Spreadin' Rhythm Around 1935 'King of Burlesque'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 09 Nov 2003

There's an island not so tropical,
but a topical spot.
No palm trees sway,
but you'll find it hotter than hot.
Strangers go there to relax a bit,
and to wax a bit gay.
When they write home
here's what they have to say.

Music ev'rywhere feet are pattin'
puttin' tempo in old Manhatt'n
Ev'rybody is out HighHattin'
Spreadin' rhythm around.
Ev'rywhere you go trumpets blarin'
drums and saxophones rip and tearin'
ev'rybody you meet is rarin'
spreadin' rhythm around.
Up in Harlem in any flat
they give it that thing,
which accordin' to one and all
is what they call swing,
those who can't afford silks and satin
Dames with gigolos who are Latin
come from Yonkers, the Bronx and Stat'n
spreadin' rhythm around.

Music ev'rywhere feet are pattin'
puttin' tempo in old Manhatt'n
Ev'rybody is out HighHattin'
Spreadin' rhythm around.
Ev'rywhere you go trumpets blarin'
drums and saxophones rip and tearin'
ev'rybody you meet is rarin'
spreadin' rhythm around.
Up in Harlem in any flat
they give it that thing,
which accordin' to one and all
is what they call swing,
those who can't afford silks and satin
Dames with gigolos who are Latin
come from Yonkers, the Bronx and Stat'n
spreadin' rhythm around.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Spreadin' Rhythm Around 1935
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
copyright 1935 by Robbins Music Corp. New York
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 09 November 2003 at 11.53
in association with Doug Grierson
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Featured in the Fox Production
"King of Burlesque"
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