That old gettin' up, settin' up feeling in the spring
It was invented for Mimosa and me
That old rackety packety dizzy-making thing
Somebody meant it for Mimosa and me
They should dream up a song
'Bout how we get along
For I tell you, it's something to see
I once lazily, crazily got it in my mind
That I should never let a big affair start
But now bumpety, thumpety, I wake up to find
Mimosa keepin' house in my heart
And so suddenly, buddin'ly, spring is here again
When you're in love it's mighty likely to be
And I just want to say
Every hour, every day
We get closer, Mimosa and me