THE YEAR END POLKA

Hey, New Year's got you down? C'mon let's POLKA!
{ABCNEWS theme flourish}

Crowds of people in Times Square,
Bright confetti everywhere! That's
The Year End Polka!

Party hats upon your head,
Better yet - Stay home in bed! That's
The Year End Polka!

We ought to get the New York Mets...
Hey, I'll put in the call!
Because there's noone better
When you need to drop a ball!
(Hey!)

When it strikes 12 O'Clock,
Let's all dance around the block... to
The Year End Polka!

{Yelling} Come on, everyone!

{The 2 year old recording of Backup Singers}:
"That's the World News Polka!"

Barry {correcting} :"The Year End Polka!"

Taped backup singers (insisting) : "That's the World News Polka"

Say, I could keep this up all night, A
And play 'til it gets dark.

{The ever inappropriate backup singers} (who cares!)

But soon they're gonna throw me out
To make room for Dick Clark!

{The crummy backup singers} (what?)

There he is on the street.
Wonder how he likes the beat... of
The Year End Polka!

We'll thumb our nose at Father Time
And all his dirty tricks
So here's to health and happiness
In Nineteen Ninety-Six!

Old is out, New is In!
Let another year begin with
The Year End Polka!
Do the Year End Polka!

{switch to Auld Lang Syne tune}

Cuz' it's Year End Polka time!

[Spoken]: From High atop 1 Times Square,
Happy New Year from World News Now!