All I Need Is the Girl

I am the cats meow, my wardrobe is a wow
Now we waltz, strings come in
And I sell it here, I start this step, see?
Now I'm more debonair, ssh, break
Paris silk, Harris tweed, there's only one thing I need
And I spot the audience
This step's good for the costume, Astaire's pat
I start off easy, you see?
Once my clothes were shabby
Yah, dah, dah, dah, yah, dah, yah, dah, dah, yah

If she'll just appear we'll take this big town for a whirl
So I took a vow, said this bum'll be Beau Brummel
She appears all in white, I take her hand, kiss it
Tailors called me Cabbie

All I really need is the girl

And I build for the finale
And now the tempo changes and all the lights come up
And I lift her again, once more
And then I build it, double it
And lead her on the floor
Take a flower, smell it and put it in my lapel

I'll throw away my striped tie and my best pressed tweed

Louise that's it, do it over here
Now all I need is the girl to go with 'em
All I need now is the girl
Got the time and the place and I got rhythm
Now I'm smooth and snappy, now my tailor's happy
Got my tweed pressed, got my best vest

And if she’ll say my darling I'm yours

Got my striped tie, got my hopes high
Follow me, faster, Charleston