From the musical “CALL ME MADAM,” 1950. And the movie, “CALL ME MADAM,” 1953. Both starring Ethel Merman. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Cover Art by Peter Arno. Copyright ©7 Nov 1950.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
An old hand at giving parties
And I’ve learned an awful lot
The best reason for a party
And what keeps it boiling hot
An occasion when you’ve got
Chorus
Something to dance about
Someone to dance it with
Something to dance it to
To a fox-trot or a waltz
Put on your dancing shoes
Here comes some happy news
Break up in twos and twos
To a fox-trot or a waltz
You and someone have parted
And your lonely heart yearns
While you’re there broken-hearted
Suddenly she returns
That’s something to dance about
With someone to dance it with
Pick something to dance it to
To a fox-trot or a waltz