I Don't Have To Dream Again – Patter (The Modiste Shop Number)

Written for: Colleen (1936)
Performer: Ruby Keeler (vocal & taps) & Paul Draper (taps only)
Lyric: Al Dubin
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1935
Original publisher: M. Witmark & Sons

Patter:

(Ruby Keeler:) I suppose that ev'ry woman knows
The magic and the mystery of clothes.
Oftentimes an evening gown worn at a dance
May be the inspiration for romance.
It takes a pretty frock to show your pretty curves,
To give your figure all the beauty it deserves.
What would you look like before an altar rail,
Without a trousseau or without a bridal veil?
And ev'ry lady's wardrobe always should include
A diff'rent gown for ev'ry diff'rent mood;
Oh, how soon the honeymoon can fade away
Without the lure of lovely lingerie.
I suppose that ev'ry woman knows
The magic and the mystery of clothes.

<Ruby Keeler & Paul Draper tap-dance>

Tag:

(Keeler:) And now the fashion show is over, here we are,
Before the very door of our boudoir;
But, alas, I fear I'll have to say farewell,
For I've a lot of idle gowns to sell;
As a bride-groom you've done very well,
I turn you over now to Annabelle.