps]
No words are needed when you’re laughing to tears,
He turned into comedy all of our fears.
[Verse 3] [Tender but rhythmic] [Snaps]
A hole in his pocket, a flame in his chest,
The flower girl thinks that he’s one of the best.
He’s boxing for pennies, he falls in the bay,
For the girl who can't see he’s a tramp in her way...
[Chorus] [Powerful] [Brass Section] [Heavy snaps]
Oh-oh, that Charlie!
A Little Tramp with a soul so grand,
In a black-and-white world, the best in the land.
No words are needed when you’re laughing to tears,
He turned into comedy all of our fears.
[Verse 4] [Playful] [Rhythmic]
[Vocal: Snappy]
When the hunger was biting and the cabin was cold,
He ate up his shoe — a story quite bold! [Snaps]
Laces like spaghetti, the sole like a steak,
This man is a master, he ain't no fake.
[Chorus] [Energetic] [Brass Section] [Finger snaps]
Oh-oh, that Charlie!
A Little Tramp with a soul so grand,
In a black-and-white world, the best in the land. [Snaps]
No words are needed when you’re laughing to tears,
He turned into comedy all of our fears.
[Verse 5] [Serious but with a steady beat]
But then came the war and the world turned to grey,
He mocked the Dictator in his own brilliant way.
He played with the globe like a ball in the air,
And laughed at the man with the hateful stare.
Then the little barber spoke out to the crowd:
[Speak-singing] “Love one another!” — and he stood there proud.
[Chorus] [Grand Finale] [Brass and Snaps]
Oh-oh, that Charlie!
A Little Tramp with a soul so grand,
In a black-and-white world, the best in the land.
No words are needed when you’re laughing to tears,
He turned into comedy all of our fears.
[Outro] [Slow down gradually]
He walks down the road, as the light starts to fade...
Spinning his cane, in the show that he made.
He tips his hat, with a wink and a smile...
[Final snaps]
The best comic master, by a country mile.
[Heavy sigh]
And that's all.
[One last snap] [Final piano note]
[End]
