by Jerome Kern

“ Oh dancing is a tonic That sets you all aglow Like bubbles of carbonic When wine begins to flow and once the dance you've started it's hard for you to stop you spin 'round turning o'er the ground just like a human top So let yourself just go. ”

“ Faster and faster as each step you master in the moments of the dance You get much closer and closer your fondness to show, sir, for the moments of the dance, Then slyly and wily your cheeks touch shyly by the merest of chance dearest lets dance Old steps or new steps don't matter you see, When you dance a few steps with me. ”