You Gotta Be Modernistic From the musical “The Golden Calf”, 1930. Words by Cliff Friend. Music by Jimmie Monaco.
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If you want to find a brand new kind
Of modern atmosphere
You gotta come down
To Greenwich Village Town
Homes in garrots, cats and parrots
Folks are happy here
Modern through and through
I’m gettin’ that way, too
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You gotta be modernistic
Forget the old fashioned ways
You gotta be quite sophistic
In these modernistic days
You gotta be wild and reckless
And go along with the craze
You gotta be futuristic
In these modernistic days
When you go stepping out
Let ev’rything go
Learn how to laugh and shout
But never say “No”
Whenever you love your baby
Remember the diff’rent ways
You gotta be real artistic
In these modernistic days