[VERSE:] I wake up every morning with a smile on my face Everything in its place as it should be I start out every morning just as free as the breeze My cares upon the shelf Because I find myself with [REFRAIN:] No strings and no connections No ties to my affections I'm fancy free and free for anything fancy No dates that can't be broken No words that can't be spoken Especially when I am feeling romance-y Like a robin upon a tree Like a sailor that goes to sea Like an unwritten melody I'm free, that's me So Bring on the big attraction My decks are cleared for action I'm fancy free and free for anything fancy
[VERSE:] The weather is fright'ning The thunder and lightning Seem to be having their way But as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day The turn in the weather Will keep us together So I can honestly say That as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day And everything's O.K. [REFRAIN:] Isn't this a lovely day To be caught in the rain? You were going on your way Now you've got to remain Just as you were going, leaving me all at sea The clouds broke, they broke and oh! what a break for me I can see the sun up high Tho' we're caught in the storm I can see where you and I Could be cozy and warm Let the rain pitter patter But it really doesn't matter If the skies are gray Long as I can be with you it's a lovely day
[VERSE:] I just got an invitation through the mails: "Your presence requested this evening, it's formal A top hat, a white tie and tails" Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails Because I'm invited to step out this evening With top hat, white tie and tails [REFRAIN:] I'm puttin' on my top hat Tyin' up my white tie Brushin' off my tails I'm dudein' up my shirt front Puttin' in the shirt studs Polishin' my nails I'm steppin' out, my dear To breathe an atmosphere That simply reeks with class And I trust that you'll excuse my dust When I step on the gas For I'll be there Puttin' down my top hat Mussin' up my white tie Dancin' in my tails
Heaven, I'm in Heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Heaven, I'm in Heaven And the cares that hang around me through the week Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Oh! I love to climb a mountain and to reach the highest peak But it doesn't thrill me half as much as dancing cheek to cheek Oh! I love to go out fishing in a river or a creek But I don't enjoy it half as much as dancing cheek to cheek Dance with me I want my arm about you The charm about you Will carry me through to Heaven, I'm in Heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
By the Adriatic waters Venetian sons and daughters Are strumming a new tune upon their guitars It was written by a Latin A gondolier who sat in His home out in Brooklyn and gazed at the stars He sent his melody Across the sea To Italy And we know They wrote some words to fit That catchy bit And christened it The Piccolino And we know that it's the reason Why everyone this season Is strumming and humming a new melody Come to the casino And hear them play the Piccolino Dance with your bambino To the strains of the catchy Piccolino Drink your glass of vino And when you've had your plate of scalopino Make them play the Piccolino The catchy Piccolino And dance to the strains of that new melody The Piccolino
We joined the Navy to see the world And what did we see? We saw the sea We saw the Pacific and the Atlantic But the Atlantic isn't romantic And the Pacific isn't what it's cracked up to be We joined the Navy to do or die But we didn't do and we didn't die We were much too busy looking at the ocean and the sky And what did we see? We saw the sea We saw the Atlantic and the Pacific But the Pacific isn't terrific And the Atlantic isn't what it's cracked up to be They tell us that the Admiral Is as nice as he can be But we never see the Admiral Because the Admiral has never been to sea We joined the Navy to see the girls And what did we see? We saw the sea Instead of a girl or two in a taxi We were compelled to look at the Black Sea Seeing the Black Sea isn't what it's cracked up to be Sailing, sailing home again To see the girls upon the village green Then across the foam again To see the other seas we haven't seen We owe the Navy an awful lot For they taught us how to do the Sailor's Hornpipe And they showed us how to tie a sailor's knot But more than that, they showed us the sea We never get seasick sailing the ocean We don't object to feeling the motion We're never seasick but we are awful sick of seaLet Yourself Go
[VERSE:] As you listen to the band don't you get a bubble? As you listen to them play don't you get a glow? If you step out on the floor You'll forget your trouble If you go into your dance You'll forget your woe So: [REFRAIN:] Come, get together Let the dance floor feel your leather Step as lightly as a feather Let yourself go Come, hit the timber Loosen up and start to limber Can't you hear that hot marimba? Let yourself go Let yourself go, relax And let yourself go, relax You've got yourself tied up in a knot The night is cold but the music's hot So Come, cuddle closer Don't you dare to answer "No, sir" Butcher, banker, clerk and grocer Let yourself goGet Thee Behind Me, Satan
Get thee behind me, Satan I want to resist But the moon is low and I can't say "No" Get thee behind me Get thee behind me, Satan I mustn't be kissed But the moon is low and I may let go Get thee behind me Someone I'm mad about Is waiting in the night for me Someone that I mustn't see Satan, get thee behind me He promised to wait But I won't appear and he may come here Satan, he's at my gate Get thee behind me Stay where you are It's too lateI'd Rather Lead a Band
[VERSE:] I haven't ambitions for lofty positions That wind up with the wealth of the land I'll give you the throne that a king sat on For just a small baton Providing you included a band [REFRAIN:] If I could be the wealthy owner of a large industry I would say, "Not for me" I'd rather lead a band If I could be a politician with a chance to dictate I would say, "Let it wait" I'd rather lead a band My ev'ry care ceases I'm rich as old Croesus When I've got ten pieces In hand If I could have a millionairess with a whole flock of banks I would just whisper "Thanks I'd rather lead a band" [2nd REFRAIN:] Give me a band, yes sir And not a thing lesser To be that professor Is grand If Josephine had left Napoleon and climbed in my lap I'd say, "Go back to Nap" I'd rather lead a band [PATTER:] A saxophone, a slide trombone A bass fiddle and a drum A guy at the piano who makes it hum A violin, a clarinet A hot trumpet and guitar And me with the baton and there you areBut Where Are You?
[VERSE:] All alone I am yearning to be with you again For a spark is still burning, it will ever remain But I'm yearning in vain [REFRAIN:] The moon is high, the sky is blue And here am I, but where are you? A night like this was meant for two And I am here, but where are you? Have you forgotten The night that we met? With so much to remember How could you forget? The dreams I dream have yet to come true My dreams and I are here, but where are you?I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
[1st VERSE:] I've been a roaming Romeo My Juliets have been many But now my roaming days have gone Too many irons in the fire Is worse than not having any I've had my share and from now on: [REFRAIN:] I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting ev'rything I've got on you I'm giving all my love to one baby Heaven help me if my baby don't come through I've got a great big amount Saved up in my love account Honey And I've decided Love divided In two Won't do So I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting everything I've got on you [2nd VERSE:] I've been a roaming Juliet My Romeos have been many But now my roaming days have gone Too many irons in the fire Is worse than not having any I've had my share and from now on: [2nd REFRAIN:] I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting ev'rything I've got on you I'm giving all my love to one baby Heaven help me if my baby don't come through I've tried to love more than one Finding it just can't be done Honey There's one I lie to When I try to Be true To two So I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting everything I've got on youLet's Face the Music and Dance
There may be trouble ahead But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance Let's face the music and dance Before the fiddlers have fled Before they ask us to pay the bill And while we still have the chance Let's face the music and dance Soon We'll be without the moon Humming a diff'rent tune And then There may be teardrops to shed So while there's moonlight and music and love and romance Let's face the music and dance, dance Let's face the music and danceCarefree (1938 film)
Change Partners
Must you dance every dance With the same fortunate man? You have danced with him since the music began Won't you change partners and dance with me? Must you dance quite so close With your lips touching his face? Can't you see I'm longing to be in his place? Won't you change partners and dance with me? Ask him to sit this one out and while you're alone I'll tell the waiter to tell him he's wanted on the telephone You've been locked in his arms Ever since heaven knows when Won't you change partners and then You may never want to change partners againI Used To Be Color-Blind
[VERSE:] Strange! How a dreary world can suddenly change To a world as bright as the evening star Queer! What a difference when your vision is clear And you see things as they really are [REFRAIN:] I used to be color-blind But I met you and now I find There's green in the grass There's gold in the moon There's blue in the skies That semi-circle that was always hanging about Is not a storm cloud, it's a rainbow And you brought the colors out Believe me it's really true Till I met you I never knew A setting sun could paint such beautiful skies I never knew there were such lovely colors And the big surprise Is the red in your cheeks The gold in your hair The blue in your eyesYam, The
[VERSE:] Come on and hear the yam man cry, "Any yam today?" The sweet potatoes that he'll fry Will be yam today The little step that you'll see him do With ev'ry yam that he sells to you Is something that you ought to try Come and Yam today [REFRAIN:] Come get what I've got It will hit the spot Get your sweet and hot Yam Raise your hand and sway Like you hold a tray When you're on your way Yam Come on, shake your depression And let's have a yam session There's that long note One, two, three Yam Ev'ry orchestra In America Will be doing the Yam [PATTER:] I didn't come to do the Charleston I didn't come to Ball the Jack I didn't come to do The Suzy Q Or do the Bottom they call Black I didn't come to do Big Apple I didn't come to do the Shag But, honey, here I am To do the Yam Because the Yam is in the bag