Fred Astaire

's wonderful, 's marvellous that you should care for me! 's awful nice, 's paradise, 's what I love to see. [ Audrey ] You've made my life so glamorous, You can't blame me for feeling amorous! Oh 's wonderful, 's marvellous, That you should care for m...

A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play bridge With my...

I was a stranger in the city Out of town were the people I knew I had that feeling of self-pity What to do? What to do? What to do? The outlook was decidedly blue But as I walked through the foggy streets alone It turned out to be the luckiest day I've known...

After you, who Could supply my sky of blue? After you, who Could I love? After you, why Should I take the time to try, For who else could qualify After you, who? Hold my hand and swear You'll never cease to care, For without you there what could I do? I could...

I love the looks of you, the lure of you I'd love to make a tour of you The eyes, the arms, the mouth of you The East, West, North and the South of you I'd love to gain complete control of you And handle even the heart and soul of you So love, at least...

To say I'm fond of you Would merely be an attitude To say you're wonderful Would be a platitude And so to Santa Claus I owe eternal gratitude For leaving you Beneath my Christmas tree Baby Doll, you beautiful Baby Doll Let's go home and tell your mother That...

Ask anyone up Harlem way Who that guy Bojangles is They may not know who's president But ask 'em who Bojangles is He's in the most entrancin' business It's what they call the "Dancin' business" When there's a beat, up on the street Brother, you go and bet all...

[singing with Betty Hutton] His eyes, his nose, his fingers, his toes His smile when he says please And when he sneezes, his sneeze His arms, chest, coat, vest His everything is sweeter than sweet I try and try but honest to Pete I can't stop talkin' about h...

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? W...

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 hung around me thro' the week Seem to vanish like a gamble...

Dancing in the dark 'til the tune ends We're dancing in the dark and it soon ends We're waltzing in the wonder of why we're here Time hurries by, we're here and gone Looking for the light of a new love To brighten up the night, I have you, love And we can fac...

Tell me that it's true Tell me you agree I was meant for you You were meant for me Dearly beloved How clearly I see Somewhere in Heaven You were fashioned for me Angel eyes knew you Angel voices led me to you Nothing could save me Fate gave me a sign I know...

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When shades enfold The sunset's gold And stars are bright above again I smile, sweetheart For then I know I can start To live again, to love again When day is done And night comes on Until the dawn What do I do I clasp your hand And wander through slumberland...

A bunny for my honey A dolly with a curl An aeroplane An electric train And a teddy bear for my girl A kitty for my pretty A castle for my love Gee! What do I see? Brother, if that's a drum That's for me I'm drum crazy, yes I'm drum crazy, yes I'm plumb crazy...

My royal day can be a royal bore It leaves me colder than a basement floor The only moment I keep waiting for Is when the day will be through I never know if it's dark or clear What people say to me I hardly hear The passing hours are an endless year Until at...

Got a little rhythm, a rhythm a rhythm That pit-a-pats through my brain So darn persistent, the day isn`t distant When it'll drive me insane Comes in the morning without any warning And hangs around me all day Someday I'll sneak up to it, some day I`ll speak...

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An old sailor in old time sing an old song Rolling down to Rio by the sea A young sailor in these times would sing a new song Flying down to Rio, come with me Where the lovely Brazilian ladies Will catch your ride By the light of the million stars In the even...

Frankly dear, your modesty reveals to me Self-appraisal often makes me sad And if I add, your funny face appeals to me Please don't think I've suddenly gone mad You've got all the qualities of Peter Pan I'd look far before I'd find a sweeter pan I love your...

When a fellow feels he's got to win a girlie's handie, He will send her loads of flowers, books, and tons of candy The overhead is big; Oh, how they make us dig! There's no use stepping out that way' The thing to do is lay low You can't win by treating her a...

This is the last time I'll ever go to a party with you Will you put that in writing? Oh, you're always making cracks, making cracks Like what? You're always humiliating me, humiliating me;didn't your mother never teach you no manners? I never had no mothe...

Bad news, go 'way Call 'round some day In March or May I can't be bothered now My bonds and shares May fall downstairs Who cares, who cares? I'm dancing and I can't be bothered now I'm up among the stars On earthly things I frown I'm throwing off the bars Th...

I could say that you’re homely, Just as homely as pie! But this is Washington’s birthday, And I’ve got to say you’re beautiful, ‘Cause I can’t tell a lie ! I could say that you’re stupid, Nothing up in your crown! But this is Washington’s birthday, And the tr...

Fred Astaire & Chorus I left my hat in Haiti In some forgotten flat in Haiti I couldn't tell you how I got there I only know it was so hot there She took my hat politely And wound her arms around me tightly But I remember nothing clearly Except the...

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 I used to be color-blind But I met you and now I find There's green in the grass...

I wanna be a Dancin' Man Well I can Gonna leave my foot steps on the sands of time If I never leave a dime Never be a millionaire I don't care I'll be rich as old king Midas might have been Least until the tide comes in Let other man build mighty na...

[Fred] Is there anything I can do for you? [Ginger] Think of what you're losing By constantly refusing to dance with me You'd be the idol of France with me And yet you stand there and shake Your foolish head dramatically While I wait here so ecstatically You...

I'm like Humpty Dumpty Up on the garden wall I'm flying high But who can deny That whatever goes up must fall? Poor old Humpty Dumpty He had the toughest break And yet his fall is nothing at all Like the tumble I'm gonna take... I'm building up to an awful...

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: I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting everything I've got on you I'm...

At any gambling casino From Monte Carlo to Reno, They tell you that a beginner Comes out a winner. Beginner fishing for flounder Will catch a seventeen pounder; That's what I've always heard And always thought absurd, But now I believe every word! For I've go...

I've got my eyes on you, So best beware where you roam. I've got my eyes on you, So don't stray too far from home. Incidentally, I've set my spies on you, I'm checking all you do From A to Z, So, darling, just be wise, Keep your eyes on me. Incidentally, I'v...

I've got you on my mind Although I'm disinclined You're not so hot, you But I've got you on my mind I'd thank the Gods above If I could only love Somebody not you But I've got you on my mind Let my poor upset leisure be Otherwise my pet treasure be They'll a...

The weather is frightening, 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 everythi...

It only happens when I dance with you That trip to heaven 'till the dance is through With no one else do the Heavens seem quite so near Why does it happen, dear, only with you? Two cheeks together can be so divine But only when those cheeks are yours and mine...

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It was just like takin' candy from a baby `Cause I couldn't resist you from the very start You had me around your little finger No trouble at all for you to tip toe in my heart It's the first time that I lost my head completely Oh you swept me off my fee...

Things have come to a pretty pass, Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and the other While I go for this and that. Goodness knows what the end will be, Oh, I don't know where I'm at... It looks as if we two will never be one, Something must...

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...

I didn't mean to, Start any scene to Make you sigh Hope to die It's most immoral For us to quarrel Why can't we Both agree Don't you know Ben Franklin wrote about this thing at length? On the proposition that in union there is strength? Why rais...

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What to say Where to start I’ll just tell what’s in my heart Life is beautiful In every way Life is lovely As a spring bouquet Since I fell in love with you Life is like a dream That has come true For life is sunshine Smiling brightly On a summer day Life...

Would you like to be the love of my life For always, and always watch over me? To square my blunders and share my dreams One day with caviar, next day a chocolate bar. Would you like to take the merry-go-round I'll lead you? I'll need you wait and you'll...

Tempo, you know that good old tempo: Just give me that Manhattan Downbeat That beats a tempo of its own; You've got to shout, "This is it!" The day you visit The jumpinest town has ever been known. Keep your Paris and London town beat Up with your 'boc...

My one and only What am I gonna do if you turn me down When I'm so crazy over you? I'd be so lonely Where am I gonna go if you turn me down Why blacken all my skies of blue? I tell you, I'm not asking any miracle It can be done, it can be done I know...

Though we're called a people of serious mind, 'Tis often we dance, 'tis often we sing. And bein' as human as all human-kind, We aren't superior to havin' a fling. I'm taking the fling of a lifetime. The fling of a husband and wife-time. A-when I a-went...

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It's just like looking for a needle in a haystack Searching for a moonbeam in the blue Still I've got to find you It's just like looking for a raindrop in the ocean Searching for a dewdrop in the dew Still I've got to find you I'll roam the town in hope that...

Though, I'm left without a penny, The wolf was discreet. He left me my feet. And so, I put them down on anything But the la belle, La perfectly swell romance. Never gonna dance. Never gonna dance. Only gonna love. Never gonna dance. Have I a heart...

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The man who only lives for making money Lives a life that isn't necessarily sunny Likewise the man who works for fame There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name The fact is, the only work that really brings enjoyment Is the kind that is for girl and...

Like the beat, beat, beat of the tom-tom When the jungle shadows fall Like the tick, tick, tock of the stately clock As it stands against the wall Like the drip, drip, drip of the raindrops When the summer shower is through So a voice within me keeps repeatin...

I wake up every morning with a smile on my face Everything in it's 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 No strings and no connections No ties to my affections I'm fancy f...

I've read about those tender girls Those ready to surrender girls I've got one of a tougher kind Rougher kind, the make men suffer kind Who's sweet to me? Not my girl Who's kind to me? Not my girl You want to know what my girl can be? Well, listen to me The...

I'm dancing on air, haven't a care I'm on the beam Time's flying by And I'm flying high I'm walking on wings And ev'rything's peaches and cream Blind flying's all gone I'm really on the beam I'm like the B-19 Loaded with benzedrine When I come on the scene I...

It's a quarter to three, There's no one in the place except you and me So set 'em up Joe, I got a little story you oughta know We're drinking my friend, To the end Of a brief episode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road I got the routine, So...

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Oops!, my heart went Oops! The moment that we met My heart went Oops! I never will forget My heart turned hoops The moment that I met you Oops!, my feet went Oops! I nearly took a spill My knees went Oops! They shook a bit until My head went Oops! You mustn't...

Gaze on the glistening lights below and above Oh, what a night of nights for people in love No city but this my friend, no city I know Gives romance such a chance to grow and grow Paris loves lovers, for lovers it's heaven above Paris tells lovers, love is su...

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Please teacher, teach me something. Nice teacher, teach me something. I'm as awkward as a camel. That's not the worst. My two feet haven't met yet. But I'll be teacher's pet yet, 'Cause I'm going to learn to dance or burst. Nothing's impossible, I have found....

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Have you seen the well-to-do Up and down Park Avenue? On that famous thoroughfare With their noses in the air. High hats and arrow collars White spats and lots of dollars Spending every dime For a wonderful time. If you're blue and you don't where to...

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Drop that long face! C'mon have your fling Why keep nursing the blues? If you want this whole world on a string, Put on your dancing shoes, Stop wasting time Put on your dancing shoes Watch your spirits climb Shall we dance Or keep on moping? Shall we dance O...

When you feel as low as the bottom of a well Can’t get out of the mood Do something to perk yourself up Change your attitude Give a tug to your tie Put a crease in your pants But if you really wanna feel fine Give your shoes a shine When there's a shine on yo...

Just smile for me and let the day begin You are the sunshine that Lights my heart with in I'm sure that you're an angel in disguise Come take my hand and together we will ride On the wings of love Up an above the clouds The only way to fly is On the w...

Just heard of the Shorty George Got word of the Shorty George Seems that it's a kind of jig Named for someone about so big He rambles around the town Preambles around the town Then stops on a crowded street 'n beats his feet till his feet is beat Wa...

Slap that bass Slap it till it's dizzy Slap that bass Keep the rhythm busy Zoom zoom zoom Misery, you've got to go Slap that bass Use it like a tonic Slap that bass Keep your Philharmonic Zoom zoom zoom And the milk and honey'll flow Dictators would be bette...

I so often dream We might make a team But so wild a scheme I must banish For each time I start To open my heart You vanish We might find some isle Where lotuses smile And our time beguile Going native But how can we go Unless you are co- Operative My dear, I...

When an irresistible force such as you Meets an old immovable object like me You can bet as sure as you live Something's gotta give, something's gotta give Something's gotta give When an irrepressible smile such as yours Warms an old implacable heart such as...

I'm steppin' out with my baby! Can't go wrong coz I'm in right It's for sure, not for maybe That I'm all dressed up tonite! Steppin' out with my honey Can't be bad to feel so good Never felt quite so sunny And I keep on knockin' wood. There'll be smooth sail...

(Yay-dee-lay-eee-ooh) (Yay-dee-lay-eee-ooh) (Yay-dee-lay-eeeee-ee-ee-ooh) Up on the top of a snow-covered mountain There lived an Alpine miss And oh, what a sweet little miss was this We mean this little Swiss miss While down in the valley below (Ho-ho) Live...

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That face, that face, that wonderful face! It shines, it glows all over the place. And how I love to watch it change expressions. Each look becomes the pride of my possessions. I love that face, that face, it just isn't fair. You must forgive the way tha...

[ with Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant ] Jack : Everything that happens in life Can happen in a show You can make 'em laugh You can make 'em cry Anything Anything can go.... The clown with his pants falling down Or the dance that's a dream of rom...

A babbitt met a bromide on the avenue one day, And held a conversation in their own peculiar way; They both were solid citizens, they both had been around, And as they spoke you clearly saw their feet were on the ground! Hello! How are you? How's the folks?...

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[With Kathleen Martyn] Each time you trill a song with Bill or look at Will I get a chill, I'm gloomy I won't recall the names of all the men who fall It's all appalling to me Of course, I really cannot blame them a bit For you're a hit where're you fl...

There was a jolly British tar Who met a milkmaid bonny He said, "How beautiful you are" With a hey and a nonny With a hey and a nonny "Such golden hair I ne'er did see With lips to shame the cherry Oh, buxom milkmaid marry me!" With a down-a-derry Wi...

The rock and roll is dead and gone For since the smart set took it on Because they found it much too tame They jazzed it up and changed its name And all they do around the clock Is the Ritz, roll and rock You see big bucks togged out in tails Wing-din...

Someday, when I'm awfully low And the world is cold I will feel a glow just thinking of you And the way you look tonight Yes, you're lovely With your smile so warm, and your cheek so soft There is nothing for me but to love you Just the way you look tonight...

Ha, ha, ha! Hee, hee, hee! You kept the laugh on me! They all laughed at Christopher Columbus When he said the world was round They all laughed when Edison recorded sound They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother When they said that man could fly They...

Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note, Though by tomorrow you're gone; The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, The melody lingers on. They may take you from me, I'll miss your fond caress. But though they take you from me, I'll still possess. The...

If I should suddenly start to sing Or stand on my head or anything Don't think that I've lost my senses It's just that my happiness finally commences The long long ages of dull despair Are turning into thin air And it seems that suddenly I've Become th...

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~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Maybe it was the music Or the glamorous sky of blue Maybe it was the mood I was in Or maybe it was really you, really you This heart of mine was doing very well The world was fine as far as I could tell And then quite suddenly I saw you And...

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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 and white tie and tails...

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...

We're a couple of swells We stop at the best hotels But we prefer the country far away from the city smells We're a couple of sports The pride of the tennis courts In June, July and August we look cute when we're dressed in shorts The Vanderbilts have asked us...

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Who wants to kiss the bride-groom On his last night out? Next time they bring champagne on, I'll have the ball and chain on; Yes, ladies I must leave you, I regret to say: I've bought the ring, This little fling Will have to be our last soirée; Because they're...

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I was never able to recite a fable That would make the party bright; Sitting at the table I was never able To become the host's delight But now you've given me my after dinner story, I'll just describe you as you are in all your glory. You were never lovelier...

All that I know is you'd be hard to replace, Where else in all the world such loveliness and such grace? The poet often chanted the love he found divine, But never was he granted a lady love like mine! Deep down, deep down inside my secret heart knows The mor...

Everywhere that beauty glows, you are Everywhere an orchid grows, you are Everything that's young and gay, brighter than a holiday Everywhere the angels fly, you are You're like Paris in April and May You're New York on a silvery day A Swiss alp as the sun gr...

I could dance nightly Just holding you tightly My sweet I could keep right on Because you're so light on Your feet You're easy to dance with There is no doubt in The way we stand out in The crowd Though it's called dancing To me it's romancing Out loud You're...