[Publius]

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

GEORGE GERSHWIN

GIRL CRAZY

This 1930 musical saw Ethel Merman’s debut, made a star out of Ginger Rogers, and added a number of tunes to the Great American Songbook. It ran for a year, got critical raves and featured in its pit orchestra Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller and Jimmy Dorsey.

THE FOURSOME: “BIDIN’ MY TIME”

This is what it sounded like in the original show in 1930.

The Foursome: “Bidin’ My Time”

[Fiji Hill]

Bidin' My Time

"Some fellows love to tiptoe through the tulips
Some fellows go on singing in the rain
Some fellows keep on painting skies with sunshine
Some fellows must go swinging down the lane"

• Tiptoe Through the Tulips--The California Ramblers (1929)

• Painting the Clouds with Sunshine--Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra (1929)

• Singin' in the Rain--The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (1929)

• Swingin' Down the Lane--Isham Jones & His Orchestra (1923)