Danny Kaye with The Skylarks : 'The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing' (1954)

• Music Video / Film Clip (from White Christmas) • Featuring Vera-Ellen • HQ Audio • Subtitle Lyrics Option • Standard Volume Level • Lyrics Transcript Provided Below

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Danny's dance partner here is Vera-Ellen.

The source video I used to create this one is a DVD of the film that I own. I have raised the volume level so that it matches that of the majority of music videos, and I have upscaled the resolution from 720p to 1080p, as this increases the bitrate, which slightly improves picture quality at all the different resolution settings the viewer can select, but please be aware that playing it at the 1080p setting is not going to make it look as good as a true 1080p video. I have also added optional subtitles for the lyrics.

This song was written by Irving Berlin. This version of it has not ever been released as an audio track. The soundtrack album for the film contains a different version than either of the two versions featured in the film.

For more information on this song, see these pages:

Apart from my videos for the two versions of this song, I have one other video featuring a clip from this film, and it's this:

Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye & Trudy Stevens (dubbing Vera-Ellen) : "Snow" (1954)

For my other videos featuring Danny Kaye, see this playlist:

My Danny Kaye Videos

Apart from the above mentioned videos featuring clips from the film "White Christmas", I currently have two other videos featuring songs written by Irving Berlin, and they are these:

Bing Crosby, Beef Wellington : "Happy Holiday" (Beef Wellington Remix) (2003) • Official Music Video

Bing Crosby & Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds) : "White Christmas" (1942)

I have not been able to find an official presentation of the lyrics to this song. Presented below and as optional subtitles in the video is my own transcript of the lyrics, for which I have used the transcripts found on lyrics websites as a guide.

LYRICS

"The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing"

- Danny Kaye with The Skylarks

(Words and Music by Irving Berlin)

The best things happen while you're dancing
Things that you would not do at home come naturally on the floor
For dancing soon becomes romancing
When you hold a girl in your arms that you've never held before

Even guys with two left feet
Come out all right if the girl is sweet
If by chance their cheeks should meet while dancing
Proving that the best things happen while you dance

The best things happen while you're dancing
Things that you would not do at home come naturally on the floor
For dancing soon becomes romancing
When you hold a girl in your arms that you've never held before

Even guys with two left feet
Come out all right if the girl is sweet
If by chance their cheeks should meet while dancing
Proving that the best things happen while you dance

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LYRICS

"The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing"

- Danny Kaye with The Skylarks

(Words and Music by Irving Berlin)

The best things happen while you're dancing
Things that you would not do at home come naturally on the floor
For dancing soon becomes romancing
When you hold a girl in your arms that you've never held before

Even guys with two left feet
Come out all right if the girl is sweet
If by chance their cheeks should meet while dancing
Proving that the best things happen while you dance

The best things happen while you're dancing
Things that you would not do at home come naturally on the floor
For dancing soon becomes romancing
When you hold a girl in your arms that you've never held before

Even guys with two left feet
Come out all right if the girl is sweet
If by chance their cheeks should meet while dancing
Proving that the best things happen while you dance