The Baron Is In Conference (British version)

Written for: That Night In Rio (1941)
Performer: Studio Chorus
Lyric: Mack Gordon
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1940
Original publisher: Twentieth Century Music Corporation, rights controlled by Miller Music, Inc.

Verse:

(Girls, spoken:) Hello, no, yes, oh!
(Men, sung:) We must see the baron exactly at three,
We've waited and waited, how long will he be?
(Girls, spoken:) Hello, oh, yes, no!

Chorus:

(Girls, sung:) The baron is in conference and he cannot be seen today,
(Men, sung:) You mean,
(Girls:) We mean, we certainly mean he cannot be seen today.
(First man, spoken:) I came all the way from Uruguay on matters very vital,
(Second man, spoken:) I'm a man of high repute
(First man, spoken:) And I'm a man of title.
(Girls, sung:) But the baron is in conference and he cannot be seen today.
(Men:) Is he busy?
(Girls:) Busy is he!
(Men:) Busy is he?
(Girls:) Is he busy!
All appointments have been canceled,
Ev'ry one must be postponed,
He said he's not to be disturbed
Not even if Winchell phoned.
(Men, spoken:) This may cause a crash and quite an international mess!
And tell him he's aggravated the Associated Press!
(Girls, sung:) We offer our apologies, but again we have to say…
(Men, spoken:) We know!
(Men, sung:) The baron is in conference!
(Girls:) And he can't be seen today.
(Men:) Not tomorrow?
(Girls:) He can't be seen, he can't be seen today.