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Lyrics from "Meet Me In St. Louis"

Here are all the lyrics from Judy's 1944 film, "Meet Me In St. Louis" (just the songs Judy is featured in)!!

The Boy Next Door
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin And Ralph Blane

The moment I saw him smile
I knew he was just my style
My only regret is we've never met
Though I dream of him all the while.
But he doesn't know I exist
No matter how I may persist
So it's clear to see there's no hope for me
Though I live at 5135 Kensington Avenue
And he lives at 5133.
How can I ignore the boy next door?
I love him more than I can say.
Doesn't try to please me
Doesn't even tease me
And he never sees me glance his way.
And though I'm heart-sore the boy next door affection for me won't display
I just adore him
So I can't ignore him
The boy next door.
I just adore him
So I can't ignore him
The boy next door.

Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis
Music by Kerry Mills
Lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling

ESTHER: Meet me in St. Louis, Louis
Meet me at the fair.
Don't tell me the lights are shining
Any place but there.
We will dance the hootchie-kootchie
You will be my tootsie-wootsie
If you will meet me in St. Louis, Louis
Meet me at the fair.

ESTHER & ROSE: Meet me in St. Louis, Louis
Meet me at the fair.
Don't tell me the lights are shining
Any place but there.
We will dance the hootchie-kootchie
I will be your tootsie-wootsie
If you will meet me in St. Louis, Louis
Meet me at the fair!

Skip To My Lou
Author Unknown

LON: Skip, skip, skip to my lou.
Skip, skip, skip to my lou.
Skip, skip, skip to my lou.
ESTHER: Put on your Sunday go to meetin'
And I'll take you by the hand.
If you will be my dancin' partner
We will dance to beat the band.
So join the promenade
And lead the big parade
And if you don't get home at all
Your pa will understand.

LON: So, choose your partner, skip to my lou.
Choose your partner, skip to my lou.
Choose your partner, skip to my lou.

ALL: Skip to my lou, my darlin'.

ROSE: Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo.
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo.
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo.

ALL: Skip to my lou, my darlin'.

ESTHER: I'll be glad to go with you
So prithee do not tarry.
But, if I do it's up to you to let me dance with
Harry...(ALL: Skip to my lou)
Charlie...(ALL: skip to my lou)
Johnny...(ALL: skip to my lou)

ALL: Skip to my lou, my darlin.
(Men start whistling "Turkey in the Straw")
Skip to my lou, skip to my lou.

LON : Corner boy buck and wing corner girl.
Ida Boothy to the center and whirl!
Everybody dance.

JOHN: Lost my partner (ALL: Skip to my lou)
Lost my partner (ALL: Skip to my lou)
Lost my partner

ESTHER (talking): Skip!

ALL:Skip to my lou. Skip to my lou, my darlin'.

ROSE:I'll find another one prettier than you
I'll find another one prettier than you
I'll find another one prettier than you
And go to another party.

ESTHER: Oh, I'll fly away to a neighborin' state
I don't care what my friends say.
We'll dance and sing till broad daylight I won't get home till
Wednesday...(ALL: Skip to my lou)
Thursday...(ALL: Skip to my lou)
Friday...(All: Skip to my lou)

ALL: Skip, skip, skip to my lou.
Skip, skip, skip to my lou.
(A bunch of Da da's)
Skip to my lou...

Under The Bamboo Tree
Music and Lyrics by Robert Cole and J. Rosamund Johnson

ESTHER: Now....Down in the jungles lived a maid
Of royal blood though dusky shade.

TOOTIE: A marked impression once she made
Upon a Zulu

ESTHER: from Matabooloo

TOOTIE: And every morning he would be down underneath a bamboo tree.

ESTHER: A waitin' there, his love to see.

TOOTIE: And then to her he'd sing

BOTH: To her he'd sing...

ESTHER (talking): Vamp.

BOTH: If you like-a me
Like I like-a you
And we like-a both the same.
I like-a say this very day
I like-a change your name.
'Cause I love-a you
And love-a you true
And if you-a love-a me
One live as two
Two live as one
Under the bamboo tree.

Over The Banister
Music and Lyrics by Conrad Salinger and Roger Edens

JOHN (talking): Over the banister leans a face, tenderly sweet...and...and....

ESTHER (singing): beguiling
While below her with tender grace
He watches the picture smiling.
A light burns dim in the hall below
Nobody sees them standing
Saying goodnight again, soft and low.
Halfway up to the landing.
Nobody, only those eyes of brown
Tender and full of meaning
Gaze on the...
Loveliest face in town
Over the banister leaning.

The Trolley Song (Film version)
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

ALL: Clang, clang, clang went the trolley.
Ding, ding, ding went the bell.
Zing, zing, zing went my heart strings
As we started for Huntington Dell.
Chug, chug, chug went the motor.
Bump, bump, bump went the brake.
Thump, thump, thump went my heartstrings
As we glided for Huntington Lake.
The day was bright
The air was sweet
The smell of honeysuckle charmed me off my feet.
I tried to sing, but couldn't squeak
In fact I felt so good I couldn't even speak.
Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer.
Time to all disembark, time to fall went my heartstrings
As we got off at Huntington Park.
As we got off at Huntington Park.

SOME GUY SHOUTS: Hey! Look who's coming!

ESTHER: With my high-starched collar
And my high-topped shoes
And my hair piled high upon my head
I went to loose a jolly hour on the trolley
And lost my heart instead.
With his light brown derby
And his bright green tie
He was quite the handsomest of men.
I started to yen, so I counted to ten
Then I counted to ten again.
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley.
Ding, ding, ding went the bell.
Zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings
From the moment I saw him I fell.
Chug, chug, chug went the motor.
Bump, bump, bump went the brake.
Thump, thump, thump went my heartstrings
When he smiled, I could feel the car shake.
He tipped his hat
And took a seat.
He said he hoped he hadn't stepped upon my feet.
He asked my name, I held my breath.
I couldn't speak because he scared me half to death.

GUY: Hiya, Johnny!

ESTHER: Chug, chug, chug went the motor.
Plop, plop, plop went the wheels.
Stop, stop, stop went my heartstrings
As he started to go
Then I started to know how it feels
When the universe reels.

ALL (except Judy): The day was bright
The air was sweet.
The smell of honeysuckle charmed you off your feet.
You tried to sing, but couldn't squeak.
In fact, you loved him, so you couldn't even speak.
Oooohhh.....

ESTHER: Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer.
Plop, plop, plop went the wheels.
Stop, stop, stop went my heartstrings.
As he started to leave
I took hold of his sleeve with my hand
And as if it were planned
He stayed on with me
And it was grand just to stand with his hand holding mine
To the end of the line!

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
Let your heart be light.
Next year all our troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a merry little Chrismtas.
Make the yule-tide gay.
Next year all our troubles will be miles away.
Once again as in olden days
Happy golden days of O'er.
Faithful friends who were dear to us
Will be near to us once more.
Some day soon we all will be together
If the fates allow.
Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow.
So, have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

Boys And Girls Like You And Me (Outtake)
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

We walk on every city street
We walk in lanes where branches meet
And stars send down their blessings from the blue.
We go through storms of doubt and fear
And so we walk from year to year believing in each other as we do.
Bravely marching forward two by two...
Boys and girls like you and me walk beneath the skies.
They love just as we love with the same dream in their eyes.
Songs and kings and many things have their day and are gone
But boys and girls like you and me we go on and on.
Songs and kings and many things have their day and are gone
But boys and girls like you and me we go on and on.