Performed on the I Love Lucy episode Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined by William Frawley and Vivian Vance.
We’ve always thought
Knowledge is naught,
We should be taught to dance,
Right here at Tate
we’re up to date,
(Sweet Sue, as sung by Lucille Ball on the I Love Lucy episode, Mr. and Mrs. TV Show)
Every star above, baby,
Knows the one I love:
Sweet Sue – just you!Read More »Sweet Sue – Just You – song lyrics
Music and Lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright, sung by Lucille Ball in the Bailey Brothers Burlesque Theater
I am not a goody-goody,
Just a baby in the woody
Love has got me worried and perplexed
Gosh oh gee, I want my momma
Goodness me, I need my momma
Maybe she could tell me what comes next.
(words by Errell Reaves, Music by Tolchard Evans)Read More »Lady of Spain
[“Goodnight, Ladies” is a folk song attributed to Edwin Pearce Christy, originally intended to be sung during a minstrel show. Drawing from an 1847 song by Christy entitled “Farewell, Ladies”, the song as known today was first published on May 16, 1867.]Read More »Goodnight Ladies song lyrics
The Charleston is a jazz composition that was written to accompany the Charleston dance. It was composed in 1923, with lyrics by Cecil Mack and music by James P. Johnson. Performed in Tea for Two among many others films.
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I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles song lyrics, music by John Kellette, lyrics by James Kendis, James Brockman and Nat Vincent, as performed in On Moonlight Bay… Read More »I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles lyrics
Ol’ Man River is a song from the 1927 musical Show Boat that contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River. It is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on a showboat and is the most famous song from the show. It’s also featured in Till the Clouds Roll By.
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