LONELY FEET
From the London Stage Production "Three Sisters" (1934)
& the film "Sweet Adeline" (1934)
(Music: Jerome Kern / Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II)

Adele Dixon (London Stage) - 1934
Irene Dunne (Film Soundtrack) - 1934
Anson Weeks & His Orch. - 1934
Henry King & His Orch. - 1934
Jack Jackson & His Orch. - 1934
Lew Stone & His Band (vocal: Al Bowlly) -1934
Harry Roy & His Band (vocal: Harry Roy) - 1934

Also recorded by: Blossom Dearie; Judy Kaye; Liza Minnelli.



Lonely feet, while others are gliding by
Here are my lonely feet waiting to dance

Lonely arms, all eager to hold a waist
Well-embraced, lonely arms wait for a dance

If any girl would be willing to follow me
Wouldn’t I lead her, wouldn’t I think her simply divine

Oh, to meet the thrill of a joy that’s new
Feeling two other feet stepping with mine.


(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - December 2004)


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As performed by IRENE DUNNE & Chorus
in the 1934 film "Sweet Adeline":


Music is softly plying and girls in the arms of their boys
Join in the dancing, I would be dancing if I were them
Timidly, I am swaying, the music has started me dreaming
Wistfully dreaming, wistfully wishing I would be there
I know all the steps, but they're no use, I fear
Without a partner near

Lonely feet, while others are gliding by
Here are my lonely feet waiting to dance

Lonely waist, intended for arms to hold
Lonely waist, unembraced, waits for a dance

If I could find someone, some mother's awkward son
Wouldn't we dance and wouldn't I think him simply divine

Oh, to feel the thrill of a joy that's new
Feeling two other feet stepping on mine

(Lonely feet, while others are gliding by)
(Here are my lonely feet waiting to dance)

(Lonely waist, intended for arms to hold)
(Lonely waist, unembraced, waits for a dance)

If I could find someone, some mother's awkward son
Wouldn't we dance and wouldn't I think him simply divine

(Oh, to feel the thrill of a joy that's new)
(Feeling two other feet stepping on mine)

(Musical Interlude)

Oh, to feel the thrill of a joy that's new
Feeling two other feet stepping on mine

(If I could find someone, some mother's awkward son)
(Wouldn't we dance and wouldn't I think him simply divine)

(Oh, dancing feet, the thrill of a joy that's new)
(Feeling two other feet stepping on mine)


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2016)