Soundtrack of "Ship Ahoy" (1942)

Songs, dances, and musical numbers included in the soundtrack of the 1942 movie Ship Ahoy. See also more about the movie Ship Ahoy (1942) and about other movies with tap dancing scenes organized By Title and By Year.

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Music by George Bassman
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra at a nightclub in the first scene
Reprised as dance music aboard ship and danced by Red Skelton with Eleanor Powell
Played also as background music

Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Ha-Hai)
Music by Johnny Noble and Prince Leleiohoku
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Buddy Rich on drums
Danced by Eleanor Powell and chorus girls

A Life on the Ocean Wave
Music by Henry Russell
Lyrics by Epes Sargent
First line sung a cappella by Bert Lahr twice
Played as background music when Merton and Skip are in the lifeboat

The Last Call for Love
Music and Lyrics by Burton Lane, Margery Cummings and E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Sung by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers
Reprised by Tommy Dorsey, Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Bert Lahr and Virginia O'Brien at the end
VIDEO: YouTube

I'll Take Tallulah
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Sung individually by Bert Lahr, Tommy Dorsey, Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell
Danced by Eleanor Powell and chorus girls and Buddy Rich also on drums

How About You?
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Ralph Freed
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra as dance music
Danced by Bert Lahr with Virginia O'Brien, William Post Jr. with Eleanor Powell,
Red Skelton with Eleanor Powell and other couples

Poor You
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Sung individually by Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton while dancing and Virginia O'Brien
Danced by Jimmy Cross and Eddie Hartman (Stupad Stumpy)
VIDEO: YouTube (Stump and Stumpy)
VIDEO: YouTube (Sung and Ballroom Danced)

Cape Dance
Music by Walter Ruick
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Danced by Eleanor Powell with chorus girls

Tampico
Music by Walter Ruick
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Danced by Eleanor Powell with chorus girls

Moonlight Bay
Music by Percy Wenrich
Lyrics by Edward Madden
Sung by Frank Sinatra with The Pied Pipers
Danced by Eleanor Powell with chorus girls