The best things happen while you're dancing Things that you would not do at home come nat'rally on the floor For dancing soon becomes romancing When you hold a girl in your arms that you've never held before Even guys with two left feet Come out all right if the girl is sweet If by chance their cheeks should meet While dancing Proving that the best things happen while you dance
[VERSE:] The the'ter, the the'ter What's happened to the the'ter? Especially where dancing is concerned [1st REFRAIN:] Chaps who did taps aren't tapping anymore They're doing choreography Chicks who did kicks aren't kicking anymore They're doing choreography Queens with routines That would stop the show in days that used to be One and all they're not chancing What we used to call dancing Instead of dance, it's choreography [2] Jakes who did breaks aren't breaking anymore They're doing choreography Who did softshoe doesn't do it anymore They're doing choreography Heps who did steps That would stop the show in days that used to be Through the air they keep flying Like a duck that is dying Instead of dance, it's choreography [As sung in the film:] The the'ter, the the'ter What's happened to the the'ter? Especially where dancing is concerned Chaps who did taps aren't tapping anymore They're doing choreography Chicks who did kicks aren't kicking anymore They're doing choreography Heps who did steps That would stop the show in days that used to be Through the air they keep flying Like a duck that is dying Instead of dance, it's choreography
When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep And I fall asleep Counting my blessings When my bankroll is getting small I think of when I had none at all And I fall asleep Counting my blessings I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds If you're worried and you can't sleep Just count your blessings instead of sheep And you'll fall asleep Counting your blessings
[VERSE:] When I was mustered out I thought without a doubt That I was through with all my care and strife I thought that I was then The happiest of men But after months of tough civilian life [1st REFRAIN:] Gee, I wish I was back in the Army The Army wasn't really bad at all Three meals a day For which you didn't pay Uniforms for winter, spring and fall There's a lot to be said for the Army The life without responsibility A soldier out of luck Was really never stuck There's always someone higher up where you can pass the buck Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army [2nd REFRAIN, for female:] Gee, I wish I was back in the Army The Army was the place to find romance Soldiers and WACS The WACS who dressed in slacks Dancing cheek to cheek and pants to pants There's a lot to be said for the Army A gal was never lost for company A million handsome guys With longing in their eyes And all you had to do was pick the age, the weight, the size Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army [3rd REFRAIN:] Gee, I wish I was back in the Army The shows we got civilians couldn't see How we would yell for Dietrich and Cornell Jolson, Hope and Benny all for free [alternate line from sheet music: Crosby, Hope and Jolson all for free] There's a lot to be said for the Army The best of doctors watched you carefully A dentist and a clerk For weeks and weeks they'd work They'd make a thousand dollar job and give it to a jerk Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army [CODA:] Three meals a day For which you didn't pay A million handsome guys With longing in their eyes I thought that I was through with all my care and strife But after months and months of tough civilian life Oh, gee I wish I was back in the Army now
Love, you didn't do right by me You planned a romance that just hadn't a chance And I'm through Love, you didn't do right by me I'm back on the shelf and I'm blaming myself But it's you My one love affair didn't get anywhere from the start To send me a Joe who had winter and snow in his heart Wasn't smart Love, you didn't do right by me As they say in the song "You done me wrong!" [alternate line for male:] To send me a Jane who had thunder and rain in her heart
We'll follow the old man wherever he wants to go Long as he wants to go opposite to the foe We'll stay with the old man wherever he wants to stay Long as he stays away from the battle's fray Because we love him, we love him Especially when he keeps us on the ball And we'll tell the kiddies we answered duty's call With the grandest son of a soldier of them all
[As sung in film:] Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters - Never had to have a chaperone, "No sir" - I'm here to keep my eye on her Caring, sharing ev'ry little thing that we are wearing - When a certain gentleman arrived from Rome - She wore the dress and I stayed home All kinds of weather, we stick together, the same in the rain or sun Two diff'rent faces, but in tight places, we think and we act as one Uh huh Those who've seen us know that not a thing could come between us Many men have tried to split us up, but no one can Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister And Lord help the sister who comes between me and my man Sisters Sisters Sister, don't come between me and my man [Male version, not in film:] Brothers, brothers, there were never such devoted brothers When there comes a glamor girl who's nice and trim He watches me and I watch him Caring, sharing, ev'ry little thing that we are wearing When a certain signorina came from Rome He wore the blue serge, I stayed home All kinds of weather, we stick together, the same in the rain or sun Two diff'rent faces, but in tight places, we think and we act as one Those who've seen us know that not a thing could come between us Many girls have tried to split us up, but no one shall Lord help another who comes between me and my brother And Lord help the brother who comes between me and my gal [Sheet music version:] Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters Never had to have a chaperone, "No sir" I'm there to keep my eye on her Caring, sharing ev'ry little thing that we are wearing When a certain gentleman arrived from Rome She wore the dress and I stayed home All kinds of weather, we stick together, the same in the rain or sun Two diff'rent faces, but in tight places, we think and we act as one Those who've seen us know that not a thing could come between us Many men have tried to split us up, but no one can Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister And Lord help the sister who comes between me and my man
[As sung in film (more or less):] Snow, it won't be long before we'll all be there with snow Snow, I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow Snow, I long to clear a path and lift a spade of snow Snow, oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow Where it's snowing All winter through That's where I want to be Snowball throwing That's what I'll do How I'm longing to ski Through the Snow, those glist'ning houses that seem to be built of snow Snow, oh, to see a mountain covered with a quilt of snow What is Christmas with no snow No white Christmas with no snow Snow I'll soon be there with snow I'll wash my hair with snow And with a spade of snow I'll build a man that's made of snow I'd love to stay up with you but I recommend a little shuteye Go to sleep And dream Of snow, snow, snow, snow, snow
[VERSE:] When the war was over, why, there were jobs galore For the G.I. Josephs who were in the war But for generals things were not so grand And it's not so hard to understand [REFRAIN:] What can you do with a general When he stops being a general? Oh, what can you do with a general who retires? Who's got a job for a general When he stops being a general? They all get a job but a general no one hires They fill his chest with medals while he's across the foam And they spread the crimson carpet when he comes marching home The next day someone hollers when he comes into view "Here comes the general" and they all say "General who?" They're delighted that he came But they can't recall his name Nobody thinks of assigning him When they stop wining and dining him It seems this country never has enjoyed So many one and two and three and four star generals Unemployed
[Written for 1954 film White Christmas but not used:] Sittin' in the sun, countin' my money Fanned by a summer breeze Sweeter than honey is countin' my money Those greenbacks on the trees Comes a summer show'r, drops o' rain falling Sweeter than Christmas chimes Hearing those jingles upon the roof shingles Like pennies, nickels and dimes Tho' it's known that all I own is not a large amount Fields of gold that I behold are in my bank account Sittin' in the sun, countin' my money Happy as I can be And to top it all When shadows fall I look to heaven and I see There's a silver dollar in the sky Shining down on me