Tic, tic, tic! Ev'rybody lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See them all a-searchin'   Tic, tic, tic! That's all they're hearin' but they couldn't find out where the watch was hiding      What a confusion   A fellow lost his watch in a railway station   What a confusion   A fellow lost his watch in a railway station   An attractive girl named Melda was accused of being a burglar   She had no purse, no pocket in her clothes, so where she hid the watch only goodness knows   And you hearing      Tic, tic, tic! Ev'rybody lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See them all a-searchin'   Tic, tic, tic! That's all they're hearin' but they couldn't find out where the watch was hiding      Under suspicion, they took her down to the police station   And they called on the matron who examined all the clothes she had on   The matron examined with care   She even made her take down her long hair   She searched till she couldn't search no more but the watch now tickin' louder than before   And you hearing      Tic, tic, tic! Ev'rybody lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See them all a-searchin'   Tic, tic, tic! That's all they're hearin' but they couldn't find out where the watch was hiding      Confusion now in the station. The matron searching by inspiration   Watch tickin' louder and louder and the matron moving up closer   The matron convinced there's no doubt. She put her hand inside Melda's mouth   Do you know her idea cam true? When she found the watch, it was ten to two. Still tickin'      Tic, tic, tic! Ev'rybody lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See them all a-searchin'   Tic, tic, tic! That's all they're hearin' but they couldn't find out where the watch was hiding