Fascinatin' Rhythm, song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical) [*]

                                  Got a little rhythm, a rhythm, a rhythm 

That pit-a-pats through my brain; 

So darn persistent, 

The day isn't distant 



When it'll drive me insane. 

Comes in the morning 

Without any warning, 

And hangs around me all day. 



I'll have to sneak up to it 

Someday, and speak up to it. 

I hope it listens when I say: 



[Chorus]

Fascinating Rhythm, 

You've got me on the go! 

Fascinating Rhythm, 

I'm all a-quiver. 



When a mess you're making! 

The neighbours want to know 

Why I'm always shaking 

Just like a flivver. 



Each morning I get up with the sun 

Start a-hopping, 

Never stopping 

To find at night no work has been done. 



I know that 

Once it didn't matter

But now you're doing wrong; 

When you start to patter 



I'm so unhappy. 

Won't you take a day off? 

Decide to run along 

Somewhere far away off 



And make it snappy! 

Oh, how I long to be the man I used to be! 

Fascinating rhythm, 

Oh won't you stop picking on me?