. . . You Start To Sway
The title song from the musical “Going Up”, 1917.
Words by Otto Harbach.
Music by Louis A. Hirsch.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. The world is always wanting something new
Sensations only last a day or two
But there’s a feeling that I’d like to bet
If once you’ve know it you won’t soon forget
CHORUS
You start to sway and then you shut your eyes
You’re on the way that leads to Paradise
All you can do is to cling as you swing
And you wing higher, higher
Every tingling nerve on fire now
You want to shout out loud
You don’t know how
You’re in a golden cloud
You’re going up, going up
Like a rocket gone insane
Sailing in an aeroplane
2. A “mile a minute” once was going some
And “looping loops” supposed to thrill you dumb
But these are now a turtle’s stupid pace
Compared to just a little ride in space