the big apple -tommy dorsey

dorsey: hiya fellahs, what's new?

the band: not much!

dorsey: not much? well, hello edythe, what's new with you?

wright: i've got a new dance. i'd like to show it to you...

if you've got rhythm to burn

here's a dance that's easy to learn

if you don't, then your name is mud

if you don't, you're a social dud

'cause ev'rybody's learnin' how to do the big apple (the big apple?)

and it isn't very hard to do the big apple (the big apple?)

ten can do it just as well as two, the big apple (the big apple?)

ev'rybody's learnin' how to do that brand new apple dance

they say an apple a day will keep the doctor away

hey-hey, it's easy to dance your cares away

ev'rybody's learnin' how to do the big apple (the big apple?)

come on, learn to do that apple dance

first you gather round, then you cover ground

to a bit of this, a bit of that, and then

do a fred astaire and a ???? air

truck around and then you start right in again

you must do anything that you know

the most important thing is just to let yourself go

(instrumental break)

dorsey: say, edythe, what's that apple you're talkin' about?

wright: it's a new dance they're all ravin' about...

you truck on down and suzie q

then shag a bit, and some posin' too

a lindy hop, you get the lot

put 'em all together and what've you got

the big apple (the big apple?)

the big apple (the big apple)

(well, my my, yes yes, my my!)