From the film “Dancing On a Dime”, 1950.
Words by Frank Loesser.
Music by Burton Lane.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Manana
The Mexican word that you say with a smile
It’s your way of saying “Forget it awhile”
Manana
Manana
The Mexican word with the Mexican twist
I wanna kiss now, but I’m gonna get kissed
Manana
You! You! You! You! alibi all day
Oh why do you alibi this way
Manana
You promise me Chili, you promise me beans
I’ll get them Manana
Manana which means tomorrow
Tomorrow, you’ll play me a rumba
You’ll dance and you’ll sing
You’ll even get married
Or any old thing, I wanna, Manana