A syncopated fox-trot song from 1928
Words and music by Fred Fisher
Arranged by Arthur Lange
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
There is a merry merry air that’s very popular
You hear it on the air
And everywhere there’s atmosphere
Played by the leading orchestras
And all the red hot bands
Made on the rolls and records here
Even in foreign lands
It’s not about the birds, the bees
The trees, the moon above
It’s just a little tune
That you will croon and learn to love
In this refrain there is a strain
Born of an old romance
To keep its fame, we keep the name
Call it the Danube Dance
Chorus
Listen to the Danube, Blue Danube
When I hear the Danube, Blue Danube
I see those dark-eyed Viennese
Dancing into my memories
Melody composed for a Venus
It’s an inspiration of genius
I can dance from San Francisco to Maine
Just to hear the Danube again
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: