From the musical “Me and Juliet”, 1953 Words by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd Music by Richard Rodgers
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When a girl would meet Don Juan
She’d get goofy for the Don
Like a snake who meets a mongoose
That young lady was a gone goose
Any time a girl would say
“Shall we name a wedding day?”
Juan would try another gambit
He liked weddings not a damn bit
He would gaze into the lady’s eye
Strumming his guitar to stall for time
Then he’d make his usual reply
That old reliable Andalusian rhyme
Refrain:
Keep it gay, keep it light, keep it fresh, keep it fair
Let it bloom every night, give it room, give it air
Keep your love a lovely dream and never wake it
Makе it happy and be happy as you make it
Let it sing likе a nightingale in May
Keep it gay, keep it free, or you’ll frighten it away
Take it easy and enjoy it while you take it
Keep it gay, keep it gay, keep it gay!