All I Need Is the Girl

Well, Louise I pretend I'm getting ready for a date I comb my hair Take a flower, smell it Put it in my lapel Then I spot the audience! Once my clothes were shabby Tailors called me "cabbie" So I took a vow Said, "This bum'll be Beau Brummel" Now I'm smooth and snappy Now my tailor's happy I'm the cat's meow My wardrobe is a wow Paris silk! Paris tweed! There's only one thing I need Got my tweed pressed Got my best vest All I need now is the girl Got my striped tie Got my hopes high Got the time and the place and I got rhythm Now all I need's the girl to go with 'em If she'll just appear We'll take this big town for a whirl And if she'll say "My darling, I'm yours" I'll throw away my striped tie And my best pressed tweed All I really need is the girl I start out easy And now I'm more debonair Break! And I sell it here I start this step Build it And double it! And she appears All in white I take her hand and kiss it And I lead her onto the floor This step is good for the costume A stair bit! La da da da, da da da da da da Now we waltz Strings come in And I lift her Again! One more time! And the tempo changes And all the lights come up And I build to the grand finale Oh that's it, Louise! But over here! Now faster! Charleston! That's it! One more time! Follow me Grab my hand!