Hellzapoppin (musical) - Songs

Songs

The songs were decidedly less important to the show's success than was its comedy. Lyrics and music by Sammy Fain and Charles Tobias (unless otherwise noted).

Act 1
  • "Blow a Balloon Up to the Moon"
  • "Fuddle-Dee-Duddle"
  • "A Bedtime Story"
  • "Strolling Thru the Park"
  • "Abe Lincoln" (Music and Lyrics By Earl Robinson and Alfred Hayes)
  • "Shaganola"
  • "It's Time To Say Aloha"
Act 2
  • "Harem on the Loose"
  • "Ol' Man Mose'" (Music and Lyrics By Louis Armstrong and Zilner T. Randolph)
  • "When You Look in Your Looking Glass" (Lyrics By Sam M. Lewis, Music By Paul Mann and Stephen Weiss)
  • "When McGregor Sings Off Key"
  • "Boomps-a-Daisy (I Like a Bustle that Bends)"
  • "We Won't Let It Happen Here"

Songs featured during the run also include work by Don George, Teddy Hall, Annette Mills, Gonzalo Curiel, and Oscar Hammerstein II.

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