A popular song of 1951.
Words by Mitchell Parish.
Music by Leroy Anderson.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Dancing so lightly and smiling so brightly
Tonight you’re the belle of the ball
Is it a wonder the fellows are
Under the spell of the belle of the ball
You are the girl of their dreams
Ev’ryone seems to adore you
And you can tell at a glance
There is romance waiting somewhere for you
So have a gay time, the music of May-time
Will end with the break of the dawn
You and your laughter will linger long after
The sound of the music is gone
We will remember the night
You were the fairest of all
In our hearts you’ll be dancing
Forever and ever the belle of the ball
Interlude
Tonight there is music and dancing
The dancers are happy and gay
Tonight is a night for romancing
All the magical hours away
And here in the crowd there is someone
With beauty as fresh as the dew
And you are that beautiful someone
For the moment you enter’d
All glances were center’d on you
Sung here by Fred Feild: