[1st verse:] Honey, listen to that dreamy tune they're playin' Won't you tell me how on earth you keep from swayin'? Umm! Umm! Oh, that Mendelssohn Spring So...

[1st verse:] Down in a sunny jungle town Where the monkeys run around Lived a crazy little monkey who loved to sing A chimpanzee in a cocoanutty tree Heard his...

[1st verse:] Did you hear it? Were you near it? If you weren't then you've yet to fear it Once you've met it you'll regret it Just because you never will forg...

[1st verse:] Sam Johnson as op'ra mad He sho' had the fever bad He said, "Those ordinary ragtime tunes are mild Some music from Verdi's hand Or any old op'ra g...

[1st verse:] My head's in a dizzy whirl Since I met a certain girl There isn't another like her She's a matchless pearl Since I met this maid divine I do nothi...

The girl that I marry will have to be As soft and as pink as a nursery The girl I call my own Will wear wear satins and laces and smell of cologne Her nails w...

I was born on a thousand acres of Oklahoma land Nothing grew on the thousand acres for it was gravel and sand One day father started digging in a field Hoping t...

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...

My thoughts go back to a heavenly dance A moment of bliss we spent Our hearts were filled with a song of romance As into the night we went And sang to our heart...

Listen to the song of the metronome Tick - tock, tick - tock Simple little song of the metronome Tick - tock, tick - tock Listen to it telling you that life is ...

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 every yam tha...

There's no business like show business like no business I know Everything about it is appealing, everything that traffic will allow Nowhere could you get that h...

MEN'S CHORUS: The costumes, the scenery, the makeup, the props The audience that lifts you when you're down WOMEN'S CHORUS: The headaches, the heartaches, the ...

They say that falling in love is wonderful It's wonderful, so they say And, with a moon up above, it's wonderful It's wonderful, so they tell me I can't recall ...

ANNIE OAKLEY and FRANK BUTLER: ANNIE OAKLEY: They say that falling in love is wonderful It's wonderful, so they say And with a moon up above it's wonderful It'...

Patriotism has gone out of fashion We seem to think our patriotic days are dead We used to sing of our homeland with passion But now we seem to shy away from it...

You thought that many, many years ago You saw the last of every soldier show But here we are, yes, here we are again A lot of water's gone across the dam Since ...

[sheet music version:] A bunch of frightened rookies were list'ning filled with awe They listened while a sergeant was laying down the law They stood there at ...

[1st verse:] Farmer Brown came to town Started to take in the sights Cabarets, swell cafes Took up most of his nights After seven days or so After seeing ev'ry...

'Twas not so long ago We sailed to meet the foe And thought our fighting days were done We thought 'twas over then But now we're in again To win the war that wa...

This year's crop of kisses Don't seem as sweet to me This year's crop just misses What kisses used to be This year's new romance Doesn't seem to have a chance E...

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...

[1st verse:] Once a vocal teacher Said to Mabel Beecher "I think your singing voice is very canary! It needs cultivation For a demonstration I'll charge you 'T...

[1st verse:] Sherman and Washington fighting men Hip, hip hurray for them, then hip, hip again Grant and Lee in history Proved they were true born fighting sol...

[1st verse:] Benjamin Manner played a grand piano And he cert'nly played it fine Played the piano all the time Like a reg'lar Rubinstein Sunday he called aroun...

[Written for, but not used in, the show] It's smart to be thrifty when times are so bad Let's be patriotic, but let's not go mad We must cheer the colors we pr...

[1st verse:] I'm writing her a letter To Virginia where I met her And believe me I'll feel better When she knows I'm coming home My heart will cease it's achin...

[1st verse:] Curly headed pickaninny acting gay He's been bad all day and he won't obey Talking back to Mammy in a sassy way Makes her look with much surprise ...

Weary of roaming on, yearning to see the dawn Counting the hours till I can lay down my load Weary but I don't mind, knowing that soon I'll find Peace and conte...

Jazz dancing nowadays does not appeal to me I never cared about the jazzy melody I'd love to dance around a while But my kind of dance is out of style I love t...

Doing the Washington twist Doing the twist with a twist No one is set till they finally get On the President's favorite list President's doubts while the ins an...

[1st verse:] Sweetheart, I love but you I know you love me too And we could not hope to ask for more We should bless this world of ours With its sunshine and i...

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'...

[1st verse:] Jack Jones left his wife and home Left his wife and home to roam Sunday night a year ago last May; the other day He came back wrapped up in fear ...

When the war was over, why, there were jobs galore For the GI Josephs who were in the war But for generals things were not so grand And it's not so hard to unde...

Love is beautiful, love is swell Love is as sweet as a nut Love is grander than tongue can tell Love is remarkable, but Look at what it did to Antony It made a...

Johnny Doughboy overseas filled with pride and joy Stopping everyone he meets and shouting "It's a boy" What does he look like, that boy of mine? Since the new...

Troubles and worries may darken the day Shadows may frighten the sunshine away Winds may blow over the land and sea But as long as there's you and there's me W...

There's a change in fashion that shows In those Lennox Avenue clothes Mister Dude has disappeared with his flashy tie You'll see in the Harlem Esquire What the ...

Gone is the romance that was so divine 'tis broken and cannot be mended You must go your way, And I must go mine But now that our love dreams have ended What'll...

[1st verse:] I know a millionaire Who's burdened down with care A load is on his mind He's thinking of the day When he must pass away And leave his wealth behi...

(musical intro) I lost the sunshine and roses, I lost the heavens of blue, I lost the beautiful rainbow, I lost the morning dew I lost the angel who gave me sum...

[1st verse:] The roses each one Met with the sun Sweetheart when I met you The sunshine had fled The roses were dead Sweetheart when I lost you [chorus:] I lo...

[1st verse:] So you want me to say that I love you In the words of a storybook man Little girl, what you ask Is indeed quite a task Playing hero is more than I...

[Written for 1929 film version] Ever since I met you all that I seem to do is dream wonderful dreams Heaven's before my eyes, when will I realize my dreams, wo...

Lenox Avenue is known For doing the lowdown But you'll find they're not alone In doing the lowdown Fifth Avenue's learning how They had to fall Fifth Avenue doe...

Winter is coming and soon There will be frost on the moon Snow will be falling and what am I going to do? I'll need somebody to hold Someone to hold when it's c...

1st verse:] I no rave about Italy I no talk about my country Any place is the same to me Just so long I got enough to eat But I'd like-a to tell you dis I'm-a k...

[1st verse:] Said Miss Eliza Johnson to William Brown "Up to my home you I invite Call around some Sunday night I'd love to have you play my piano upright" Sai...

My honey, do you remember 'twas a December day I said that you would repent the day that you went away You turned as red as a ruby, much too good to be true You...

Most of the world seems to be Listening to love's melody Each has a love song divine When will I listen to mine Where is the song of songs for me Beautiful son...

You love me and I don't doubt it But you don't have to shout it Whisper it, whisper it in my ear I just love to hear you tell it But you don't have to yell it ...

[1st verse:] Alexander Johnson had a music ear He could whistle any tune he'd ever hear Couldn't sing or hum, he was good as dum When it came to singing, but y...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreami...

w/ the rarely sung verse The sun is shining The grass is green The orange and palm trees sway I've never seen such a day In Beverly Hills, LA But it's December...

I've got the question I've had it for days You've got the answer, dear I'll put the question In one little phrase Say what I want to hear Who do you love I hop...

[1st verse:] Talk of yo' looney coons Talk of yo' spoony coons Lover of coony tunes Jackson was the leader of a big brass band Understand While at a ball one n...

[1st verse:] In the days of fairy tales, most any wish was granted Granted by some fairy brave Let's suppose a fairy rose in fairy clothes from head to toes An...

What does a flyer think of when he's up there in the sky? Ask any Army pilot and he'll answer with a sigh While I'm there In the air With my head in the clouds...

I could find the road to happiness with you close to me, dear I could turn a failure to success if you always were near I could make my dreams come true, but it...

[Words and music by Irving Berlin and Vincent Bryan] [1st verse:] A great big tree grows near our house It's been there quite some time This tree's a slipp'ry ...

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 tha...

[1st verse:] Girlie, cuddle near me Girlie, won't you hear me? I've been feeling blue Ring the final curtain For I'm more than certain I'm in love with you Lik...

[1st verse:] Benny Bloom went to a swell affair Given by a real millionaire Jenny Golden Dollars was there Now comes the bus'ness end Benny, to a friend, said,...

[1st verse:] Miss Minnie Rosenstein Had such a voice so fine Just like Tetrazzini Any time that Minnie sang a song You'd think of real estate seven blocks long...

[1st verse:] Abie Cohen, Abie Cohen Went to Paris and Germany and learned how to play On the piano, now he's making money out of sight Giving concerts ev'ry ni...

[1st verse:] Ev'ryone was singing, dancing, springing At a wedding yesterday Yiddle on his fiddle played some ragtime And when Sadie heard him play She jumped ...

[Maizie:] You can have him I don't want him He's not worth fighting for Besides there's plenty more where he came from I don't want him You can have him I'm gi...

Why don't you just give in? Just like a Siamese twin I mean to stick to you Until you do I won't take it on the chin You'll never leave me flat I'm not a "last ...

Oh, my mother was frightened by a shotgun, they say That's why I'm such a wonderful shot I'd be out in the cactus and I'd practice all day, And now tell me what...

Can't run away from you, dear I've tried so hard but I fear You'll always follow me near and far Just when I think that I'm set Just when I've learned to forget...

[1st verse:] I see you've packed your junk within that rusty trunk And it looks like you're going away I really don't know exactly what to say I've done the be...

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 ...

I love you which is easy to see But I have to keep guessing how you feel about me You listen to the words that I speak But I feel that you listen with your tong...

You're lonely and I'm lonely, so why can't we be lonely together? The night is young and while it grows older We can't forget crying on each other's shoulder Th...

[Medley reprises "I'll Capture Her Heart", "You're Easy to Dance With" and "Let's Start the New Year Right" as sung by Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Virginia ...