Why Dance?

A popular song from 1931
Words by Roy Turk
Music by Fred E. Ahlert


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. The waltz begun, the dancers start
    Let everyone dance on, Sweetheart
    This night with the bright moon above
    Was meant for just one thing, Love

Chorus:
Why dance?
Let us stroll through the garden
Where no one is near
Why dance?
When my lips long to whisper
Wweet words in your ear
We can kiss ‘neath a bright starry awning
Till they play “Three o’clock in the morning”
Why dance, when two hearts are afire
Why dance, when romance is here?

  1. Forget the dance, forget the tune
    Let’s find romance beneath the moon
    My love could not be more sincere
    Let’s wander out yonder, Dear