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Thread #115413   Message #2500957
Posted By: Genie
25-Nov-08 - 03:46 AM
Thread Name: 1950s novelty songs
Subject: ADDPOP: Dance Me Loose
I found the lyrics to "Dance Me Loose" - recorded by Arthur Godfrey about 1952 (?):

DANCE ME LOOSE
(recorded by Arthur Godfrey
Also by Arthur Godfrey with The Chordettes)

"I warm so easy, so Dance Me Loose,
Dance Me Loose, Dance Me Loose,
I warm so easy, so Dance Me Loose,
It shines so bright, the moon."

"Don't hold my arm so extra out,
Extra out, extra out,
Don't hold my arm so extra out,
It makes so good to spoon."

The music play-ed and play-ed and play-ed,
They whirled around the floor.
The fellows stared, and stared and stared
To hear her say once more,

"I warm so easy, so Dance Me Loose,
Dance Me Loose, Dance Me Loose,
I warm so easy, so Dance Me Loose,
It shines so bright, the moon."

A little Dutch girl in Sheboygan
Was perfect in English at school,
But when she's excited and when she's delighted
Her words get mixed up, as a rule.

On Sat night in Sheboygan,
There's dancing to waltzes they play.
Even boys who can't dance will all take a chance
Just to hear her say,

"I warm so easy, so Dance Me Loose,
Dance Me Loose, Dance Me Loose,
I warm so easy, so Dance Me Loose,
It shines so bright, the moon."

"Don't hold my arm so extra out,
Extra out, extra out,
Don't hold my arm so extra out,
It makes so good to spoon."

The music play-ed and play-ed and play-ed,
They whirled around the floor.
The fellows stared and stared and stared
To hear her say once more,

"I warm so easy, so Dance Me Loose,
Dance Me Loose, Dance Me Loose,
I warm so easy, so Dance Me Loose,
It shines so bright, the moon."

"It makes so good to spoon.
It plays so nice the tune."

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But the chorus is done with a faux Dutch/German/Scandihoovian accent, like this:

"I varm so easy, so Danz Me Loose,
Danz Me Loose, Danz Me Loose,
I varm so easy, so Danz Me Loose,
It shines so bright, the moon."

"Don't hold my arm so eggstra out,
Eggstra out, eggstra out,
"Don't hold my arm so eggstra out,
It makes so good to spoon."

The music play-ed and play-ed and play-ed,
They whirled around the floor.
The fellows stay-ered, and stay-ered and stay-ered
To hear her say once more,

"I varm so easy, so Danz Me Loose,
Danz Me Loose, Danz Me Loose,
I varm so easy, so Danz Me Loose,
It shines so bright, the moon."

A little Dutch girl in Sheboygan
Was perfect in English at school,
But when she's excited and when she's delighted
Her words get mixed up, as a rule.

On Sat night in Sheboygan,
There's dancing to waltzes they play.
Even boys who can't dance will all take a chance
Just to hear her say.

"I varm so easy, so Danz Me Loose,
Danz Me Loose, Danz Me Loose,
I varm so easy, so Danz Me Loose,
It shines so bright, the moon."

"Don't hold my arm so eggstra out,
Eggstra out, eggstra out,
"Don't hold my arm so eggstra out,
It makes so good to spoon."

The music play-ed and play-ed and play-ed,
They whirled around the floor.
The fellows stay-ered, and stay-ered and stay-ered
To hear her say once more,

"I varm so easy, so Danz Me Loose,
Danz Me Loose, Danz Me Loose,
I varm so easy, so Danz Me Loose,
It shines so bright, the moon."

"It makes so good to spoon.
It plays so nize the tune."