The Jitterbug Waltz
First release by "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm (April 17, 1942)
- Lyrics written by
- Richard Maltby, Jr.
- Original music written by
- Fats Waller
- Language
- English
- Adapted from
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The Jitterbug Waltz written by Fats Waller
- Comments
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Written for the musical revue Ain't Misbehavin', which opened at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway on May 9, 1978. The show ran for 1604 performances and won the Tony award for best musical.
Goes like: "The night is getting on, the band is getting slow, the crowd is almost gone, but here we are still dancing. Nothing to do, but waltz. Our feet can barely move, my legs are yelling "Whoa", but we're in such a groove and love is still advancing. Nothing to do, but waltz. You can't suggest that we could go on jitterbugging, no bugging, we've nothing left for moves more strenuous than hugging, just hugging ..." - Licensing
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