Bounce
1940



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Highlights
  • Written for the Broadway musical production Olsen and Johnson's New Hellzapoppin' of 1941.



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Lyrics
We have a dancing game;
Nothin’ to it, you can do it.
Try this romancing game.
Why be a mourner in the corner?
After you try it, you will know why
It’s heigh, ho, the mer-ri-o.
 
First you walk, and then you talk,
And then you bounce just a little.
Then you smile, a happy smile
 And then you bounce a little more.
 
Then you dance and romance
And your life will be a boomsy daisy waisy.
Anyone can join the fun
If they will bounce just a little.
Steal a kiss and make a wish,
And then you bounce a little more.
 
My oh my!
Don’t be shy
When the band begins to play.
Let’s be kids once more
And go hoppin’ around the floor,
As we bounce, bounce, bounce.
 
First you walk, and then you talk,
And then you bounce just a little.
Then you smile, a happy smile
And then you bounce a little more.
 
BOUNCE from the Broadway musical production Olsen and Johson’s New Hellzapoppin’ of 1941. Words and music by Olsen and Johnson, Jay Levison & Ray Evans. (Complimentary Copy)