(I’m Fancy Free)
From the musical “Top Hat”, 1935
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I wake up every morning
With a smile on my face
Everything in it’s place
As it should be
I start out every morning
Just as free as the breeze
My cares upon the shelf
Because I find myself with
Chorus
No strings and no connections
No ties to my affections
I’m fancy free
And free for anything fancy
No dates that can’t be broken
No words that can’t be spoken
Especially when I am feeling romancy
Like a robin upon a tree
Like a sailor that goes to sea
Like an unwritten melody
I’m free, that’s me
Bring on the big attraction
My decks are cleared for action
I’m fancy free
And free for anything fancy
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: