Varsity Drag (Live) [At Mister Kelly's]
We've always thought
Knowledge is naught,
We should be taught to dance,
Right here at Tate
We're up to date,
We teach a great new dance,
Don't think that I brag,
I speak of the drag.
Why should a sheikh
Learn how to speak
Latin and Greek badly?
Give him a neat
Motto complete
Say it with feet gladly!
First lesson right now,
You'll love it and how you'll love it:
Here is the drag, see how it goes,
Down on the heels, up on the toes,
That's the way to do the Varsity Drag,
Do-dee-odle-oh-do!
Hotter than hot, newer than new,
Meaner than mean, bluer than blue,
Gets as much applause as waving the flag!
You can pass many a class,
Whether you're dumb or wise,
If you'll all answer the call
When your professor cries:
"Everybody down on the heels, up on the toes,
Stay after school and learn how it goes,
Everybody do the varsity drag!"
Knowledge is naught,
We should be taught to dance,
Right here at Tate
We're up to date,
We teach a great new dance,
Don't think that I brag,
I speak of the drag.
Why should a sheikh
Learn how to speak
Latin and Greek badly?
Give him a neat
Motto complete
Say it with feet gladly!
First lesson right now,
You'll love it and how you'll love it:
Here is the drag, see how it goes,
Down on the heels, up on the toes,
That's the way to do the Varsity Drag,
Do-dee-odle-oh-do!
Hotter than hot, newer than new,
Meaner than mean, bluer than blue,
Gets as much applause as waving the flag!
You can pass many a class,
Whether you're dumb or wise,
If you'll all answer the call
When your professor cries:
"Everybody down on the heels, up on the toes,
Stay after school and learn how it goes,
Everybody do the varsity drag!"
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, B. G. De Sylva
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Link
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- Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip (Singin' and Swingin')
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- How High the Moon (Singin' and Swingin')
- Sometimes I'm Happy (Singin' and Swingin')
- Ace in the Hole (Singin' and Swingin')
- What Is This Thing Called Love? (Singin' and Swingin')
- But Not for Me (Live) [At Mister Kelly's]
- I Have a Reason for Living - My Love for You (Live) [At Mister Kelly's]
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- In Person
- The Breakfast Show (Remastered)
- Quality Music 100 (100 Original Recordings Remastered)
- Love for Sale: Anita O'day, Vol. 1
- Love for Sale: Anita O'day, Vol. 2
- Love for Sale: Anita O'day, Vol. 5
- We're Listening to Anita O'day, Vol. 3
- Love for Sale: Anita O'day, Vol. 4
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