![]() ![]() When Johnny Mercer translated the song, he used an animal that all Americans could identify with, the firefly.Īnother part of the song that would confuse today's audience would be "You've got a cute little pocket mazda, which you can make both slow and fasta". The song's lyrics may be bit confusing, since a firefly is not a worm, but this may have been lost in translation from German to English. The best known recorded version was by The Mills brothers with the Hal McIntyre orchestra in 1952. ![]() The original English translation was done by Lilla Cayley Robinson. ![]() The song was originally in German, but was translated into English and then, became a popular American song. You and your chick should get to sparkin'Īlso known as "The Glow Worm", the song was originally written and performed by Paul Lincke's operatta. Swim through the sea of night, little swimmer
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