Song lyriccs to Under the Bamboo Tree as performed by Margaret O’Brien (“Tootie”) and Judy Garland (“Esther”) in Meet Me in St. Louis
Under the Bamboo Tree lyrics
Skip to My Lou is a traditional song, dating back to America’s frontier period. Since musical instruments were frowned upon, the dancers had to create their own music by clapping and singing.
Couples would dance around a lone male who sang — lost my partner, what’ll I do. — At the appropriate point in the lyrics, he would — steal — the partner of a dancing man as he sang — I’ll find another one prettier than you. — The displaced man would take his place in the circle.
— Lou — is apparently a corruption of — loo, — the Scottish word for love.Skip to My Lou lyrics
DVD review of Meet Me in St. Louis – starring Judy Garland, directed by Vincent Minelli – one of the best musicals of the 20th Century
Meet Me in St. Louis
As one of the best-loved musicals of the 20th century, The Wizard of Oz had a wonderful selection of now-classic movie tunes. They include:
The Wizard of Oz
Song lyrics to Almost Like Being in Love – a duet with Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse from the movie Brigadoon
Almost Like Being in Love
Song lyrics to Make ’em Laugh, sung by Donald O’Connor in Singin’ in the Rain – technically an ‘original’ song, but in actuality it’s a copy of Cole Porter’s Be A Clown
Make ’em Laugh lyrics
song lyrics to You Are My Lucky Star, from Broadway Melody of 1936 — best known from MGM’s musical Singing in the Rain starring Gene Kelly, Debbie ReynoldsYou Are My Lucky Star
