On Your Toes

Lyrics

[JUNIOR, spoken] First, we'll hear the two pianos Then we'll sneak in a solo trumpet And add the traps, softly Now the fiddles will have a countermelody Gradually the woodwinds And then the whole band And now, the song [FRANKIE] See the pretty apple, top of the tree The higher up, the sweeter it grows Picking fruit you've got to be Up on your toes See the pretty penthouse, top of the roof The higher up, the higher rent goes Get that dough, don't be a goof Up on your toеs They climb the clouds To come through with airmail Thе dancing crowds Look up to some rare male Like that Astaire male See the pretty lady, top of the crop You wanna know the way the wind blows? Then, my boy, you'd better hop Up on your toes Up on your toes! Remember the youth 'mid snow and ice Who bore the banner with the strange device [FRANKIE & TAPPERS] "Excelsior!" [FRANKIE] This motto applies to folks who dwell In Richmond Hill or in New Rochelle [FRANKIE & TAPPERS] In Chelsea or [FRANKIE] In Sutton Place [TAPPERS] In Sutton Place [FRANKIE & TAPPERS] You've got to reach the heights to win the race [TAPPERS] See the pretty apple, top of the tree The higher up, the sweeter it grows Picking fruit you've got to be Up on your toes See the pretty penthouse, top of the roof The higher up, the higher rent goes Get that dough, don't be a goof Up on your toes They climb the clouds To come through with airmail The dancing crowds Look up to some rare male Like that Astaire male See the pretty lady, top of the crop You wanna know the way the wind blows? Then, my boy, you'd better hop Up on your toes Up on your toes! [Dance, mixing tap and ballet.] [TAPPERS, spoken] Hey!