there ll be a hot time in the town of berlin when the yanks go marchin in i wanna be there boy and spread some joy when they take old berlin there ll be a hot time in the town of berlin when the brooklyn boys begin to take the joint apart and tear it down when they take old berlin they re gonna start a row and show them how we paint the town back in kokomo they re gonna take a hike through hitler s reich and change his heil to what ya know joe there ll be a hot time in the town of berlin when the yanks go marchin in you could never keep em happy down on the farm after they take berlin i m gonna grab a frau and show her how we paint the town back in michigan i m gonna take a hike through hitler s reich and change that heil to gimme some skin there ll be a hot time in the town of berlin when the yanks go marchin in you know that you could never keep em happy down on the farm after they take berlin