From the film “The Belle of New York”, 1951.
Words by Johnny Mercer.
Music by Harry Warren.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I wanna be a dancin’ man, while I can
Gonna leave my footsteps on the sands of time
If I never leave a dime
Never be a millionaire, I don’t care
I’ll be rich as old King Midas might have been
Least until the tide comes in
Let other men build mighty nations
And buildings to the sky
I’ll leave a few creations
To show that I was dancin’ by
I wanna be free as any bird can be, yes siree
Gonna leave my footsteps on the sands of time
If I never leave a dime
I wanna be a dancin’ man, while I can
Gonna leave my footsteps on the sands of time
If I never leave a dime
Never be a millionaire, I don’t care
I’ll be rich as old King Midas might have been
Least until the tide comes in
Let other men build mighty nations
And buildings to the sky
I’ll leave a few creations
To show that I was dancin’ by
I wanna be free as any bird can be, yes siree
Gonna leave my footsteps on the sands of time
If I never leave a dime
A dancin’ man with footsteps
On the sands of rhythm and rhyme