From the show “Tropicana”, 1943
Words by Samuel Cahn
Music by Jule Styne
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
There’s gonna be a Hallelujah day
When the boys have all come home to stay
And a million bands begin to play
We’ll be dancing the Vict’ry Polka
And when we’ve lit the torch of Liberty
In each blacked out land across the sea
When a man can proudly say “I’m free”
We’ll be dancing the Vict’ry Polka
And we will give a mighty cheer
When a ration book is just a souvenir
And we’ll heave a mighty sigh
When each gal can kiss the boy she kissed good-bye
And they’ll come marching down Fifth Avenue
The United Nations in review
When this lovely dream has all come true
We’ll be dancing the Vict’ry Polka.
Patter
Dance, Dance, Dance the Victr’y Polka
Join, Join, Join the merry throng
Sing, sing, Sing the Vict’ry Polka
Raise your voices loud and strong
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: