From the 1935 film “She Shall Have Music.”
Words and music by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart, and Al Hoffman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James PItt-Payne:
Lyrics
Are you tired of hearing the same old rhythm?
The Tango, the Rhumba, and the Fox-trot
Bolero and the rest
I, for one, am thoroughly fed up with em’
I just found a new one, such an easy to do one
That I’m sure you’ll like the best
Chorus
Circle the floor till you get dizzy
‘Magine you’ve just had a gin fizzy
Get in the fun, do The Runaround
I recommend it when blues ail you
You can depend that it won’t fail you
You’ll find the sun, do The Runaround
It’s got that thing that makes you
Hot when you’re cold
That certain thing that makes you
Young when you’re old, so
Pick out a partner and go to it
You’ll get a thrill when you do, do, do it
Oodles of fun, do The Runaround
Sung here by Vancha March: