On Your Toes 1936

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 23 July 2011
2011

Remember the youth
'mid snow and ice,
who bore the banner
with the strange device:
"Excelsior"
This motto applies
to those who dwell
in Richmond Hill or New Rochelle,
in Chelsea or in Sutton Place.
You've got to reach the heights
to win the race.

See the pretty apple
top of the tree!
The higher up
the sweeter it grows
Picking fruit you've got to be
up on your toes.
See the pretty penthouse
top of the roof!
The higher up
the higher rent goes,
Get that dough,
don't be a goof,
Up on your toes
they climb the clouds,
to come through with air mail.
The dancing crowds
Look up to some rare male,
like that Astaire male,
see the pretty lady
top of the crop!
You want to know
the way the wind blows!
Then, my boy,
you'd better hop up on your toes,
up on your toes!

See the pretty apple
top of the tree!
The higher up
the sweeter it grows
Picking fruit you've got to be
up on your toes.
See the pretty penthouse
top of the roof!
The higher up
the higher rent goes,
Get that dough,
don't be a goof,
Up on your toes
they climb the clouds,
to come through with air mail.
The dancing crowds
Look up to some rare male,
like that Astaire male,
see the pretty lady
top of the crop!
You want to know
the way the wind blows!
Then, my boy,
you'd better hop up on your toes,
up on your toes!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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On Your Toes 1936
from "On Your Toes!"
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
© MCMXXXVI by Chappell & Co.Inc. N.Y.C.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 23 July 2011 at 17.43
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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