"Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" is a popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg.
It was introduced in the musical review Life Begins at 8:40. The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 27, 1934 and closed on March 16, 1935 after a run of 237 performances. https://gershwin.com/publications/life-begins-at-840/ accessed 8/4/2026
Notable recordings Jackie and Roy - Storyville Presents Jackie and Roy (Storyville Records, 1955) Doris Day - included in her album Cuttin' Capers (1959) Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney recorded the song for their radio show in 1960 and it was subsequently released on the CD Bing & Rosie - The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions (2010). Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (Verve Records, 1961) Mel Tormé - Mel Tormé & George Shearing - The Complete Concord Recordings (2002).
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