Laroo laroo
lilli bolero,
laroo laroo
lilli bolero . . .

That's a magic sayin'
That I heard one day in Napoli;
When a fortune teller
In a dim lit cellar
said to me . . .

"You say laroo lilli bolero;
And just like that,
Quick as an arrow!
You'll find the girl who's meant for you."
And sure enough it all came true,
Laroo laroo lilli bolero!

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When a fortune teller
In a dim lit cellar
said to me . . .

"You say laroo lilli bolero;
And just like that,
Quick as an arrow!
You'll find the girl who's meant for you."
And sure enough it all came true,
Laroo laroo lilli bolero!

Laroo laroo . . .
lilli bolero!

Music by Sydney Lippman
with lyrics by Sylvia Dee and Elizabeth Evelyn Moore 1948