[1st verse:] So you're leaving me, sweet girlie So it's true we have to part Let me whisper something girlie To my own sweetheart It will worry me, sweet girli...

[1st verse:] Oh my honey, don't be slow Honey, go and turn the lights down low Kindly hurry, don't you know I've got something to tell you See that cosey morri...

[1st verse:] Out in San Francisco where the weather's fair They have a dance out there They call the "Grizzly Bear" All your other lovin' dances don't compare ...

Happy holiday Happy holiday While the merry bells keep ringing May your every wish come true Happy holiday Happy holiday May the calendar keep bringing Happy...

[Parody or preliminary version of "Happy Little Country Girl"] [1st verse:] There she goes - flashy clothes Dressed up like a circus from her head to her toes ...

[1st verse:] I know a girl Sweet little pearl Doesn't know a thing about the city whirl Lives on a farm Where nature's arm Wraps around her all day Early to be...

Em'ralds in my bracelets and diamonds in my rings A Riviera chateau and a lot of other things And I'm blue, so blue am I Lots of ready money in seven diff'rent ...

1st verse:] You see that vacant house As quiet as a mouse It's chock full of myst'ry Besides, it has a hist'ry The man who occupied That building strangely died...

[1st verse:] Kindly stop that music from playing, "Oh Promise Me" Because it makes me sad, so sad It brings back to my memory Years and years of misery Thought...

A heat wave blew right into town last week She came from the island of Martinique The can-can she dances will make you fry The can-can is really the reason why ...

A heat wave blew right into town last week She came from the island of Martinique The can-can she dances will make you fry The can-can is really the reason why ...

[1st verse:] I got da husband he's so lazy Sleep all da time and he make me crazy Seven o'clock he's still in bed, dead Good-a-ness me but he make-a me sore-a ...

I'm so tired of working in an office And it's making me blue There is work that don't require an office That I'm anxious to do Homework, I want to do homework ...

Merrily we appear on the scene Hostesses of the Stage Door Canteen Entertaining soldiers who are going off to war Glad to be of service but we could do much mor...

AABA chorus:] The Army this, the Army that Is all we heard from where we sat Now how about a cheer for the Navy? The Army's great, the Army's tough But don't y...

Too Long, I held you close to my heart, Too much, I loved you right from the start, Too soon, you vanished out of my dreams, Too late, to start all over it seem...

Apparently written for, but not used in, the show] I've looked 'round for a lucky charm of the popular kind That would keep me away from harm, they're not easy...

How can I tell you what is in my heart? How can I measure each and every part? How can I tell you how much I love you? How can I measure just how much I do? Ho...

How can I tell you what is in my heart? How can I measure each and every part? How can I tell you how much I love you? How can I measure just how much I do? Ho...

How can I tell you what is in my heart? How can I measure each and every part? How can I tell you how much I love you? How can I measure just how much I do? Ho...

1st verse:] Mabel Brown came to town All dress'd up in her gingham gown And a ribbon in her hair In her eyes a vacant stare Joined a show, wrote her beau Mabel ...

A fellow with his lady friend walking and talking of love A moon that has a silvery lining is shining above The girlie says you certainly do like to coo like a ...

When I want to see the boys I know where to find the boys I don't go through a club or two I just find you and there are the boys To get you alone I strive You ...

[1st verse:] Broadway, Broadway, I've a message from a friend across the foam From someone who loves you dearly Tho' he's miles away from home Kind applause is...

Don't ask me just how it happened I wish I knew I can't believe that it's happened And still it's true I got lost in his arms and I had to stay It was dark in ...

Taking stock of what I have and what I haven't What do I find? The things I got will keep me satisfied Checking up on what I have and what I haven't What do I f...

[1st verse:] "Who is that down below A-pounding on my door?" Said Liza Green, "It's downright mean To wake me from a pleasant dream!" "It's Bill!" came the rep...

I keep running away from you A week, a month or a day from you But all the time I'm away from you You are there by my side The further away, the closer you stay...

[1st verse:] What'll I do? What'll I do? I'm just as sad as can be Something awful happened to me What'll I do? What'll I do? I'm in a terrible plight Like a...

Old Mister Absent-Minded, that's me Just as forgetful as I can be I've got the strangest sort of a mind I'm always leaving something behind I left my heart at ...

[1st verse:] As a child I went wild when a band played How I ran to the man when his hand swayed Clarinets were my pets, and a slide trombone I thought was sim...

[1st verse:] Honey, cuddle near! Come on over here Pick a fuss with me Pick a fuss with me! There's a reason, my dear Try and make me cross Act just like a bos...

1st verse:] Come sit beside me darling May, and look into my eyes It seems as tho' 'twere yesterday I won you for my prize The hand of time has turned your gold...

I guess there's nothing to do And nothing to say, But simply go on my way And call it a day I guess I'm ready to go Right back on the shelf, Because at last I'...

I guess there's nothing to do and nothing to say But simply go on my way And call it a day I guess I'm ready to go right back on the shelf Because at last I've ...

I poured my heart into a song And when you hear it please remember from the start You won't be hearing just the words and tune of a song You will be listening t...

You'll say it's a dream, a lovely dream I say it happened, strange as it may seem I spoke last night to the ocean I spoke last night to the sea And from the oc...

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 ...

I used to play it by ear That wonderful thing called love I never believed I'd fall in love, not me I used to think that those who kissed and ran away Would li...

[1st verse:] I'm very glad I'm very glad Because a train I'm takin' To that ne'er forgotten or forsaken Sunny land of cotton, down to the town I was born I'm g...

[1st verse:] I was born in Michigan And I wish and wish again That I was back in the town where I was born There's a farm in Michigan And I'd like to fish agai...

[1st verse:] I saw you, Molly, walking with your sweetheart And I only looked and wished that I was he You looked so swell, I couldn't help but wonder If a gal...

TOMMY:] What is mine, dear, will be yours When the sun shines and when it pours Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall Fifty-fifty in ev'rything Haven't got much, even...

FRANK:] I'm honored, I'm flattered, this greeting really mattered This welcome is grand but I'm really concerned I like your attention, but this I have to menti...

Like the Seminole, Navajo, Kickapoo Like those Indians I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux Just like Battle Axe, Hatchet Face, Eagle Nose Like those Indians I'm a...

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 ...

The snow is snowing and the wind is blowing But I can weather the storm! What do I care how much it may storm? For I've got my love to keep me warm I can't reme...

[1st verse:] I often wonder and wonder Just what I really would do How I would keep from a blunder If ev'ry girlie I knew Happened to be just like you I'd be a...

[1st verse:] I never envied the rich millionaires I never wanted to have what was theirs I never bother about their affairs As the others do All that I want is...

[1st verse:] There's no mistake that I can act I'm talented and that's a fact I know, because my mother told me so She kept a house for actor folks And listene...

[As sung by Johnny Ray and Chorus:] Brothers And sisters Listen You non-believers, listen You better start to believe All you doubters Be "hallelujah shouters...

FRANK BUTLER: I'm honored, I'm flattered, This greeting really mattered This welcome is grand But I'm really concerned I like your attention But this I have to ...

ANNIE OAKLEY and INDIAN CHORUS: Ook-a-looka Gah-hay-la-kinka La-ha-hoo-way Hoo-way ANNIE: Like the Chippewa, Iroquois, Omaha Like those Indians I'm an Indian t...

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 ...

[1st verse:] Down in urkey-urkey, Abie Cohen Was selling fancy clothes to anyone who'd wear 'em When the Turks were called away to war A Turk asked Abie if he ...

[1st verse:] Innocent Bessie landed in the city From Kankakee the sights to see Fellows looked at her saying what a pity She's from the farm meaning no harm Ev...

[1st verse:] What did you do, America? They're after you, America You got excited and you started something Nations jumping all around You've got a lot to answ...

Is he the only man in the world That you will always love and adore? Look just as good to you in the morning As he did the night before? Out of a hundred mill...

1st verse:] Pretty young Mabel was helping her mother Clearing the table and dressing her brother Washing the dishes, feeding the fishes As ev'ry girl should do...

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 kee...

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 kee...

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 kee...

Take a look at the flower in my buttonhole Take a look-see and ask me why it's there Can't you see that I'm all dressed up to take a stroll? Can't you tell that...

Take a look at the flower in my buttonhole Take a look, say, and ask me why it's there Can't you see that I'm all dressed up to take a stroll? Can't you tell th...

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...

It's a lovely day today So whatever you've got to do You've got a lovely day to do it in, that's true And I hope whatever you've got to do Is something that ca...

It?s a lovely day tomorrow, Tomorrow is a lovely day, Come and feast your tear-dimmed eyes on tomorrow?s clear blue skies, If today your heart is weary, If ever...

It's a lovely day today So whatever you've got to do You've got a lovely day to do it in, that's true And i hope whatever you've got to do Is something that ca...

The snow is snowing and the wind is blowing But I can weather the storm! What do I care how much it may storm? For I've got my love to keep me warm I can't reme...

ANNIE OAKLEY: Got no diamond, got no pearl, Still I think I'm a lucky girl I've got the sun in the morning And the moon at night Got no mansion, got no yacht, S...

[1st verse:] In a garden fair a lily rare Was loved by a blushing rose They knew no woe he loved her so With love that a flower knows Until one day from o'er t...

Why search for flowery phrases Quoting what poets have said Why talk in circles around it Why not be simple instead Let's hit the nail on the head I love you, I...

Here's that man again waiting at your garden gate With a bouquet, don't you send me away, have a little pity, Kate Poor me, can't you see I'm in an awful state?...

[1st verse:] There's a certain flirtin' man with money in the bank The man I mean owns a machine, the kind you have to crank His great delight is to invite a g...

[1st verse:] "Mother dear," said Carrie "I'd like to take a walk Through the park with Johnny And have a little talk Give me your permission Now don't you answ...

[1st verse:] I've got a cute little four-legged male Cute litle ears and a cute little tail He's got a beaut of a cute little wail Ki-I-Youdle, that poodle Sin...

[1st verse:] My little honey I must be leaving Be bright and sunny Now don't be grieving Just dry your tears, dear It's not for years, dear I'll soon return to...

[1st verse:] My honey dear, my honey dear You hear the steamboat whistle blowin' My honey dear, my honey dear The whistle means I must be going Far across the ...

Ladies of the chorus That's what we are, it appears We were inducted and we took a vow We joined the Army but look at us now We're ladies of the chorus Don't we...

After the gray of a long dreary day comes the evening Peaceful and calm as a sheltering palm is the evening Daytime has gone to rest, there in the golden west S...

[1st verse:] Ev'ry time I see a puppy upon a summer's day A puppy dog at play My heart is filled with envy That's because My heart is yearning to pass the time...

["By E Ray Goetz and Irving Berlin"] [1st verse:] Dear, lend an ear to the finest music in the land You'd better hurry and take a hand I want to linger beside ...

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 yo...

There may be trouble ahead But while there's music and moonlight (moonlight and music) and love and romance Let's face the music and dance Before the fiddlers ...

There may be trouble ahead But while there's music and moonlight (moonlight and music) and love and romance Let's face the music and dance Before the fiddlers ...

Let's take an old fashioned walk, I'm just bursting with talk What a tale could be told if we went for an old fashioned walk Let's take a stroll through the par...

[1st verse:] Come, honey, come, honey Let me take you into swell society If you care for a share of a world of pleasure You better hurry up and come with me Co...

[Horace:] A little fish in a big pond has plenty of room to swim But swimming around are big fish all ready to pounce on him Back to his little pond he starts...

Great big houses with great big rooms Were not fashioned for brides and grooms A little place is where we should be Great big troubles and great big cares Come ...

[Written January 1966, revised March 1978] I don't care who takes you to the party, baby I don't care, long as I can take you home I don't care just who you g...

Never saw such perfect beauty before Never saw such charming manners what's more Never saw such eyes of heavenly blue Never saw what I see looking at you I cou...

Louisiana purchase, I'll tell you what it means It means I'd like to sell you New Orleans Come on, come on And you all can go to town way down in New Orleans L...

Louisiana purchase I'll tell you what it means It means I'd like to sell you New Orleans Come on, come on And you all can go to town way down in New Orleans Lo...

Unpredictable, irresponsible Unbelievable, unreliable Ever since the world began Are Cupid and the weather man Love and the weather, birds of a feather Can't b...

Love leads to marriage, that leads to divorce That leads to lawyers, expensive, of course Private detectives who watch all your moves That leads to charges whic...

A man chases a girl until she catches him He runs after a girl until he's caught He fishes for a girl until she's landed him It all comes out exactly the way s...

I was strolling out one evening by the silv'ry moon I could hear somebody singing a familiar tune So I stopped a while to listen Not a word I wanted to miss It ...

Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan Manhattan madness You've got me at last I'm like a fly upon a steeple Watching seven million people Do a rhythm That ...

Marie, the dawn is breaking, marie, We?ll soon be waking to find Your heart is aching And tears will fall as you recall The moon in all it?s splendor A kiss so...

There's a gleam in your eyes, Marie And the meaning is plain to see But you'll find romance is a game of chance That is not all it seems to be Marie, the dawn ...