A SHINE ON YOUR SHOES
From the Broadway Musical "Flying Colors" (1932)
(Arthur Schwartz / Howard Dietz)

Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orch. - 1932
Jack Bland & His Rhythmakers (vocal: Henry "Red" Allen) - 1932
Fred Astaire (feat. in the film "The Band Wagon") - 1953
Jerry Lewis - 1956
The Hi-Lo's - 1956
Mel Tormé - 1961
Mandy Patinkin - 1990
Tony Bennett - 1993
Liza Minnelli - 1999

Also recorded by: Carla Normand; Cheryl Parker;
Robert Farnon & His Orchestra; George Shearing;
Fred Penner; Eddie Condon: ........ and others.


When there's a shine on your shoes
There's a melody in your heart
With a singable, happy feeling
What a wonderful way to start
To face the world every day
With a "deedle-um-dee-di-di"
Little melody that is making the world go by

When you walk down the street
With a happy-go-lucky beat
You'll find a lot in what I'm repeating
When there's a shine on your shoes
There's a melody in your heart
What a wonderful way to start the day


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As sung by Fred Astaire in the film "The Band Wagon":


When you feel as low
As the bottom of a well
And can't get out of the mood
Do something to perk yourself up
And change your attitude
Give a tug to your tie
Put a crease in your pants
But if you really want to feel fine
Give your shoes a shine

When there's a shine on your shoes
There's a melody in your heart
With a singable happy feeling
A wonderful way to start
To face the world every day
With a deedle-dum-dee-dah-dah
A little melody that is making
The worrying world go by

When you walk down the street
With a happy-go-lucky beat
You'll find a lot in what I'm repeating
When there's a shine on your shoes
There's a melody in your heart
What a wonderful way to start the day!

Now there's a shine that you get in the barber shop
There's a shine that you get in the Pullman car
There's a shine that you get in the pool room
There's a shine that you get in the school room

But it doesn't matter where you get it
It'll do a lot of good if you let it
A little bit of polish will abolish what's bothering you

When there's a shine on your shoes
Melody in your heart
Singable happy feeling
Wonderful!

Got a shine on my shoes
Got a shine on my shoes
Got a shine on my shoes
Got a shine on my shoes
Got a shine on my shoes
Got a shine on my shoes
Got a shine on my shoes
Got a shine on my shoes

Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!
Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!
Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!
Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!

I got a shine shoes

Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!

Shine Shine Shine Shine on my shoes

I got a shine on my shoes
I got a shine on my shoes
I got a shine on my shoes
I got a shine on my shoes

Got a shoe shine
Got a shoe shine
Got a shoe shine
Got a shoe shine
Got a shoe shine
Got a shoe shine
Got a shoe shine
Got a shoe shine


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